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Karla Mora

Investor

Founder and Managing Partner at Alante Capital

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Writes $1M – $5M checks

About

Karla Mora runs a single-industry VC focused on apparel-value-chain tech, partnering with Nike and adidas to earn board seats and advance waste-reducing innovations like methane-derived polyester and cotton–poly fiber-recycling.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechE-commerceNew MaterialsRetail Tech

Experience

  1. Alante CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentSanta Barbara, California Area
  2. Green AbundanceInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  3. MercatorInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. RelistInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  5. MannyAIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  6. MaterealInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  7. FibeInvestorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  8. retracedInvestorcurrent2023 — presentDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  9. InsempraInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  10. WindowInvestorcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  11. IndyxInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  12. NovoloopInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. ZZ DriggsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  14. SwayInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. FIT:MATCHInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  16. FlypInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  17. TreetInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  18. LizeeInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  19. Circ™Investorcurrent2019 — present
  20. Mango MaterialsInvestor and Board Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. University of Rome Tor VergataM.A, Development Economics and International Cooperation2008 — 2009
  2. San Francisco State UniversityB.A, International Relations2002 — 2005

Skills & more

Strategic Planning57Strategy21Management6Capacity Building5International Relations82Social Entrepreneurship66International Development23Research12Economics15Nonprofits9Social Enterprise10Microfinance9
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipEconomic DevelopmentMarket ResearchFundraisingStart-upsPolicy AnalysisSustainable DevelopmentSustainabilityCommunity DevelopmentGrantsInternational OrganizationsDevelopment Economics

Languages Italian · Spanish

  • Financial ManagementeCornell

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