Quona Capital

Quona Capital Management Ltd. is a venture capital firm established in 2014, headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Bengaluru, Lima, Cape Town, and Mexico City. The firm specializes in early to growth stage investments in the fintech sector, focusing on disruptive innovations that enhance financial inclusion in emerging markets, particularly in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Quona Capital targets companies that provide a range of financial products and services, including alternative lending, remittances, insurance, and payment solutions. The firm emphasizes investments that improve access to financial services for underserved consumers and small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Its investment strategy also encompasses adjacent sectors such as agriculture, health, education, and mobility. Quona Capital typically invests between $1 million and $10 million, supporting entrepreneurs dedicated to creating innovative financial solutions.

Kofoworola Agbaje

Senior Associate

Dan Bertoli

Partner

Satvik Bhanot

Investment Analyst

Brand, Monica Engel

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Sheena Jain

Vice President

Varun Malhotra

Partner

Thomas Mulwa

Investment Associate

Ganesh Rengaswamy

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Jonathan Whittle

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in South America

Kanastra

Seed Round in 2022
Kanastra is the tech-driven backoffice for alternative investments. We use technology to serve private credit and private equity investment facilities in a clean, frictionless way.

Destaxa

Seed Round in 2022
Destaxa is an integrated financial management platform that assists small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in efficiently managing their business transactions. The platform simplifies interactions with credit card machines by auditing transactions, optimizing fees, and recovering amounts due, allowing clients to focus on their core business activities. Destaxa's technology enables merchants to work seamlessly with multiple payment acquirers, providing automatic routing solutions to identify cost-effective payment methods for each transaction. With a commitment to transparency and confidence, the platform eliminates the need for manual processes such as Excel spreadsheets, reducing bureaucracy and uncertainty. Destaxa offers an automatic, practical, and secure solution that is free for its users.

Finkargo

Seed Round in 2022
Finkargo is a financial service company that provides a trade financing platform for SMEs. The company is enabling small and medium-sized companies to grow their operations using logistical and technological support. It offers fair pricing and works with logistic guarantees, aligned with their business realities. Finkargo was founded in 2021 and is based in Bogota, Colombia.

Nocnoc

Seed Round in 2022
Nocnoc is a cross-border e-commerce platform based in Montevideo, Uruguay, founded in 2017. It facilitates the entry of Latin American marketplaces into the global e-commerce landscape while empowering international sellers to increase their sales volumes in the region. Nocnoc combines integrated logistics and targeted marketing services to create a seamless shopping experience for consumers, regardless of the origin of the products. The platform uses advanced technology and insights from local experts to analyze supply and demand, helping sellers optimize pricing and enhance conversion rates. This enables sellers worldwide to access multiple Latin American marketplaces through a single interface, connecting them with millions of consumers each month.

Castia

Seed Round in 2022
Castia is a Latin American proptech company that specializes in facilitating seamless home transitions for homeowners. By leveraging existing home equity, Castia enables clients to move to new homes quickly and efficiently. The company provides services that include offering mortgage loans to cover down payments for new properties, while also managing the sale of the old home. This approach allows clients to purchase their desired homes without the immediate need for down payments, streamlining the process of homeownership and supporting a smoother transition to new living arrangements.

Facily

Series D in 2021
Facily is a social commerce marketplace operating in Latin America, designed to cater to low-ticket items and provide competitive prices alongside efficient logistics for lower-income neighborhoods. The platform emphasizes community engagement by facilitating group buying, allowing users to purchase products collectively while enjoying interactive experiences such as games and quizzes. By harnessing local leaders and influencers, Facily enhances its appeal and promotes a sense of community among buyers. Users can also earn rewards by inviting friends, making the shopping experience not only economical but also enjoyable and socially engaging.

Facily

Series D in 2021
Facily is a social commerce marketplace operating in Latin America, designed to cater to low-ticket items and provide competitive prices alongside efficient logistics for lower-income neighborhoods. The platform emphasizes community engagement by facilitating group buying, allowing users to purchase products collectively while enjoying interactive experiences such as games and quizzes. By harnessing local leaders and influencers, Facily enhances its appeal and promotes a sense of community among buyers. Users can also earn rewards by inviting friends, making the shopping experience not only economical but also enjoyable and socially engaging.

