Elevar Equity

Elevar Equity is a microventure capital firm in Washington that focuses on underserved customers in low income communities. Founded 2008 in Seattle, Washington, United States by Chris Brookfield, Johanna Posada, Maya Chorengel, and Sandeep Farias, it invests in early stage ventures, late stage ventures, private equity, and seed. Its portfolio companies include CanastaRosa, LEAD School, Indifi Technologies, Samunnati, Afluenta, The Better India, Bankingly, Grupo Vi-Da, and Varthana. As of April 2020, Elevar Equity has made 47 investments. Their most recent investment was on October 26, 2019, when CanastaRosa raised $3M. Elevar Equity has had six exits, the most notable of which include Ujjivan Financial Services, Bharat Financial Inclusion, and Swadhaar FinServe. The company has raised three funds, their latest being Elevar Equity III. This fund was announced on November 11, 2015 and raised a total of $74M.