Dave Richards

Global South VC Investor @CapriaVC - India, SE Asia, LatAm, and Africa.

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

This must have been a ransomware attack to have taken so long to fix. https://t.co/TqtyC4RQjM

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

Unlocking working capital for India's small businesses is key for growing India's economy.

[Capria @CapriaVC]

Exciting News! Supermoney has raised #SeriesA.

Proud to be their partner in empowering the self-employed & addressing MSME liquidity needs.
Congrats, Supermoney!
https://t.co/pSbNhqDebz… #VCInvestment #startupfunding #funding #fintech #creditgap #lending #entrepreneurship

[Siddharth Dialani @siddharth_iitm]

Whenever I come across such stories, I feel more confident about India's growth story!

Here's a farmer who earned INR 6L from lady finger (bhendi) and INR 4L from pumpkin!
All this within 6 months!

Earlier his plants were dying earlier due to various pests.
By using BharatAgri services, he reduced the incidents of pest attack by more than 50%!

He wants to form a group of farmers who will follow these practices on 50 acres in the village. And increase village income to INR 2Cr annually!

In the last 12 months, he has placed 90+ orders on the BharatAgri app!
He said he wants a gift on crossing the century mark!
What should we gift him?

#BharatAgri

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

Amazing to see demand from Indian farmers for sustainable farm inputs! @BharatAgri_KD must be delivering real value!

[Siddharth Dialani @siddharth_iitm]

BharatAgri private label just became operationally profitable!

It will now start generating cash flow for the business!

When we started this private label just 9 months ago, we wanted to fill a key gap in the market.
We advise new age products to farmers that reduce their chemical usage, improve soil health and increase their profits.
But such products were not easily available with offline retailers.

Launching this private label made it easy for farmers to follow advanced farming practices.

And hence our private label has almost doubled every month in sales!

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

Love it!

[Sasha Yanshin @sashayanshin]

Why I will never switch from my EV to one of these new gas cars.

1. Range anxiety - I am used to being on 100% every morning. With a gas car, I might not have enough gas to get to work and have to waste time going to recharge it.

2. Big maintenance problem - After 100k-200k miles you have to swap or rebuild the engine. That’s $10-20k on an old car. This is crazy!

3. Risk of fire - Gas cars have ~100x the likelihood of catching fire compared to EVs. You literally have a full tank of explosive liquid right underneath your back seats. No thank you!

4. Underdeveloped charging infrastructure - Every home has a power outlet. Every AirBnb has one too. No matter how remote. With a gas car, you have to go find special charging stations instead of charging while you sleep. Sometimes, the nearest one could be 50 miles away!

5. Environmental impact - Did you know it takes about 10x as much mining and pumping to get the oil needed to fuel a gas car over its lifetime than the materials needed to build an electric battery? Insane!

6. Range issues - Did you know that if you turn on aircon, charge your devices in the car and blast the infotainment system, your gas car range can go down by 20% or more?!

7. Cost - The average gas car costs 20% more than a Tesla. It’s just too expensive for mass adoption.

You have to be a real nutcase fan boy to switch to a gas car!

[Susana Garcia Robles @RoblesSusanaro]

Happy to have participated at this panel about Mexican innovation with colleagues from @valorcapgroup @acher_labs and FinTech Collaborative during the #MexicoVCDayAMEXCAP @CapriaLatam

[Israel ישראל @Israel]

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝟑𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭.

Today Dr. Tal Becker and Israel’s legal team presented its case to the @CIJ_ICJ.

With them stood the souls of the more than 1,000 Israelis who were murdered by Hamas on October 7th and are unable to testify.

Watch Dr. Becker’s opening remarks:

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

This is a must-read. When @SenDanSullivan visited @Harvard, he couldn't believe what he saw in the library. As Dan writes:

Nearly every student in the packed room was wearing a kaffiyeh. Fliers attached to their laptops read: “No Normalcy During Genocide—Justice for Palestine.” A banner stated in blazing blood-red letters, “Stop the Genocide in Gaza.”