Addi

Series B in 2021
Addi is a technology company specializing in credit and banking solutions, particularly through its point-of-sale lending application. This platform enables consumers to apply for credit at the moment of purchase in partner retail stores, facilitating interest-free installment payments. By offering a buy now, pay later option, Addi aims to enhance digital commerce and provide borrowers with quick and affordable financing for their shopping needs.

Kovi

Series B in 2021
Kovi is a digital car rental company based in São Paulo, Brazil, with operations in Brazil and Mexico. Founded in 2018, Kovi focuses on providing an online platform that caters to the needs of rideshare and delivery drivers. The company employs an asset-light model by collaborating with automakers and traditional car rental services, allowing it to offer a flexible and affordable rental experience. Through its technology-driven approach, Kovi aims to enhance mobility, making it safer and more accessible for millions of users in Latin America.

Global 66

Series A in 2021
Global 66 is an international online payment platform that allows customers to transfer money with rates up.

Addi

Series B in 2021
Addi is a technology company specializing in credit and banking solutions, particularly through its point-of-sale lending application. This platform enables consumers to apply for credit at the moment of purchase in partner retail stores, facilitating interest-free installment payments. By offering a buy now, pay later option, Addi aims to enhance digital commerce and provide borrowers with quick and affordable financing for their shopping needs.

Monkey Exchange

Series A in 2021
Monkey Exchange is an online corporate financial alternative to medium and small companies in Brazil focused on reducing cost of capital. We aim to provide financing, using receivables exchange to the supply chain of the multinational groups (Brazilians or not), by linking the suppliers to investors in a competitive environment. It's a Gain-Gain situation: lower capital price for producing side and better returns for investors. And this is just the start.

Contabilizei

Series C in 2021
Contabilizei is an online accounting service that caters to small and micro enterprises, providing a cost-effective solution to traditional accounting practices. Founded in January 2014 by Fábio Bacarin and Vitor Torres, the company is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil. Its platform automates tax reporting and accounting processes, allowing businesses to manage their financial activities more efficiently. By leveraging proprietary technology, Contabilizei aims to simplify accounting for small and medium-sized businesses, thereby enhancing their operational capabilities and contributing positively to their growth.

BizCapital

Series B in 2020
BizCapital is a financial services provider that specializes in offering loans to small and micro businesses that lack access to traditional banking institutions. The company employs a digital evaluation system that quickly analyzes and ranks loan requests, allowing for rapid funding decisions. By leveraging technology, BizCapital streamlines the loan application process, enabling clients to secure the necessary funds to support their business operations efficiently through an online lending platform.

Addi

Series B in 2020
Addi is a technology company specializing in credit and banking solutions, particularly through its point-of-sale lending application. This platform enables consumers to apply for credit at the moment of purchase in partner retail stores, facilitating interest-free installment payments. By offering a buy now, pay later option, Addi aims to enhance digital commerce and provide borrowers with quick and affordable financing for their shopping needs.

Facily

Series A in 2020
Facily is a social commerce marketplace operating in Latin America, designed to cater to low-ticket items and provide competitive prices alongside efficient logistics for lower-income neighborhoods. The platform emphasizes community engagement by facilitating group buying, allowing users to purchase products collectively while enjoying interactive experiences such as games and quizzes. By harnessing local leaders and influencers, Facily enhances its appeal and promotes a sense of community among buyers. Users can also earn rewards by inviting friends, making the shopping experience not only economical but also enjoyable and socially engaging.

Neon

Series B in 2019
Neon is a Brazilian fintech established in 2016, founded by Pedro Conrade in response to the high fees charged by traditional banks. The company pioneered the first digital account in Brazil, focusing on providing a comprehensive range of financial services without abusive fees. Neon's offerings include debit and credit cards, personal loans, payroll loans, and investment options, such as CDBs and CDs, all designed with Brazilian workers in mind. Additionally, through its MEI Fácil initiative, Neon supports individual micro-entrepreneurs by providing financial services and education. The company has experienced significant growth, boasting over 15 million customers and a workforce of more than 1,600 employees. In 2021, Neon tripled its revenue and continues to anticipate strong growth. Neon For Life, an AI-driven buy now, pay later platform, further illustrates the company's commitment to enhancing financial flexibility for modern consumers by simplifying the management of essential expenses. Overall, Neon is redefining banking in Brazil by integrating technology to offer an accessible and user-friendly financial experience.

