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Capria Global South Fund II Bringing strategic value to family holding companies and corporate leaders looking to participate in the applied generative AI revolution

The Opportunity

Gain real-time market insights along with founder access and compelling financial returns via a corporate investment into an institutional-grade VC fund investing in applied GenAI services companies across the Global South

  • Capria is Investing from its fifth fund, launched in April 2023, with lead investors including Bill Gates’ family office, OIP Investment Trust, and Sall Family Foundation
  • Target $100M fund will invest in 20-25 Series A/A+ investments applying Generative AI to deliver local solutions at scale to the rising middle class; eight investments already completed
  • Focus on Global South economies that will be nearly half the size of Most Developed economies by 2028, representing 9+ trillion USD in growth over the next 5 years
  • Capria’s previous funds provide exposure to >350 startups in sectors including Fintech, Jobtech, Agtech, Edtech, Healthtech, SaaS, Climate
  • Opportunities to learn from SE Asian, Indian, Latin American, and African portfoio companies as they grow rapidly serving their local and regional markets
  • Capria’s 7-person  technical development team helps founders accelerate GenAI adoption and provides access and insights to CVC investing partners
  • Offering bespoke Corporate VC (CVC) engagement programs to strategic investors alongside traditional financial LPs

About Capria

Capria is a Global South specialist investing in applied generative AI

  • Managed by global tech operators and VC industry veterans Will Poole, Dave Richards, Susana Garcia-Robles, Surya Mantha and Mobola da Silva
  • Technical advisors from Microsoft, Google, etc.  guide Capria as well portfolio founders on GenAI evolution
  • Returns-focused boutique VC, with two mature funds already ranking in Cambridge Associates’ top quartile benchmark
  • Recent $100M cash sale of a 2018 vintage fund portfolio company delivered 36x multiple on first check and ~60% of invested capital back to LPs, proving that money can be made
  • Previous and current investors include IFC, Ford Foundation, Dell Foundation, Gates Ventures, Oblates Investment Trust, and SIDBI (India’s largest LP)
  • Currently open Applied GenAI fund is described here and overview of GenAI strategy is here
  • Fund is a customary 10-year 2/20 VC fund that also provides access to substantial co-investments opportunities to LPs
  • Team members on the ground in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Nairobi, Bangalore, Jakarta, Seattle, and Washington DC; 80% of team NOT in USA. Corporate offices are in Seattle and Bangalore.
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Investing in the tech hotspots of the Global South

Realizing Strategic Value from Capria Engagement 

Unique access to the front line of startups applying GenAI to the fastest-growing markets in the world 

Bespoke Engagements
  • As accomplished corporate business leaders and VC investors, Capria’s managing partners understand both worlds and will craft a unique engagement model to suit the strategic interests of CVC investors
  • Looking to engage with a small number of non-competing CVC partners to provide them with advantages relative to their competition
2-4 Times per Year
  • Profiles of Regional GenAI Heros:  companies showing the most scale and impact from their adoption of GenAI for internal and/or customer-facing use
  • GenAI Sector Deep Dive: see how GenAI is being applied in the Global South to sectors on rotating basis, including Fintech, Edtech, Jobtech,  Climate, and SaaS. Review current portfolio based on specific CVC interest. For example, dive into companies at growth-stage in Agtech, here
  • Applied GenAI Demos: 2-4 short video demos showing use of CVC partners’ tech in action
As Investments Are Made
  • Capria to notify CVC for potential co-investment opportunity ahead of others
  • Example of Capria engages with portfolio in rapid prototyping of GenAI is here
  • Access and learn from regional innovators, such as Agrofy, Argentina’s and Brazil’s leading B2B ag marketplace, or Kueski, the leading buy-now-pay-later company in Mexico
On-Demand
  • Curated introductions to founders for co-investing or partnering
  • Strategic counsel from Capria to support CVC’s Global South market entry strategies
  • Capria to identify potential CVC partnering opportunities with its portfolio companies looking to expand. 
Investment Commitments & ESG
  • Target minimum LP investment of USD 5,000,000 for CVC rights package added to customary fund terms described on the last page of investor deck here
  • Global best practices of ESG applied for risk management
  • Annual impact & ESG report available

* Certain rights and commitments apply during the fund’s commitment period

Complete Applied GenAI Portfolio

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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.