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Vietnam-based venture capital fund managers, who are seeking to raise new vehicles, face an arduous fundraising trail as limited partners (LPs) veer towards more developed and proven markets amid macroeconomic headwinds. This article was originally published on DealStreetAsia >

Over the past two months, global capital markets have been rattled by escalating tariffs, shifting trade dynamics, and the ripple effects on international supply chains and trade policies. As major economies adjust to these changes, market benchmarks have become volatile,

Leveraging technology, this agritech startup drives operational efficiency and unlocks scalable growth by empowering MSMEs, streamlining supply chains, and expanding access to financing — to build a resilient agri-processing ecosystem across India In Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, a small spice processing

Within the last decade, Africa has emerged as a dynamic frontier for innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation. With a growing population, increasing mobile penetration, and an expanding pool of young, tech-savvy talent, the continent presents an attractive destination for venture

Diverse teams outperform by doing more with less capital and delivering greater results. In emerging markets, that’s not a nice-to-have — it’s a future-focused strategy with compounding returns In 1999, when I first forayed into venture capital investing while working

What Moniepoint, Africa’s 8th unicorn, has done for merchant infrastructure in Nigeria echoes what startups in India and LatAm are doing for kiranas, tiendas, and MSMEs. This is the new fintech stack: local, resilient, and full-stack by necessity In Nigeria’s

Magma, a B2B industrial solutions provider, has raised $5 million in a round led by Capria Ventures, with participation from General Catalyst, Accion Venture Lab, and WEH Ventures. The funds will boost core factory offerings, backward integration, and tech investments

India’s $36 billion industrial materials industry is the unsung enabler of sectors like construction, packaging, textiles, and agriculture — powering everything from adhesives in tile manufacturing to coatings in packaging materials. As industrial demand accelerates and global players look beyond

Surya Mantha, Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, joined an expert panel at #ETEntrepreneurSummit 2025 alongside Vivekananda Pani (Reverie Language Technologies), Ankit Solanki (Clear), Anirudh A. Damani (Artha Venture Fund), and Madhusudan Shekar (Google Cloud) to explore how AI is transforming

When Vietnam-based agritech firm TechCoop dropped news of its US$70 million series A raise in February, eyebrows went up — after all, peers like eFishery and TaniHub hit rough waters recently. But investors appear to be rallying behind the three-year-old

Despite fears of AI-driven job displacement, technology is also fueling economic inclusion and job creation — especially in emerging markets. It’s time to reframe the debate and invest in the future of work The rapid evolution of AI has heralded

PEGN explica o processo de encerramento de operações das startups e prestação de contas com investidores. Empreendedores que passaram por isso dão dicas e conselhos Nos últimos meses, startups como Mercado Diferente, Plure e Apprenty anunciaram o fim de suas

With a billion new consumers and transformative local solutions, emerging markets demand investors to pair bold ambition with cultural fluency to unlock their vast potential and shape global progress. Emerging markets—spanning India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa—represent the next

The event, organized by COA and CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, explored strategies to create more equitable ecosystems. On the sidelines of the UN’s 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69),

Conversations on AI startups building wrappers on foundational models have been ongoing for the past few years. The debate about the value of startups centred on these wrappers is more complicated than it initially appears, with no conclusive verdict reached

Capria VC, a global venture firm with $207 million in assets under management, runs a unique model for investing in emerging markets by backing startups and local fund managers. Globally, it has invested in 17 fund managers, giving it indirect

From cash to clicks, Paymob is transforming MENA’s digital payments landscape — powering 350,000+ merchants and a $201B market while driving financial inclusion and business growth across the region In a region where cash is not just king but deeply

Vietnam has quickly become a global powerhouse in agriculture, with over $53 billion in agricultural exports recorded in 2023. The agriculture sector—responsible for over 14% of the nation’s GDP and employing roughly 40% of its workforce—serves as a major pillar

Forget the old playbook—this AI revolution isn’t about who has the bigger war chest. It’s about who moves fastest, adapts smartest, and builds solutions that matter The 20th-century space race was more than just a contest to land on the

Building a startup in Africa isn’t the same as doing it in Silicon Valley. Some challenges overlap, but many don’t, like currency volatility, limited early-stage funding, and investors who expect you to scale faster than the market allows. So how