GAWA Capital
VC Fund
Madrid, Spain
GAWA Capital is a VC fund in Madrid focused on Financial Services and Finance. GAWA Capital is impact investment company that promotes social and economic development by leveraging private capital markets. It raises and manages investment funds to support the growth of social enterprises in under-served markets, while seeking financial returns for investors and a positive impact for society.
- Total investments:
- 15
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
- Fund size:
- $132M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries GAWA Capital invests in
Stages GAWA Capital invests in
Countries GAWA Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series C
- $9.5M–$15M
- Series D
- $4.9M–$95M
- Private Equity
- $3.8M–$15M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 10 (67%)
- Finance 7 (47%)
- FinTech 3 (20%)
- Credit 2 (13%)
- Lending 2 (13%)
Stage
- Private Equity 5 (33%)
- Series C 3 (20%)
- Series D 3 (20%)
- Debt Financing 2 (13%)
- Series E 1 (7%)
Country
- India 6 (40%)
- Peru 2 (13%)
- Ecuador 1 (7%)
- Colombia 1 (7%)
- Nicaragua 1 (7%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Agustín Gutiérrez-Cortines
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
|
Co-Founder and Co-CEO | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Luca Torre
Co-founder and Co-CEO
|
Co-founder and Co-CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sindhuja Microcredit is a new generation digital and rural-focused Micro Finance Institution (MFI) providing financial services to the bottom of the pyramid self-employed women entrepreneurs. | $4.9M / Series D / May 11, 2026 | ||
| Sindhuja Microcredit is a new generation digital and rural-focused Micro Finance Institution (MFI) providing financial services to the bottom of the pyramid self-employed women entrepreneurs. | $14.4M / Series C / Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Pahal renders financial products & services that include micro-credits, life insurance, personal, and vehicle loans for low-income families. | Debt Financing / Apr 12, 2022 | ||
| Waycool is an agri-tech company that processes, distributes, and procures fresh produce, dairy products, and staples. The company helps increase farmers’ income, through innovative quality management and food safety technology. It leverages technology and innovation to improve logistics and distribution services. Waycool distributes farm-sourcedfruits, vegetables, and other produce to local shops and modern retail outlets. They have a retail presence, currently in Chennai, through the brand SunnyBee, operating retail stores, mobile stores on trucks, and e-commerce. In addition, there are a number of high-quality private label products that SunnyBee produces and brands through partnerships with sister companies. WayCool establishes direct links to farmers and consumers using physical and information technology to link them efficiently. | $95M / Series D / Jan 13, 2022 | ||
| Norandino is a bank that provides financial services to farmers and producers. They provide banking services such as savings, credits, social welfare funds, and insurance deductions. They also provide light bill payment, payment of telephone services, cable, and payment of beauty products. | $3.6M / Debt Financing / Jun 21, 2021 | ||
| Kinara Capital is a financing company that provides flexible collateral-free loans to small business entrepreneurs.The company is focused on lending to growing businesses that require funding for working capital, capital assets, and start-up needs. It focuses on industries such as agri-products, handicraft production, water, food, and energy.Kinara Capital provides personalized customer service with a fast turnaround time by blending data-driven insights.Kinara Capital has been named by IFC/World Bank as ‘Bank of the Year-Asia’ in 2019 and Financial Times ranked it among the Top 100 High-Growth Companies in Asia-Pacific.It was founded in 2011 by Hardika Shah and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. | $3.8M / Private Equity / Feb 22, 2021 | ||
| Fusion is head quartered in New Delhi and is operational in the less penetrated North Central part of India (Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana). The company started its Greenfield operations in January 2010 and further augmented it by acquiring the microfinance division Aajeevika (a not for profit body operating inDelhi). At the time of acquisition Aajeevika had a base of 1280 members with a loan book of Rs 6.3 million. | $12.4M / Series E / Feb 08, 2018 | ||
| Kinara Capital is a financing company that provides flexible collateral-free loans to small business entrepreneurs.The company is focused on lending to growing businesses that require funding for working capital, capital assets, and start-up needs. It focuses on industries such as agri-products, handicraft production, water, food, and energy.Kinara Capital provides personalized customer service with a fast turnaround time by blending data-driven insights.Kinara Capital has been named by IFC/World Bank as ‘Bank of the Year-Asia’ in 2019 and Financial Times ranked it among the Top 100 High-Growth Companies in Asia-Pacific.It was founded in 2011 by Hardika Shah and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. | $14.5M / Series C / Nov 06, 2017 | ||
| Kinara Capital is a financing company that provides flexible collateral-free loans to small business entrepreneurs.The company is focused on lending to growing businesses that require funding for working capital, capital assets, and start-up needs. It focuses on industries such as agri-products, handicraft production, water, food, and energy.Kinara Capital provides personalized customer service with a fast turnaround time by blending data-driven insights.Kinara Capital has been named by IFC/World Bank as ‘Bank of the Year-Asia’ in 2019 and Financial Times ranked it among the Top 100 High-Growth Companies in Asia-Pacific.It was founded in 2011 by Hardika Shah and is headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. | $14.8M / Private Equity / Oct 13, 2017 | ||
| Acceso Crediticio is a Peruvian-based financial institution specializing in providing loans to base-of-the-pyramid entrepreneurs working in the transportation industry. The institution targets informal taxi drivers who develop their activities around the poorest urban areas of Lima, offering an adequate and appropriate product to an unbanked marketsegment neglected by traditional financial institutions. The products offered by Acceso incentivize the use of clean energy-powered vehicles, reducing CO2 emissions. | $14M / Private Equity / Oct 01, 2017 | ||
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FAQ
What does GAWA Capital invest in?
GAWA Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and FinTech startups, most often at Private Equity and Series C stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does GAWA Capital invest in?
GAWA Capital typically joins rounds of $9.5M–$15M at Series C, $4.9M–$95M at Series D and $3.8M–$15M at Private Equity. These are whole funding-round sizes, not GAWA Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds GAWA Capital took part in.
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Who are the partners at GAWA Capital?
The team at GAWA Capital includes Agustín Gutiérrez-Cortines (Co-Founder and Co-CEO) and Luca Torre (Co-founder and Co-CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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