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Quona Capital
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Washington, District of Columbia 27,754 followers
Venture Capital firm investing in fintech for inclusion in emerging markets. We fuel global fintech.
About us
Quona Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in financial technology companies in emerging markets. The firm was formed with a simple idea - technology has the power to radically improve the quality, access and affordability of financial services for underserved consumers and businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia. We invest in disruptive innovations to create a more financially inclusive world.
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- 11-50 employees
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- 2015
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- Fintech, Embedded Finance, Emerging Markets, Latin America, India and Southeast Asia, Africa, and Middle East
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🚀 India’s Fintech Revolution: Lessons from the Ground 🇮🇳 From UPI’s unstoppable growth to cutting-edge embedded finance, India’s fintech scene is setting the pace for the world. Quona Capital’s 2025 India Fintech Trek—in partnership with DEG—took a deep dive into this dynamic ecosystem, uncovering key insights from founders, investors, and industry leaders shaping the future of digital finance. 📌 What’s driving the next wave of fintech innovation? 📌 How are entrepreneurs tackling financial inclusion at scale? 📌 What can global markets learn from India’s fintech playbook? Check out key takeaways from our India Fintech Trek in our latest blog post:👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eHZpgwCv #Fintech #India #FinancialInclusion #UPI #EmbeddedFinance #QuonaCapital ganesh rengaswamy Monica Brand Engel Varun M. Kristin Sadler Taka Yamada Shaleen Baweja Disha Soni Jenna P. Satvik B.
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Quona Capital co-founder and managing partner ganesh rengaswamy is headed to Bangkok April 22-24 for Money20/20 Asia, and you can too! Register before March 14 to secure your pass before prices go up! This year, Money20/20 Asia promises: - more than 250 speakers (69% C-suite) across 19 fintech verticals - 33 countries represented (including 21 APAC markets) - the hottest topics in Asian fintech: regulation complexities, integration of AI, customer experience, and more. You won't want to miss it. Register now: https://lnkd.in/enBfy-fx #Money2020Asia #Fintech #VentureCapital
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💡 Fintech + Inclusion = Impact 💡 Financial inclusion remains one of the biggest challenges in emerging markets—but technology is rapidly changing the game. 🚀 In a world where millions remain underserved by traditional financial systems, tech-driven solutions are creating new pathways to access credit, savings, and essential financial services. Varun M., Partner at Quona Capital, highlights how venture capital is fueling this transformation, backing startups that are reshaping the financial landscape, in a recent piece in The Hindu BusinessLine. undefined. Founded in 2015 by ganesh rengaswamy, Jonathan Whittle, and Monica Brand Engel, Quona Capital is investing in businesses that expand economic opportunity—supporting fintech leaders like IndiaMART InterMESH Limited, Shivalik Small Finance Bank, Creditas, Konfío, and JULO. Thanks to reporter Aishwarya Kumar for this great story! Read more in The Hindu BusinessLine undefined about how fintech and VC are unlocking the next phase of financial inclusion: https://lnkd.in/ekdC-i3F #Fintech #FinancialInclusion #VentureCapital #EmergingMarkets #QuonaCapital
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Terrific recap of our India Fintech Trek from ganesh rengaswamy!
When the triumvirate of Quona Capital team, our portfolio founders, and our LPs get together, it's a real treat. This February, (in partnership with DEG) we hit a new high at last week's India fintech trek where we hosted friends of Quona from 17 countries! It was also extra special to invite long time friends Subrata Mitra (whose career mirrors the coming of age of VC in India), V.R Govindarajan (whose is a pioneer of new age digital infra solutions in global south) and Deepak Shenoy (a capital markets "celebrity") to share their journeys with us. Day 1 was a deep dive into rise of India - economy, digitisation driven growth, Venture & Growth investments, Payments landscape, AI evolution, Regulatory evolutions, and the financial inclusion journey. Day 2 was an immersion into field visits to Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) Turno NeoGrowth Credit Pvt. Ltd. and Rupifi. On the RBIH visit, Aakarsh Naidu and Vishes Jena 🚀 shared the Innovation Hub’s vision to democratise fintech and digital innovation for countrywide inclusion. We capped off Day 2 with a remarkable session with Siddharth Shetty (whose story mirrors the the evolution of #digitalpublicinfra) on the founding of the India stack & account aggregator, and the creation of Finternet anchored around the central themes of frictionless future and giving the control of data back to the user. Day 3 was a deep dive into financial innovation with businesses at the intersection of climate and finance, financial infrastructure, embedded finance, and building global businesses in emerging markets. (We also sneaked in some fun and capped it off with team cooking class at Slurp cooking studio/Indiranagar) Thank you to Dr. Felix Schneider Dr. Rohini Srivathsa Samdarshi Sumit Ann Thomas for your wonderful Linkedin posts sharing experiences of the week. Thanks to all speakers who were generous with their time and knowledge Pranay Jain Manav Nagaraj Shilpa Mankar Ahluwalia Sharath Bulusu 60 Decibels team Mahua Acharya Satbir-singh Saluja Thank all our relentless India founders who shared their experiences with great enthusiasm Subramanya S V Prasanna Rao Prashanth Ranganathan Hemanth Aluru Anupam Bagchi Anshul Swami Rajesh Ranjan Anand Chandra Gaurav Mittal Kulin Shah Yogesh Agarwal Anubhav Jain Thank you all our LPs, whose support we always cherish (not sharing names due to confidentiality requests) I would be remiss to not thank the tireless Quona team that put it all together Varun M. Satvik B. Shaleen Baweja Disha Soni Jenna P. Taka Yamada Kristin Sadler Monica Brand Engel
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🚀 We're Hiring! Join Quona Capital as an Investment Associate in India 🇮🇳 Are you passionate about fintech, venture capital, and driving financial inclusion across emerging markets? Quona Capital is looking for an Investment Associate to join our Asia team and help identify, evaluate, and support groundbreaking startups transforming financial services. 💡 What’s in it for you? ✔️ Work at the intersection of impact and innovation in emerging markets ✔️ Partner with trailblazing entrepreneurs shaping the future of fintech ✔️ Join a mission-driven team investing in companies that expand financial access We’re seeking sharp analytical thinkers, self-starters, and team players who are eager to dive into deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support. If that sounds like you—or someone in your network—apply now! 🔗 Learn more & apply here: https://lnkd.in/en9uSerd Let’s build the future of inclusive finance together! 🚀📈 #Hiring #VCJobs #Fintech #EmergingMarkets #ImpactInvesting #JoinUs
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SO great to have Samdarshi Sumit with us last week in Bengaluru for our India Fintech Trek! Special thanks to all who attended this amazing event!
