Quona Capital
Quona Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in fintech companies in emerging markets, focusing on financial inclusion for underserved consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises. The firm backs startups developing financial products and services beyond microcredit, including alternative lending, remittances, insurance, prepaid services, and payments infrastructure, as well as software that enhances distribution, financial management, and online bill payments. It targets companies leveraging digital platforms to expand access to banking and financial services in Sub-Saharan Africa, India and Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Typical investments range from about 1 to 10 million. Founded in 2014 and based in Washington, DC, with additional offices in Bengaluru, Lima, Cape Town, and Mexico City, Quona Capital aims to fuel inclusive fintech and related adjacencies such as agriculture, healthcare, education, commerce, and mobility finance.
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Past deals in SME
OCTA
Pre Seed Round in 2024
OCTA is a company that specializes in optimizing cash flow and simplifying payment processes for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The OCTA platform offers an automated system for collecting invoices, which facilitates timely payments between business-to-business clients. By providing real-time insights and seamless integrations, OCTA allows companies to manage their invoices and follow up on payments with ease. This enables SMEs to focus on their growth while benefiting from improved financial management and easier access to financing solutions. Through its innovative approach, OCTA serves as a comprehensive command center for B2B payments and finance.
Finkargo
Series A in 2024
Finkargo is a financial services company offering a trade financing platform for small and medium-sized enterprises. The platform combines capital access with logistics and technology to accelerate international trade, featuring automated credit scoring and integrated logistics and financing processes. By simplifying import operations, it helps SMEs grow sales and gain better control over supply chains in Latin America. Founded in 2021 and based in Bogota, Colombia, Finkargo emphasizes fair pricing and logistics guarantees tailored to SME realities.
Onsurity
Series B in 2024
Onsurity is an employee healthcare platform that offers a monthly healthcare membership paired with group health insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups. The platform delivers technology-driven benefits, including group health coverage, discounts on medicines, health check-ups, telemedicine with doctor consultations, fitness rewards, and other integrated services to support employee wellness. By focusing on technology-based solutions, Onsurity aims to simplify health benefits and enhance team wellness through a streamlined digital experience.
Monkey Exchange
Series B in 2024
Monkey Exchange, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, operates an online platform designed to facilitate the exchange of receivables. The company focuses on providing financial solutions to medium and small businesses in Brazil by reducing their cost of capital. It achieves this by connecting suppliers within multinational groups' supply chains with investors, creating a competitive environment that benefits both parties. Suppliers gain access to financing at lower costs, while investors secure better returns.
Finkargo
Series A in 2023
Finkargo is a financial services company offering a trade financing platform for small and medium-sized enterprises. The platform combines capital access with logistics and technology to accelerate international trade, featuring automated credit scoring and integrated logistics and financing processes. By simplifying import operations, it helps SMEs grow sales and gain better control over supply chains in Latin America. Founded in 2021 and based in Bogota, Colombia, Finkargo emphasizes fair pricing and logistics guarantees tailored to SME realities.
Onsurity
Series B in 2023
Onsurity is an employee healthcare platform that offers a monthly healthcare membership paired with group health insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups. The platform delivers technology-driven benefits, including group health coverage, discounts on medicines, health check-ups, telemedicine with doctor consultations, fitness rewards, and other integrated services to support employee wellness. By focusing on technology-based solutions, Onsurity aims to simplify health benefits and enhance team wellness through a streamlined digital experience.
ALAMI
Series B in 2023
Alami is a licensed peer-to-peer lending platform based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It facilitates sharia-compliant financing for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises through its transparent and fair platform.
Lulalend
Series B in 2023
LulaLend is more than a company. It’s a belief in the power of small business, making a difference, building a better solution and striving for excellence. We work hard to empower businesses across South Africa with the funds they need to grow, and we have a great time doing it!
Twinco Capital
Series C in 2023
Twinco Capital is a financial services company based in Alcobendas, Spain, that specializes in providing innovative financing solutions for the supply chain industry. Founded in 2016, Twinco offers a comprehensive supply chain finance platform that addresses the full production cycle, from purchase orders to final invoice payments. The company connects suppliers, both large and small, with affordable funding options while also assisting buyers in establishing competitive and socially responsible supply chains. By leveraging advanced supply chain analytics and embedding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics into its financing programs, Twinco aims to create a more equitable landscape for small and medium-sized enterprises in global trade. Through its unique approach, Twinco is committed to fostering inclusive growth and enhancing the sustainability of global supply chain practices.
