Will Poole

Will Poole is Cofounder and Managing Partner at Capria and Unitus Ventures.

In 2012, Will co-founded Unitus Ventures, now India’s leading venture seed fund supporting startups innovating for the masses. In 2015, Will co-founded Capria, a global investment firm advancing the next generation of local impact fund managers in emerging markets, specializing in the “missing middle” finance opportunity. Capria and Unitus Ventures are affiliates of Unitus Group, a premier financial services group operating in SE Asia and Latin America since 2000.

Will received a degree in Computer Science from Brown University.

Outside of work, Will is an avid tandem cyclist and photographer, and he likes to sail when it’s not raining.

Articles by Will Poole

Tuesday
July 10
2018

Will Poole

Saved by a ‘SAFE’: Three Lessons from a Broken Impact Investing Deal

Many in Silicon Valley's tech investment sector are familiar with the founder-friendly financial instrument known as the “Simple Agreement for Future Equity" (SAFE). SAFEs are commonly used, yet they're often misunderstood by entrepreneurs – and they're not always beneficial for investors. Will Poole of impact investing firm Capria reflects on an experience with a SAFE that went wrong, involving a South America-based entrepreneur with an apparently promising social enterprise. Poole presents three lessons learned about the importance of business integrity, simplicity and luck.

Categories
Entrepreneurship, Investing

Tags
accelerators, business development, emerging markets, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, impact investing, impact investment, investors, social enterprise, venture capital

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Saved by a ‘SAFE’: Three Lessons from a Broken Impact Investing Deal