#54 Capria Ventures: Investing in Artificial Intelligence from Series A Onward
Meet Susana Garcia-Robles, Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, one of Latin America’s most experienced and impactful venture capital funds in the Global South.
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Open in YouTubeMeet Susana Garcia-Robles, Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, one of Latin America’s most experienced and impactful venture capital funds in the Global South.
In this episode, we had the opportunity to meet Susana García-Robles, Managing Partner at Capria Ventures. With more than 20 years of experience in venture capital, Susana is one of the pioneers of the venture capital industry in Latin America. In addition to her role as Managing Partner, she has served as a board member and advisor to ARCAP, Village Capital, iThink VC, Elevar Equity, LAVCA, WeXchange, and Bancoldex, and co-founded WeInvest LATAM. She also spent more than 20 years on the investment team at Bid Lab.
Without a doubt, one of the most important guests we’ve had on the Startuplinks podcast. Listen to this episode with Susana, where we talk about:
- Capria’s thesis on artificial intelligence
- Women’s participation in the ecosystem
- The evolution of Latin America’s ecosystem
- Why invest in the Global South?
- How did we experience the pandemic?
- What do we look for in Series A?
- The soft skills entrepreneurs need
About Susana Garcia-Robles:
Susana García-Robles is a renowned expert in entrepreneurship, impact investing, building diverse venture capital ecosystems, and investing in startups and seed and venture capital funds. She is Managing Partner at Capria Ventures.
Before joining Capria, she was Director of Investments and Coordinator of Gender Initiatives at the Inter-American Development Bank. She was the chief architect of its investment strategy for funds and early-stage companies between 1990 and 2020. She is also a Senior Advisor and member of the Women’s Council, and a former board member of the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LAVCA).
About Capria Ventures:
Capria Network is the leading network of fund managers from the Global South collaborating to deliver superior returns and scaled impact. The member firms are managing assets exceeding USD 1 billion with a presence in 37 emerging countries across Africa, Latin America, India and Southeast Asia. Led by more than 60 senior local investment principals, Capria Network members work together to share expertise, best practices, business connections, and investment resources as they invest in and provide support to early-stage, fast-growing local startups.
