Recently, South and Southeast Asia has been in the news for being the latest favoured destination of impact investing. Over 32% of annual growth in capital deployed by global investors for impact investments was seen in Southeast Asia. There is however a long journey ahead for the region in order to build excellence at scale and certain problems […]
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Capria Announces Partnership with Australian Government to Expand Early-Stage Investing in Southeast Asia
Targeted support to back local fund managers providing growth capital for fast-growing young businesses July 09, 2018. Seattle, Washington. Capria, a global investment firm advancing the next generation of impact fund managers in emerging markets, today announced a partnership with the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and […]
Why Silicon Valley’s Money Can’t Solve Africa’s Tech Problems
Parachute investing is a problem. If you’re investing in early-stage companies from an airplane, you should consider philanthropy. When Mark Zuckerberg went to Kenya and Nigeria in 2016, he proclaimed that the future would be built in Africa. That same year, Y-Combinator accepted startups with African roots for its much sought-after […]
Why management fees for emerging-market VC funds should be predictable
The traditional private equity-birthed model for management fees does not align interests for limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) for emerging market venture capital and early-growth PE funds that are under $100 million. As a global emerging market fund investor, we evaluate more than 200 VC/PE fund proposals per year across […]
More Capital Flows in Africa and Latin America as Two New Impact Fund Managers Join the Capria Network
Managers to be headquartered in Kenya and Chile to benefit from investment, advisory services, and access to Capria’s growing global network. News Summary: Two fund managers investing in Africa and Latin America have partnered with Capria and recently joined the Capria Network The Capria Network now consists of 11 fund managers and is […]
Public Relations (PR) for Investment Professionals
In a world crowded by noise from marketing and advertising, the real influence is mostly carried by PR (public relations). What is PR? Public relations are communication activities that amplify visibility, shape public perception about you and affect change with high credibility. PR involves influencing the influencers. These influencers range […]
Public Relations (PR) for Investment Professionals
In a world crowded by noise from marketing and advertising, the real influence is mostly carried by PR (public relations). What is PR? Public relations are communication activities that amplify visibility, shape public perception about you and affect change with high credibility. PR involves influencing the influencers. These influencers range […]
Public Relations (PR) for Investment Professionals
In a world crowded by noise from marketing and advertising, the real influence is mostly carried by PR (public relations). What is PR? Public relations are communication activities that amplify visibility, shape public perception about you and affect change with high credibility. PR involves influencing the influencers. These influencers range […]
Capria Advances and Invests in Data-Driven, Bold Impact Fund Managers in Emerging Markets
At Capria, we advance and invest in experienced, data-driven, bold fund managers that invest in profitable, sustainable businesses, generating superior financial returns and scalable impact. The Ultimate Goal: Last Sunday, I played a football (soccer for our American friends) game with several neighbors from Mercer Island, WA. Despite the […]
Missing Middle Investors Network – Easy, Efficient Way for Fund Investors to Share Deals in Emerging Markets
We kept hearing the same desire from investors worldwide: they’re looking for great new impact funds in emerging markets, really want more deal flow, and they wanted to find out more about what funds their respected peers see as compelling. Building on discussions at the Collaborative Capital for the Missing Middle gathering of DFIs, […]
Impact Fund Managers from Africa and South America Join Capria Network
With nine managers on four continents, Capria Network is now the leading global network of impact fund managers. News Summary: Four fund managers have joined Capria Network after completing a 7-week “Intensive” Capria Network now the leading global network of impact fund managers Managers received investment commitments from Capria of […]
Is Capria Cohort 3 for Me?
As we officially begin our third application and selection process, we wanted to provide some updates on how our criteria have evolved over the past year in order to give additional context to fund managers applying to Capria. If you have more questions, feel free to contact us at info@capria.vc Capria is Accelerating Both First and Second Time […]