NeoGrowth
Series D in 2022
NeoGrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, founded in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan. The company specializes in providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in India that engage in retail activities, including the sale of apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, handicrafts, and various services such as restaurants, beauty salons, and health centers. NeoGrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, enabling merchants to access credit facilities with ease. Through its services, NeoGrowth aims to support the growth and operational needs of small businesses, facilitating their access to essential financial resources.
ALAMI
Series B in 2022
Alami is a licensed peer-to-peer lending platform based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It facilitates sharia-compliant financing for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises through its transparent and fair platform.
Majoo
Series A in 2022
Founded in 2019, Majoo is a Software-as-a-Service provider based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It offers a platform connecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to digital ecosystems, enabling them to enhance sales growth, reach more customers, and improve business operations.
Sava
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Sava is a multi-management platform focused on business spending and financial control. It offers an unlimited number of virtual cards, allowing companies to manage their expenses efficiently. The platform integrates automated accounting reconciliation and utilizes business accounting software to help organizations maintain precise oversight of their finances. By classifying transactions and streamlining the reconciliation process, Sava enables businesses to optimize their financial management and supports their growth with essential tools and credit solutions.
Mewt
Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2021, Mewt is an Indian fintech company that simplifies business banking for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). It aggregates accounts from state-run banks, private banks, and neo banks into a single account, enabling fast transfers and QR code-based payments.
Finkargo
Seed Round in 2022
Finkargo is a financial services company offering a trade financing platform for small and medium-sized enterprises. The platform combines capital access with logistics and technology to accelerate international trade, featuring automated credit scoring and integrated logistics and financing processes. By simplifying import operations, it helps SMEs grow sales and gain better control over supply chains in Latin America. Founded in 2021 and based in Bogota, Colombia, Finkargo emphasizes fair pricing and logistics guarantees tailored to SME realities.
Majoo
Seed Round in 2022
Founded in 2019, Majoo is a Software-as-a-Service provider based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It offers a platform connecting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to digital ecosystems, enabling them to enhance sales growth, reach more customers, and improve business operations.
Rupifi
Series A in 2022
Founded in 2020, Rupifi is a digital B2B platform headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It offers loans, working capital, and payment services tailored for small businesses, aiming to simplify transactions, provide flexible credit options, and enhance operational efficiency.
Ula
Series B in 2021
Ula is a technology-driven distribution and credit marketplace application that focuses on supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises in Indonesia. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Jakarta, with additional offices in Bengaluru and Singapore, Ula provides a B2B marketplace designed specifically for small retailers. The platform enables these retailers to access a diverse range of products at competitive prices while managing their inventory and supply chain more effectively. Ula offers favorable payment terms and working capital solutions, allowing store owners to stock only the inventory they need and ultimately enhance their profitability. By leveraging technology, Ula addresses key challenges in traditional retail, ensuring that small businesses can thrive in a rapidly evolving digital marketplace.
ALAMI
Series A in 2021
Alami is a licensed peer-to-peer lending platform based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It facilitates sharia-compliant financing for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises through its transparent and fair platform.
Onsurity
Series A in 2021
Onsurity is an employee healthcare platform that offers a monthly healthcare membership paired with group health insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups. The platform delivers technology-driven benefits, including group health coverage, discounts on medicines, health check-ups, telemedicine with doctor consultations, fitness rewards, and other integrated services to support employee wellness. By focusing on technology-based solutions, Onsurity aims to simplify health benefits and enhance team wellness through a streamlined digital experience.
Yoco
Series C in 2021
Yoco is an African technology company that enables entrepreneurs and small businesses to accept secure payments online and in person through a single platform. Its product ecosystem includes payments, lending, and business software.
Rupifi
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2020, Rupifi is a digital B2B platform headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It offers loans, working capital, and payment services tailored for small businesses, aiming to simplify transactions, provide flexible credit options, and enhance operational efficiency.