Kovi

Series A in 2019
Kovi is a digital car rental company based in São Paulo, Brazil, with operations in Brazil and Mexico. Founded in 2018, Kovi focuses on providing an online platform that caters to the needs of rideshare and delivery drivers. The company employs an asset-light model by collaborating with automakers and traditional car rental services, allowing it to offer a flexible and affordable rental experience. Through its technology-driven approach, Kovi aims to enhance mobility, making it safer and more accessible for millions of users in Latin America.

Contabilizei

Series B in 2019
Contabilizei is an online accounting service that caters to small and micro enterprises, providing a cost-effective solution to traditional accounting practices. Founded in January 2014 by Fábio Bacarin and Vitor Torres, the company is headquartered in Curitiba, Brazil. Its platform automates tax reporting and accounting processes, allowing businesses to manage their financial activities more efficiently. By leveraging proprietary technology, Contabilizei aims to simplify accounting for small and medium-sized businesses, thereby enhancing their operational capabilities and contributing positively to their growth.

BizCapital

Series A in 2018
BizCapital is a financial services provider that specializes in offering loans to small and micro businesses that lack access to traditional banking institutions. The company employs a digital evaluation system that quickly analyzes and ranks loan requests, allowing for rapid funding decisions. By leveraging technology, BizCapital streamlines the loan application process, enabling clients to secure the necessary funds to support their business operations efficiently through an online lending platform.

Neon

Series A in 2018
Neon is a Brazilian fintech established in 2016, founded by Pedro Conrade in response to the high fees charged by traditional banks. The company pioneered the first digital account in Brazil, focusing on providing a comprehensive range of financial services without abusive fees. Neon's offerings include debit and credit cards, personal loans, payroll loans, and investment options, such as CDBs and CDs, all designed with Brazilian workers in mind. Additionally, through its MEI Fácil initiative, Neon supports individual micro-entrepreneurs by providing financial services and education. The company has experienced significant growth, boasting over 15 million customers and a workforce of more than 1,600 employees. In 2021, Neon tripled its revenue and continues to anticipate strong growth. Neon For Life, an AI-driven buy now, pay later platform, further illustrates the company's commitment to enhancing financial flexibility for modern consumers by simplifying the management of essential expenses. Overall, Neon is redefining banking in Brazil by integrating technology to offer an accessible and user-friendly financial experience.

Creditas

Series C in 2017
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Creditas

Series B in 2017
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

Exten

Series A in 2017
Exten provides invoice financing solutions to small and medium businesses.

Creditas

Series A in 2016
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

InvoiNet

Venture Round in 2016
InvoiNet S.A., founded in 2008 and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operates an online platform that facilitates the connection between financial suppliers and customers for invoice management. The platform allows users to send, receive, manage, and finance invoices, creating a collaborative marketplace where sellers, buyers, banks, and other investors can interact. By providing an interactive portal, InvoiNet streamlines the financing of working capital and enhances the overall efficiency of invoice management for its clients.

Creditas

Series A in 2015
Creditas is a financial technology company that operates a digital platform that offers secured consumer loans. It uses credit scoring systems and borrowers’ assets, such as homes and automobiles as collateral to offer loans. Sergio Furio founded BankFacil in 2012 that later became Creditas. It has its headquarters in São Paulo in Brazil.

InvoiNet

Venture Round in 2015
InvoiNet S.A., founded in 2008 and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operates an online platform that facilitates the connection between financial suppliers and customers for invoice management. The platform allows users to send, receive, manage, and finance invoices, creating a collaborative marketplace where sellers, buyers, banks, and other investors can interact. By providing an interactive portal, InvoiNet streamlines the financing of working capital and enhances the overall efficiency of invoice management for its clients.

Tiaxa

Series F in 2012
Tiaxa is a provider of innovative financial services focused on enhancing financial inclusion through mobile technology. The company offers more than 2 million Nano-Credits daily across 14 countries, including Argentina, Bangladesh, and the Philippines. These Nano-Credits allow prepaid mobile subscribers to access small loans, either as airtime for mobile services or cash through mobile money, facilitating phone calls, SMS messages, and data transactions when users run out of credit. Additionally, Tiaxa supports mobile telecommunications operators by providing infrastructure and revenue enhancement services, improving the management of prepaid user bases and increasing revenues for major operators worldwide.

GKN - GloboKasNet

Venture Round in 2010
GloboKasNet is a multibank payment network based in Peru. The company offers transaction, processing, and settlement services to low income urban and rural clients of banks, microfinance institutions and commercial wholesalers. GloboKasNet was launched in 2007.
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