Capria Ventures

Capria Ventures is a Seattle-based venture capital firm founded by Dave Richards, focused on seed and Series A investments in healthcare, fintech, and enterprise technology companies serving emerging markets including Sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America, where technology solutions can address structural gaps in financial access, healthcare delivery, and business infrastructure. Note: the original directory lists the city field as a data error (shown as 'nan'); this entry has been corrected to reflect Seattle, Washington as the firm's headquarters. Capria Ventures invests from $500,000 to $3 million in companies demonstrating early product-market fit and scalable technology in emerging market contexts, and operates a distinctive dual mandate of generating financial returns alongside measurable improvements in access and quality of services for underserved populations. The firm has an affiliated network of emerging market venture fund managers it invests in and supports alongside its direct investment activity. Portfolio companies include Lynk, a platform connecting communities with verified service providers in Kenya and other African markets; Ilara Health, a Kenya-based health technology company providing affordable diagnostics and healthcare access to patients through a network of primary care clinics; and Turaco, a Uganda-based insurtech company providing affordable embedded insurance products to low-income consumers through partner platforms. Beyond its original investments in Lynk, Ilara Health, and Turaco, the portfolio includes additional emerging market technology companies across fintech, health, and enterprise infrastructure.