Monkey Exchange
Series A in 2021
Monkey Exchange, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, operates an online platform designed to facilitate the exchange of receivables. The company focuses on providing financial solutions to medium and small businesses in Brazil by reducing their cost of capital. It achieves this by connecting suppliers within multinational groups' supply chains with investors, creating a competitive environment that benefits both parties. Suppliers gain access to financing at lower costs, while investors secure better returns.
Ula
Series A in 2021
Ula is a technology-driven distribution and credit marketplace application that focuses on supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises in Indonesia. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Jakarta, with additional offices in Bengaluru and Singapore, Ula provides a B2B marketplace designed specifically for small retailers. The platform enables these retailers to access a diverse range of products at competitive prices while managing their inventory and supply chain more effectively. Ula offers favorable payment terms and working capital solutions, allowing store owners to stock only the inventory they need and ultimately enhance their profitability. By leveraging technology, Ula addresses key challenges in traditional retail, ensuring that small businesses can thrive in a rapidly evolving digital marketplace.
Contabilizei
Series C in 2021
Founded in 2014, Contabilizei provides an online accounting service tailored for small and micro enterprises. Its platform automates tax reporting and replaces manual computation practices, enabling businesses to manage their accounting and tax obligations efficiently.
ALAMI
Series A in 2021
Alami is a licensed peer-to-peer lending platform based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It facilitates sharia-compliant financing for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises through its transparent and fair platform.
Rupifi
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Founded in 2020, Rupifi is a digital B2B platform headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It offers loans, working capital, and payment services tailored for small businesses, aiming to simplify transactions, provide flexible credit options, and enhance operational efficiency.
BukuWarung
Seed Round in 2020
BukuWarung is a technology company focused on providing digital infrastructure for Indonesia's 60 million micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The company offers a platform that enables users to efficiently manage their businesses through features such as digital bookkeeping, online storefronts, and payment processing. By facilitating the recording of daily financial transactions, including sales and customer accounts, BukuWarung helps small businesses maintain accurate sales records, issue bills via messaging applications, and generate daily business reports. The platform aims to empower MSMEs by enhancing their financial awareness and enabling effective business management through technology.
Eseye
Series A in 2020
Eseye specializes in IoT cellular connectivity solutions, empowering businesses worldwide to deploy and manage IoT projects seamlessly across diverse networks. With its unique AnyNet Secure® SIM technology, Connectivity Management Platform, and extensive partner ecosystem, Eseye enables over 2,000 customers to connect devices across 190 countries.
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.
Ula
Seed Round in 2020
Ula is a technology-driven distribution and credit marketplace application that focuses on supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises in Indonesia. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Jakarta, with additional offices in Bengaluru and Singapore, Ula provides a B2B marketplace designed specifically for small retailers. The platform enables these retailers to access a diverse range of products at competitive prices while managing their inventory and supply chain more effectively. Ula offers favorable payment terms and working capital solutions, allowing store owners to stock only the inventory they need and ultimately enhance their profitability. By leveraging technology, Ula addresses key challenges in traditional retail, ensuring that small businesses can thrive in a rapidly evolving digital marketplace.
SMECorner
Series B in 2020
SMECorner is an Indian financial services firm established in 2014, headquartered in Mumbai. It specializes in providing swift access to business loans for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through its online platform. The company combines machine learning, data science, and artificial intelligence to evaluate loan applications, using both traditional and alternative data sources. SMECorner offers two primary products: unsecured business loans and loans against property, aiming to bridge India's SME lending gap.
Lulalend
Series A in 2019
LulaLend is more than a company. It’s a belief in the power of small business, making a difference, building a better solution and striving for excellence. We work hard to empower businesses across South Africa with the funds they need to grow, and we have a great time doing it!
SMECorner
Series A in 2019
SMECorner is an Indian financial services firm established in 2014, headquartered in Mumbai. It specializes in providing swift access to business loans for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through its online platform. The company combines machine learning, data science, and artificial intelligence to evaluate loan applications, using both traditional and alternative data sources. SMECorner offers two primary products: unsecured business loans and loans against property, aiming to bridge India's SME lending gap.
Contabilizei
Series B in 2019
Founded in 2014, Contabilizei provides an online accounting service tailored for small and micro enterprises. Its platform automates tax reporting and replaces manual computation practices, enabling businesses to manage their accounting and tax obligations efficiently.
