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As compiled from public sources: USD 1-5M initial check (Series A ~$2-6M; targets ~15-20% ownership)

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Quona Capital

Seed · Fintech · Bengaluru

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At a glance

Stage focus: Seed
Primary sector: Fintech
City: Bengaluru
HQ / office: HQ: Washington, DC, USA. India office: Bengaluru. (Also Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo, Mexico City, Dubai)
Investments on record: 70
Corpus (as reported): $745M+ committed; Fund III (Nov 2022) $332M; Fund II (2020) $203M
Website: quona.com
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About

Global emerging-markets fintech/inclusion VC focused on India, LatAm, SEA, EMEA. Backs seed–growth fintech expanding access to credit, insurance, payments, SME finance. India (largest market) run from Bengaluru.

Investment focus

Seed–Series B/C fintech & financial inclusion in emerging markets; lending, insurtech, payments, embedded finance, agri-fintech, MSME

Cheque size

USD 1-5M initial check (Series A ~$2-6M; targets ~15-20% ownership)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI registration

Registration category not stated — reported as “Sector fund (fintech / inclusion)”

SIDBI Fund of Funds

Yes — Development finance institutions (DFIs) are LPs in Quona's funds; IFC is a disclosed investor/LP (IFC disclosures SII/45324 Quona Fund III and SII/42191 Accion Quona Inclusion Fund). No SIDBI FFS / Indian govt fund-of-funds relationship verified.

Notable portfolio

Onsurity; Rupifi; Arya.ag; NeoGrowth; IndiaMart (early); ZestMoney (historical)

Team & organisation

~16 investment professionals incl. ~9 partners (3 Managing Partners – Monica Brand Engel, Jonathan Whittle, Ganesh Rengaswamy who leads South/SE Asia)

Globally distributed fintech/inclusion VC; India advisory entity is Quona India Advisors LLP (Bengaluru); multi-fund (Accion Quona Inclusion Fund / Funds III & IV)

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Frequently asked

What does Quona Capital invest in?: Seed–Series B/C fintech & financial inclusion in emerging markets; lending, insurtech, payments, embedded finance, agri-fintech, MSME
What cheque size does Quona Capital write?: As compiled from public sources: USD 1-5M initial check (Series A ~$2-6M; targets ~15-20% ownership)
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About this record

⚑ US-HQ'd (Washington DC) with India ops via Bengaluru; published email is press/general inbox. ZestMoney wound down (historical).

Compiled from public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.

Sources: https://quona.com/team/; https://disclosures.ifc.org/project-detail/SII/45324/quona-fund-iii