Monica Brand Engel is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Quona. She has experience in financial inclusion across Silicon Valley, South Africa, and Mexico.
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Quona Capital writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- Accion's Frontier Investments Group · Founding Managing Director
- Quona · Co-founder and Managing PartnerNow
- Calvert Ventures
- Anthuri Ventures
- Accion
- Gentera Bank
- Accion’s Frontier Investments Group · founding managing director
- Quona · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Monica Brand Engel?
Monica Brand Engel is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Quona. She has experience in financial inclusion across Silicon Valley, South Africa, and Mexico.
How much does Monica Brand Engel invest?
Monica Brand Engel invests through Quona Capital, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a, series b.
How do I pitch Monica Brand Engel?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Monica in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Quona Capital backed works better.
What did Monica Brand Engel do before Quona Capital?
Founding Managing Director at Accion's Frontier Investments Group; Calvert Ventures; Anthuri Ventures; Accion; Gentera Bank; founding managing director at Accion’s Frontier Investments Group.
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