Capria Ventures

What is Capria Ventures?

Capria Ventures, founded in 2012 and based in Seattle, Washington, is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in startups in the Global South, with a focus on applied Generative AI. They target early-growth tech startups and seek to invest in companies poised to transform traditional sectors and drive economic growth in regions like Southeast Asia, India, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa.

As a Global South specialist, Capria Ventures activates relationships between founders and local VC firms in tech hubs, aiming to build a collaborative network. Their portfolio includes a diverse range of companies led by inspiring founders who are leading tech revolutions in their respective domains. Capria Ventures emphasizes investing in tech founders with limitless aspirations and supports startups that drive digital transformation in the fastest-growing economies, thus creating opportunities for all.

They showcase a commitment to ethical standards and enforce a zero-tolerance anti-corruption policy.

Each investment intends to catalyze positive, transformational change in society and the economy, and Capria Ventures has a stated goal of raising significant funds focused on the Global South, such as their initiative to raise $100 million for India Fund III. The venture capital firm offers seed capital, operates tools and processes, provides mentoring and fundraising support, and assists in investment evaluation to the startup fund managers they accelerate.

Capria Ventures holds the philosophy that entrepreneurs are agents of positive change and therefore invests in solutions that solve problems at scale.

What they say:

We are a venture capital firm specializing in the Global South.

What we look for: We invest in applied generative AI.