# Ken Weele

> Ken Weele is a funding round investor at Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC backing Financial Services. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creation-investments)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Sep 2021
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-vander-weele-98974519

Ken Weele is a funding round investor at Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC in Chicago focused on Financial Services and Finance. Ken Vander Weele is based out of Chicago, Illinois and is the Co-Founder & Partner Emeritus of Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC. Ken previously worked at Opportunity International as a President of OTI. Ken Vander Weele attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 7 | 88% |
| Finance | 5 | 63% |
| Banking | 3 | 38% |
| FinTech | 2 | 25% |
| B2B | 1 | 13% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 5 | 63% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 5 | 63% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 38% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CapFloat Financial Services Private Limited | Capital Float is an online platform that provides working capital finance to SMEs in India. It offers flexible, short-term loans that can be used to purchase inventory, service new orders or optimize cash cycles. Borrowers can apply online in minutes, select desired repayment terms and receive funds in their bank accounts in 7 days with minimalhassle.Capital Float was founded in 2013 by Gaurav Hinduja and Sashank Rishyasringa. | $49.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 28, 2021 |  |
| Sohan Lal Commodity Management | SLCM group is a one stop comprehensive agri-logistics company, having its Corporate Office in Delhi providing comprehensive agri-commodity Warehouse Management, Procurement, Logistics and Financial solutions to farmers, processors, traders, agri exchanges and government across India and now in Myanmar. | $15.1M |  | Sep 28, 2015 |  |
| Capitalife | Capitalife is a new entity which is planning to commence its’ operations soon as a new life insurance company in Sri Lanka. With its unique, innovative products and the strategic roadmap, the Company will fulfill the future necessities of long term insurance. In-depth market knowledge coupled with innovation and fresh thinking of the team,Capitalife will act to enhance life insurance density amongst the Sri Lankan population. | $2M |  | Sep 01, 2015 |  |
| Trade Finance & Investments | Trade Finance and Investments PLC is a financial institution based in Sri Lanka. Being a pioneer in the financial services sector of Sri Lanka for over 35 years, Trade Finance and Investments PLC also known as TFIL has won the hearts of many investors of Sri Lanka. Currently run by the founding members of Jetwing Group of Companies, Trade Financeand Investments PLC is the Ideal place for your fixed deposits and leasing needs. Trade Finance and Investments PLC is a strong suite in terms of stability in the Sri Lankan Finance company sector. Trade Finance and Investments PLC provides competitive rates and can also be denoted as friendly, humane and trusted finance company | $3M |  | Aug 01, 2014 |  |
| Commercial Credit & Finance | Fourth October 1982 witnessed the birth of Commercial Credit Limited in the hill capital of Kandy. The Company, registered as a Finance Company under Finance Companies Act No. 78 of 1988 under the Monetary Board of Central Bank of Sri Lanka from a steady foundation laid over a period of 28 years has re-emerged as the NEW KID IN THE BLOCK with theshifting of the main operations of the Company to Colombo in March 2010. | $11.9M |  | Mar 01, 2014 |  |
| Equitas Holdings | Equitas Holdings Private Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides microfinance, used commercial vehicle finance, and housing finance services in India. It is engaged in extending micro credit to people who are otherwise unable to access finance from the mainstream banking channels. It also provides finance for the purchase of used commercialvehicles; and housing finance for self-employed and salaried segment of low income customers. The company was formerly known as Equitas Micro Finance India Private Limited and changed its name to Equitas Holdings Private Limited in February 2012. Equitas Micro Finance India Private Limited was founded in 2007 and is based in Chennai, India. | $36M |  | Dec 20, 2013 |  |
| Vivriti Capital | Vivriti Capital is a marketplace for small enterprises and individuals that lack efficient access to financial services. It provides investment banking services to a diverse set of clients by combining their deep understanding of their clients’ business models with the efforts of their structured finance experts and their extensive coverage ofinvestor classes. Through the use of data analytics, the company's technology system determines the client’s needs and designs an appropriate product at the client’s doorstep.Vivriti Capital was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. | $13.1M | Series A |  |  |
| Fusion Finance | 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. | $94.2M | Post-IPO Equity |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dinesh Hinduja Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dinesh-hinduja-family-office) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Everstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everstone) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lgt-lightstone) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lightrock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightrock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lok Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lok-capital-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ribbit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ribbit-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

Private equity investments in Microfinance Institutions, Small-and-Medium Enterprise lenders, Emerging Market Banks, Insurance Providers, FinTech, Payments businesses and other BOP Financial Service Institutions focused on the unbanked and underbanked in the developing world.

5 contacts available at Creation Investments Capital Management, LLC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bryan Wagner | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-wagner |
| Jason LaFrance | Advisory Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-lafrance |
| Ken Weele | Co-Founder & Partner Emeritus | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-vander-weele |
| Patrick Fisher | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-fisher |
| Therese Stoch | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/therese-stoch |

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## FAQ

### What does Ken Weele invest in?

Ken Weele invests primarily in Financial Services, Finance and Banking startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ken Weele last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ken Weele closed in Sep 2021. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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