Senator Sullivan struck up a conversation with organizers of the anti-Israel protest. One asked if he supported a ceasefire in Gaza and when he said he didn’t because he believes Israel has the right to defend itself, they said: “You’re a murderer” and “You support genocide”
https://t.co/TdvtHIV8Hw

[יוסף חדאד - Yoseph Haddad @YosephHaddad]

My country, the only Jewish country in the world and the only democratic country in the Middle East, just released 6 terrorists in order to bring back home Ayisha and Belal - both of whom are Arab Muslims who were were kidnapped by the terrorist organization Hamas-ISIS.
It's ironic because these 6 terrorists, like other terrorists, have no problem killing, kidnapping or torturing Arabs like Ayisha and Belal just because they are Israeli citizens.
If you didn't get it by now, then you are an idiot so allow me to clarify again...this war is not between Arabs and Jews its between the IDF and the barbaric terrorist organization Hamas ❗️
Welcome HOME 🇮🇱 Ayisha
Welcome HOME🇮🇱 Belal

And we will not stop until everyone is back and Hamas-ISIS is destroyed ❗️

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

With many incumbent businesses rapidly embracing #GenAI, this means that a “disruption” opportunity that a startup was founded around may have shrunk or disappeared altogether. Every startup should assume this is happening and adjust their plans accordingly.

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

Gearing up to invest in Global South startups utilizing Applied GenAI!

[Capria @CapriaVC]

BIG NEWS!

We're excited to announce that Capria Ventures and Unitus Ventures have joined forces to unite under a single global brand - Capria Ventures.🌍✨

Read more here: https://t.co/GDKaUNLlI1

#NewBeginnings #Announcement #GlobalSouth #VentureCapital

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

We're doubling down on the India opportunity!

[Capria India @Capria_India]

BIG NEWS!

We're excited to announce that Unitus Ventures and @CapriaVC have joined forces to unite under a single global brand - Capria Ventures. 🌍✨

Read more here: https://t.co/1GYhbnioZ5

#NewBeginnings #Announcement #GlobalSouth #VentureCapital

[Susana Garcia Robles @RoblesSusanaro]

We're looking for a talented Global Investment Fellow to join our team in #Brazil.

If you're passionate about early-stage #investing and eager to nurture #entrepreneurship, we want you!

Apply now. https://t.co/hDIzWTzpBT…

#VC #Opportunity #Hiring #LatinAmerica @WeInvest4

[Capria @CapriaVC]

We're looking for a talented Global Investment Fellow to join our team in #Brazil.

If you're passionate about early-stage #investing and eager to nurture #entrepreneurship, we want you!

Apply now. https://t.co/hKIPn3gB9Z

#Fellowship #VC #Opportunity #Hiring #LatinAmerica

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

@heypi_ai app just told me that I was hallucinating about who won the nhl Stanley cup this week!

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

Focus on #vc opportunity in #SEAsia at @AVCJ #avcj in Singapore. Great contributions from Adrian Li @ACVentures_id

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

One of our anchor investors announced their investment in our new #globalsouth #vc fund to expand our investing in tech #startups providing leapfrog solutions across #india #SEAsia #Latam #Africa https://t.co/fUKcbViV2g

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

#SVB continues to be a mess. Latest update: not permitting international wires until further notice. Crazy!

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

@isha_godara GAI will be accumulating way more data points and seeing connections and correlations than is possible by humans and systems today. It won’t make decisions but it will state probabilities.

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

I ended with a prediction: with the emergence of generative AI, ESG issues with portfolio companies will be alerted in real-time to fund managers and their LPs, so transparency will rise to a new level -- get ready for this!

[VCCircle @vccircle]

Dave Richards, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, @CapriaVC, in a fireside chat with @ranjanir_, Senior Associate Editor, at #LPMeet2023, shares some exponential insights on ESG investment thesis - A detailed assessment of the wins and the missed opportunities in this segment.

[Dave Richards @rdaver]

Hello world. #agi https://t.co/bzpnvdH84A