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Quona Capital — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($1.0M–$5.0M Checks)

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Quona Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Washington, DC investing in Fintech, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$5.0M checks and has 8 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$5.0M
Portfolio
8 companies on record
Partners
16 listed
AUM
$790M
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Fintech, Other
HQ
Washington, DC

Last verified: 2026-07-14

Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.0M – $5.0M

AUM

$790M

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

16 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Fintech specialist investing in inclusive financial services across emerging markets.

How Quona Capital invests

Quona Capital is a vc firm based in Washington, DC. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other.

Quona Capital typically writes checks of $1.0M–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $790M in assets under management.

Quona Capital has backed 8 companies in our records, including Khatabook, Paga, Tala.

Partners & Team

JB

Johan Bosini

Partner

MB

Monica Brand Engel

Managing Partner

TY

Takafumi Yamada

Principal

VM

Varun Malhotra

Partner

KS

Kristin Sadler

Director of Impact

VM

Varun M

Partner

ME

Monica Engel

Co-Founder

MH

Maryna Higgins

Finance Director

RG

Rafa Guia

Partner

GR

Ganesh Rengaswamy

Managing Partner

AS

Alejandro Safdie

Vice President

RD

Rafa de la Guia

Partner

LY

Linda Yu

Growth Partner

DM

David Mathewson

Partner/COO & Chief Compliance Officer

MZ

Michel Zaidler

Vice President

JW

Jonathan Whittle

Managing Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

KH

Khatabook

SME fintech (India)
PA

Paga

Payments (Nigeria)
TA

Tala

Emerging markets fintech
SU

Sunday

AR

Arya.ag

VE

Verto

FI

Finmo

KA

Kamino

How to pitch Quona Capital
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $5.0M check.
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Johan Bosini, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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