Eseye
Series A in 2018
Eseye specializes in IoT cellular connectivity solutions, empowering businesses worldwide to deploy and manage IoT projects seamlessly across diverse networks. With its unique AnyNet Secure® SIM technology, Connectivity Management Platform, and extensive partner ecosystem, Eseye enables over 2,000 customers to connect devices across 190 countries.
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.
Yoco
Series B in 2018
Yoco is an African technology company that enables entrepreneurs and small businesses to accept secure payments online and in person through a single platform. Its product ecosystem includes payments, lending, and business software.
Konfio
Series C in 2018
Konfio is a financial services platform in Mexico that provides online lending and payment solutions for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. It offers working capital and short-term loans, fixed-rate loans, corporate cards, and online payments. The platform uses a data-driven approach with proprietary analytics to measure creditworthiness and extend affordable credit to businesses underserved by traditional banks, supporting growth and productivity.
NeoGrowth
Series D in 2018
NeoGrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, founded in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan. The company specializes in providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in India that engage in retail activities, including the sale of apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, handicrafts, and various services such as restaurants, beauty salons, and health centers. NeoGrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, enabling merchants to access credit facilities with ease. Through its services, NeoGrowth aims to support the growth and operational needs of small businesses, facilitating their access to essential financial resources.
Konfio
Series B in 2017
Konfio is a financial services platform in Mexico that provides online lending and payment solutions for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. It offers working capital and short-term loans, fixed-rate loans, corporate cards, and online payments. The platform uses a data-driven approach with proprietary analytics to measure creditworthiness and extend affordable credit to businesses underserved by traditional banks, supporting growth and productivity.
Yoco
Series A in 2017
Yoco is an African technology company that enables entrepreneurs and small businesses to accept secure payments online and in person through a single platform. Its product ecosystem includes payments, lending, and business software.
Exten
Series A in 2017
Exten is a financial services company that specializes in invoice financing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. By offering receivables prepayment services, Exten aims to enhance the operational efficiency of its clients. The company's services facilitate better connections and foster sustainable relationships between customers and sellers, ultimately leading to increased productivity for businesses. Through its innovative financing solutions, Exten addresses the cash flow challenges faced by smaller enterprises, enabling them to focus on growth and stability.
NeoGrowth
Series C in 2016
NeoGrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, founded in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan. The company specializes in providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in India that engage in retail activities, including the sale of apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, handicrafts, and various services such as restaurants, beauty salons, and health centers. NeoGrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, enabling merchants to access credit facilities with ease. Through its services, NeoGrowth aims to support the growth and operational needs of small businesses, facilitating their access to essential financial resources.
Konfio
Series A in 2016
Konfio is a financial services platform in Mexico that provides online lending and payment solutions for micro, small, and medium-sized businesses. It offers working capital and short-term loans, fixed-rate loans, corporate cards, and online payments. The platform uses a data-driven approach with proprietary analytics to measure creditworthiness and extend affordable credit to businesses underserved by traditional banks, supporting growth and productivity.
Eseye
Series B in 2015
Eseye specializes in IoT cellular connectivity solutions, empowering businesses worldwide to deploy and manage IoT projects seamlessly across diverse networks. With its unique AnyNet Secure® SIM technology, Connectivity Management Platform, and extensive partner ecosystem, Eseye enables over 2,000 customers to connect devices across 190 countries.
NeoGrowth
Series C in 2015
NeoGrowth is a non-banking financial company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, founded in 2011 by Dhruv Khaitan and Piyush Khaitan. The company specializes in providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in India that engage in retail activities, including the sale of apparel, consumer electronics, footwear, handicrafts, and various services such as restaurants, beauty salons, and health centers. NeoGrowth offers term working capital loans and inventory financing against future credit and debit card sales, enabling merchants to access credit facilities with ease. Through its services, NeoGrowth aims to support the growth and operational needs of small businesses, facilitating their access to essential financial resources.
Eseye
Series A in 2014
Eseye specializes in IoT cellular connectivity solutions, empowering businesses worldwide to deploy and manage IoT projects seamlessly across diverse networks. With its unique AnyNet Secure® SIM technology, Connectivity Management Platform, and extensive partner ecosystem, Eseye enables over 2,000 customers to connect devices across 190 countries.
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