Karla Mora
InvestorFounder 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
- Alante CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentSanta Barbara, California Area
- Green AbundanceInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- MercatorInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- RelistInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
- MannyAIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- MaterealInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- FibeInvestorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- retracedInvestorcurrent2023 — presentDüsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- InsempraInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- WindowInvestorcurrent2022 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- IndyxInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- NovoloopInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ZZ DriggsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- SwayInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- FIT:MATCHInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- FlypInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- TreetInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- LizeeInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Circ™Investorcurrent2019 — present
- Mango MaterialsInvestor and Board Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Education
- University of Rome Tor VergataM.A, Development Economics and International Cooperation2008 — 2009
- San Francisco State UniversityB.A, International Relations2002 — 2005
Skills & more
Strategic Planning57Strategy21Management6Capacity Building5International Relations82Social Entrepreneurship66International Development23Research12Economics15Nonprofits9Social Enterprise10Microfinance9
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EntrepreneurshipEconomic DevelopmentMarket ResearchFundraisingStart-upsPolicy AnalysisSustainable DevelopmentSustainabilityCommunity DevelopmentGrantsInternational OrganizationsDevelopment EconomicsLanguages Italian · Spanish
- Financial Management — eCornell
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Also attended San Francisco State University61
Ciara Campbell BowenExecutive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesJulie WalkerInvestor at True VenturesEmily RabbittInvestor at True VenturesStephanie WatkinsOperations at 8VCIndra HusfeldOffice and Finance Coordinator at Sierra VenturesCrystal TownsendManager at Buckhill Capital
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