Capria Ventures is a global fund focused on emerging markets (EMs): LATAM, Sub-Saharan Africa, MENA, India and SE Asia. Our strategy is to invest in funds and in some of their portfolio companies. But we’re more than your typical investor! Capria is a global investment firm leading the largest network of fund managers collaborating to […] Read More
Also joining in the $14.5 million Series A extension round are Naspers Foundry, AfricInvest, and SBI amongst others. This round follows up on the Series A led by Google, Toyota Tshusho and others, in which Wuri Ventures also participated. WhereIsMyTransport plans to utilise funds to scale up technology, to expand to other cities, and to […] Read More
During the last five years, I have been working with the LatAm ecosystem both as an insider and as an outsider. This has provided me with insights about the spectacular evolution of the venture capital ecosystem in the region and how we got to the massive explosion of investments in the first place! To better […] Read More
“La oportunidad llama y hay que tomarla”. Eso dice la senior partner de Capria Venture, Susana García-Robles, al explicar la decisión de abrir una oficina para América Latina, siendo Santiago su sede. Con más de 20 años de experiencia en el Banco Interamericano del Desarrollo, la ejecutiva es parte del vehículo, que en su red […] Read More
Continuing to share topical learnings and observations from my perch co-managing a $100M family of investment funds and a network of 20 fund managers who invest in more than 25 emerging economies, here’s a topic that we’ve been thinking about frequently: what comes after (or alongside) Ed-Tech? You may also be interested in my previous […] Read More
The Nigerian entrepreneur Luther Lawoyin’s fourth startup is a food cooperative platform, PricePally, through which several households can place a joint order of groceries, and benefit from lower prices. The total venture capital for African startups grew to $1.31 billion (€1.08 billion) in 2020, up from $1.27 billion in 2019, according to the think tank […] Read More
Early stage venture fund Unitus Ventures said its 24 portfolio companies impacted over 12.2 million bottom-of-the-pyramid lives in 2020 – an increase of 34 per cent from 8.9 million in 2019. The cumulative revenue of the portfolio companies improved by 26 per cent through 2020 at $141 million. Masai School, Gigforce, DriveU, Blowhorn, GoCoop, AddressHealth, […] Read More
Just shy of a year ago, I sent an email to our global fund manager partners and to our direct portfolio CEOs titled “Only the Decisive Survive”. At that time, not many outside of China were concerned about COVID. However, I was obsessed. Hearing stories from fund manager friends with operations in China, I knew […] Read More
Capria Ventures is a global investment firm leading, partnering with and funding the largest network of emerging market fund managers collaborating to deliver superior returns and scaled impact. Capria brings venture capital innovation and global best practices to local venture capital, private equity and innovative debt funds, managed by local investment experts. The partnership with […] Read More
Capria Ventures, like many African VC firms, aims to advance enterprise-led economic development and foster technological innovation in the region, while also making returns on investment.
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