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Quona Capital

Investor type

VC

Founded

2015

AUM

$1 200 M

Location

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series B Series A

Region of investment

Asia North America Europe Africa
Investor profile last updated: 14 January, 2026

Profile

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.

Industry

Fintech E-commerce/Marketplace Mobile/Apps Other SaaS Blockchain/Crypto Financial Services Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services IT Services Medical Devices Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Security Software Telecommunications Transportation MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure HealthTech Education Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment

Quona Capital Funds

Name Type
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Accion Frontier Investments
Venture Capital (VC)
Education
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Real Estate
SaaS
Software
Telecommunications
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
Africa
$5-10 m
$20 M
December 2009
Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Education
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
SaaS
Security
Software
Telecommunications
Transportation
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
$5-10 m
$145 M
March 2017
Quona Capital Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Education
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Marketing and Advertising
Media and Entertainment
Real Estate
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
$5-10 m
$332 M
November 2022

Contacts

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Monica Brand Engel Managing Partner
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Jonathan Whittle Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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FAQs about Quona Capital

Quona Capital is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series B and Series A, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Quona Capital is located in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Quona Capital was founded in 2015.
Quona Capital invests in companies and startups in Fintech, E-commerce/Marketplace, Mobile/Apps, Other, SaaS, Blockchain/Crypto, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, IT Services, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Security, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, HealthTech, Education, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment.
Quona Capital invests in companies and startups in Asia, North America, Europe, Africa.
Quona Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series B, Series A.
Quona Capital usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Quona Capital has around $1 200m assets under management.
Quona Capital last fund was created/launched in 2022-11-10
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