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May 24, 2024

How wagely is leveraging GenAI to offer personalised finance to customers

In this latest episode of Applying Ai with Capria Kevin Hausburg, Co-founder and CEO of wagely shares his thoughts with our COO Sandhya Thukaram on how companies can leverage GenAI to build unique experiences for their customers and democratize access

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May 20, 2024

GCC’s Evolving Startup Ecosystem Needs More than Money

I just completed another week in GCC, having visited Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Saudi for the second time this year. I’ve been working in and investing in rapidly developing emerging market startup ecosystems for more than 20 years; it’s never

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May 18, 2024

NSDC, Masai School And IIT Ropar Join. Hands to Drive AIForBharat Initiative

National – IIT Ropar, NSDC, and Masai School are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration to introduce a jointly certified minor program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML). This strategic partnership brings together the expertise of three esteemed institutions

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May 17, 2024

Watch how BFREE is Integrating GenAI to Strengthen Financial Wellbeing of Employees

We are back with the latest episode of SPOTLIGHT, where our COO Sandhya catches up with Julian Flosbach, co-founder and CEO of BFREE, Africa’s leading ethical credit manager platform. In February this year, we welcomed BFREE to the Capria Ventures

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Prateek Shukla
May 15, 2024

How Masai School is making coding accessible to all

Students of all ages go through rigorous online courses, and pay a fee only if they find employment An online school founded by an IIT graduate is running courses in coding. Students pay no fees to sign up and study.

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May 14, 2024

Capria Ventures Appoints Mobola da-Silva as Partner

Nairobi, May 14, 2024 – Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist venture capital firm, today announced that it has appointed Mobola da-Silva, who joined as Venture Partner in February 2023, as Partner. In her new role, Mobola will be instrumental

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Christmas 2023 – What our startup founders’ wishlist for Santa

We asked our founders what they wanted from Santa Claus. Their wishlist is as sweet as candy cane! Watch Maximilian Landrein (@Agrofy), Kalyan Sivasailam (5C Network), Fabio Boucinhas (Home Agent), Manan Khurma (@CuemathStudio ), Siddharth Dialani (@bharatagrimarathi), Pravin Agarwal...
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9 Edtech Predictions For 2024

SUMMARY India’s edtech paradigm has seen a massive shift in the past 18 months with headwinds across the industry and the widely-publicised troubles for BYJU’S. Will 2024 bring some relief? As startups expand their offline bases to smaller cities and...
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Why BharatAgri believes the future of agritech is bright

The year 2023 saw agritech startups calibrating growth expectations in the face of a tepid funding environment. Investor interest in the sector continues in new areas of growth including overlap of agritech with sustainability, financial, and data and IP-led services....
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Gillan Shaaban’s, CCO Paymob, insights on the future of Egypt’s fintech landscape

Egypt's fintech boom is fueled by supportive regulations, incubators, and increased investment The fintech buzz in Egypt is so loud that even those without access to the internet cannot miss it — advertisements of digital banks and mobile payment firms...
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Behind Cuemath’s 10 year journey: Making math easy, engaging and enjoyable

Our portfolio gem Cuemath turns 10! We caught up with Manan Khurma, Founder & CEO of Cuemath, who spilled the beans on the journey so far, his best moments, and what’s in store for the next 10 years.
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Why GenAI is a bigger growth catalyst in the Global South than in the rest of the world

In this podcast episode, two guests discuss the impact of generative AI and conversational AI in the global South. Will Poole, co-founder and managing partner at Capria Ventures, and Sandilya Vadapalli, a technology entrepreneur, offer their perspectives on why generative...
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How hiring a driver from DriveU can save you time and money

India holds the title for the only country in the world to have two cities In the top 10 worst traffic on the 'Tomtom’s Traffic Index' 1, with Bangalore having the second highest and Pune (surprisingly) ranking at number six....
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DriveU and WeWork India partner for commute of employees and members

DriveU, India's largest on-demand car driver service and a super app for car owners, Tuesday announced its collaboration with WeWork India to providea safe, reliable alternative for transport. Employees and members of WeWork India, the largest and leading flexible workspace...
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Key takeaways from our review of GenAI tool: PDFgear

Managing documents efficiently is critical in today’s digital world, especially for fund managers and tech startup founders who deal with many files. Today, we shine a spotlight on PDFgear, a tool that has recently caught our attention with its user-friendly...
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La incertidumbre económica y la política golpearán a las startups

Al menos 57% de las iniciativas que fueron respaldadas por un Venture Capital necesitarán recaudar recursos en los siguientes 12 meses “El próximo año será complicado para las startups, de eso no hay duda, pero es importante que los inversionistas...
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Unitus Ventures is now Capria India

Unitus Ventures, a leading venture capital firm in India, is joining forces with its US affiliate Capria Ventures, a Global South specialist, to operate with a unified global strategy under a single brand, Capria Ventures. 

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