It was an energizing week in lovely Bengaluru with the India Fintech Trek organised by Quona Capital. Thank you ganesh rengaswamy and the Quona team. It was an upclose experience with how Bengaluru which was a storehouse of tech talent has transformed itself at the forefront of Fintech revolution. - The india digital stack is getting stronger and the government is driving the creation of Digital Public infrastructure as driver of growth ( aadhar, UPI, Digital Locker, e KYC, account aggregator, ONDC etc and the new Unified Lending Interface (https://lnkd.in/gxdUft6D) - The endeavour of "frictionless finance for a Billion Indians" was seen in action during my visit to the RBI Innovation Hub. thank you Vishes Jena 🚀 for your time. The office itself looked like a startup and is focussed on bringing the ecosystem together to foster Fintech entreneurship. - India has now about 13000+ Fin techs with a whopping 214 of them with valuations greater than $100Mn and 28 unicorns. $23Bn of investments have poured in the value is estimated to be $500Bn - this is a combination of spirit of entreneurship, talent and forward looking role by the regulators and govt. - The capital market supports this space with many companies getting to IPO stage and unlocking exits or investments . It was so exciting to see how the digital economy is driving India's growth and creating opportunities. The run together at Cubbon Park was great fun too :)
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🚀 Don't miss the Global Private Capital (GPCA) Conference 2025! 🚀 From April 7-9 in #NYC, investors, fund managers, and entrepreneurs from around the world will gather to explore the future of private capital in emerging markets, in partnership with IFC - International Finance Corporation. We’re thrilled that Monica Brand Engel, co-founder and managing partner at Quona Capital, will be speaking alongside an incredible lineup of industry leaders from organizations like KKR, Warburg Pincus LLC, TPG, Nuveen, a TIAA company, Blue Earth Capital AG and many more. With a diverse mix of LPs, GPs, and innovators, #GPCC2025 is a must-attend for anyone driving capital towards high-growth markets. 🔹 When? April 7-9, 2025 🔹 Where? Convene 360 Madison, New York City 📌 Don’t miss it—register now! https://lnkd.in/eK2rskXx #GPCC2025 #PrivateCapital #EmergingMarkets #VentureCapital #ImpactInvesting #Fintech #QuonaCapital
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Congrats to our portfolio company Arya.ag on this incredible achievement! Sustainable agriculture won't happen overnight—much like farming!—but the results of the work are so worth it. Happy to be on this journey with this exceptional team!
Using technology to create Equitable Agri Value Chains | CEO, Arya.ag | IRMA Alumnus | Ex-ICICI, Amul
Honoured to receive the 2025 Forward Faster Sustainability Award! The UN Global Compact Network India has recognised Arya.ag for our work in climate action, showing our belief that sustainable agriculture is the way forward. This award shows how practical, tech-led solutions can make a real difference on the ground. - Reducing food loss by up to 30% through smart storage - Providing financial stability to farmers with seamless credit access - Scaling climate resilience with AI-driven farm monitoring and regenerative practices Sustainability isn’t just a goal, it’s built into every step of the work we do. By ensuring what farmers thrive for, we are strengthening India’s agricultural value chain while protecting the planet. Heartfelt thanks to Rajnish Khandelwal, Kartik Srivatsa, Subhadeep Sanyal, Varun M. Diwakar Ram Boddupalli, Vaidhehi Ravindran, Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala and Kristin Sadler for believing in us and made this possible. Read more on the CNBC-TV18 feature here: https://lnkd.in/dX5hgnFR #Sustainability #ClimateAction #UNGC #Agritech #Aryaag
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🎉 Exciting news at Quona! 🎉 Join us in congratulating Michel Zaidler on his well-deserved promotion to Vice President! 🚀 Michel has been a driving force behind Quona’s work in #Brazil and other parts of Latin America, bringing his curiosity, passion for financial inclusion, and commitment to transformative impact to the role. His journey—from early career experiences in strategy consulting to shaping the fintech ecosystem—reflects his relentless pursuit of innovation, growth, and positive change. Want to learn more about Michel’s story and his vision for fintech in emerging markets? Check out his blog profile here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTTrpeUd Congratulations again, Michel—your leadership and passion continue to inspire! Special thanks to the amazing Noha Durrani for bringing us this profile. #Leadership #Fintech #FinancialInclusion #EmergingMarkets #Brazil #QuonaCapital #Innovation