Any entrepreneur who has ever tried to raise capital hears “No” a lot more than they hear “Yes”. This is particularly true for impact fund managers in underserved markets. On rare occasions, you might get an immediate “Yes”, but you’re more likely to get an immediate “No” or something in between. Raising money is hard. It’s a grueling process […]
Capria accepts inaugural cohort into Capria Network, actively recruiting 2nd cohort
Capria is investing in and partnering with three managers from Africa and Central America; looks to expand geographical reach for Cohort 2 April 6, 2016, Seattle, WA: After completing its inaugural four-week Intensive, Capria has accepted 3 impact fund management teams into the Capria Network: Vakayi Capital, and Pomona Impact headquartered in […]
Reflections on 10+ Years of Building Impact Funds in Emerging Markets
"There are lots of great entrepreneurs in high-growth emerging markets in Africa, Latin America and Asia and very little early-stage risk capital available, so their businesses aren’t realizing their potential in areas such as agriculture, healthcare, education and technology. The cause isn’t the lack of capital. What’s needed are on-the-ground, […]
Application Requests from 25 countries in 20 Days for Cohort 2!
Interest continues to grow for Cohort 2 Since Capria officially opened applications for Cohort 2, the application to participate has already been downloaded by aspiring fund managers from 25 countries. If you’re in the process of launching an impact fund, download the application and apply today! We were excited to see so much interest […]
Bill Gates and others invest in Capria; Cohort 1 accepted; Cohort 2 applications open
Leading investors and foundations commit to accelerate the flow of global impact capital on the heels of Capria’s announcement of its 1st cohort of fund managers February 3, 2016, Seattle, WA: Capria, the first global business accelerator for impact fund managers, launched in September 2015, today announced that it has accepted its first cohort of […]
Applications from 24 Countries for Cohort 1
More than 65 applications received for Cohort 1 in March 2016 With the official close of our initial application period last month, we decided it was a good time to reflect on Capria’s launch as well as our plans for the future. It’s been an exciting period, so we wanted to give you all a few highlights and some of the exciting things to look […]
