Elevar Equity

Elevar Equity, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on early-stage and growth equity investments. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional offices in Bangalore, India, and other locations, the firm targets growth-oriented entrepreneurs developing microfinance institutions and financial services, as well as companies offering essential products and services in education, agriculture, healthcare, and housing, particularly to underserved communities in emerging markets. Elevar Equity emphasizes investments in the fintech sector, education, employability, market linkages, and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The firm primarily invests in emerging economies across South East Asia and Latin America, with particular attention to countries such as India, Peru, Brazil, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Elevar Equity adopts a long-term investment approach and is open to taking both minority and majority stakes in its portfolio companies.

Raghunandan Bokare

Senior Investment Associate

Sandeep Farias

Founder and Managing Partner

Shikha Gupta

Investment Director

Jyotsna Krishnan

Managing Partner

Amie Patel

Partner and CEO

Debjyoti Paul

Managing Director

Johanna Posada

Founder and Managing Partner

Ruchi Ramann

Venture Partner

Vipul Rawal

Partner and Chief Investment Officer

Shobha Venkataraman

Partner

Jyotsna Krishnan

Managing Partner

Poornima Dore Ph.D

Venture Partner

Past deals in Peru

Afluenta

Series C in 2019
Afluenta S.A., founded in 2008 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that connects borrowers and investors across Latin America. As the first marketplace lending company in the region, Afluenta facilitates loans for consumers and small to medium-sized enterprises, enabling borrowers to access more favorable rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. Investors benefit from competitive yields on their funds, with net yields exceeding 20% in recent years. The company has expanded its operations to Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for further growth in Colombia and Brazil. Afluenta's automated platform streamlines the lending process, encompassing credit assessment, risk scoring, loan servicing, and a secondary market for trading loans, thereby enhancing liquidity for investors.

Afluenta

Series C in 2018
Afluenta S.A., founded in 2008 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that connects borrowers and investors across Latin America. As the first marketplace lending company in the region, Afluenta facilitates loans for consumers and small to medium-sized enterprises, enabling borrowers to access more favorable rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. Investors benefit from competitive yields on their funds, with net yields exceeding 20% in recent years. The company has expanded its operations to Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for further growth in Colombia and Brazil. Afluenta's automated platform streamlines the lending process, encompassing credit assessment, risk scoring, loan servicing, and a secondary market for trading loans, thereby enhancing liquidity for investors.

Afluenta

Series B in 2017
Afluenta S.A., founded in 2008 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that connects borrowers and investors across Latin America. As the first marketplace lending company in the region, Afluenta facilitates loans for consumers and small to medium-sized enterprises, enabling borrowers to access more favorable rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. Investors benefit from competitive yields on their funds, with net yields exceeding 20% in recent years. The company has expanded its operations to Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for further growth in Colombia and Brazil. Afluenta's automated platform streamlines the lending process, encompassing credit assessment, risk scoring, loan servicing, and a secondary market for trading loans, thereby enhancing liquidity for investors.

Afluenta

Series B in 2016
Afluenta S.A., founded in 2008 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operates a peer-to-peer lending platform that connects borrowers and investors across Latin America. As the first marketplace lending company in the region, Afluenta facilitates loans for consumers and small to medium-sized enterprises, enabling borrowers to access more favorable rates than those offered by traditional financial institutions. Investors benefit from competitive yields on their funds, with net yields exceeding 20% in recent years. The company has expanded its operations to Argentina, Mexico, and Peru, with plans for further growth in Colombia and Brazil. Afluenta's automated platform streamlines the lending process, encompassing credit assessment, risk scoring, loan servicing, and a secondary market for trading loans, thereby enhancing liquidity for investors.

GKN - GloboKasNet

Venture Round in 2010
GloboKasNet is a multibank payment network based in Peru. The company offers transaction, processing, and settlement services to low income urban and rural clients of banks, microfinance institutions and commercial wholesalers. GloboKasNet was launched in 2007.
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