Shrina Kurani
InvestorDeputy Director of Venture Capital, IBank California at Higher Ground Labs
Riverside, California, United States
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About
Shrina Kurani is Deputy Director of Venture Capital at IBank California, focusing on climate solutions. She holds engineering and sustainability science backgrounds, with experience across research, engineering consultancy, systems design, venture capital, and social entrepreneurship. Her work spans multiple regions including Europe, Asia, and the United States.
Experience
- IBank CaliforniaDeputy Director of Venture Capitalcurrent2025 — presentSacramento, California, United States
- IBank CaliforniaVenture Specialist2023 — 2025Sacramento, California, United States
- SNØCAPManaging General Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Grid110Executive Director2023 — 2025Los Angeles, California, United States
- Shrina Kurani for CongressCandidate for United States Congress2021 — 2022Riverside County, California, United States
- RepublicVice President Business2019 — 2022Riverside, California, United States
- RepublicChief Of Staff2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- New Leaders CouncilBoard Member2019 — 2021
- Better VenturesAssociate2017 — 2018Oakland, CA
- SutroBusiness Development, Founding team (acquired)2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- FoodNestCEO & Co-Founder2015 — 2018Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Sanghata GlobalAssociate (Founding Team)2015 — 2016India, London, Ireland
- Sempra EnergyEngineering Consultant for Energy Efficiency2012 — 2013Redlands, CA
- University of California, RiversideSuccess Counselor at the Bourns College of Engineering2010 — 2013Riverside, California
- NASAMechanical Engineer2012 — 2013Riverside, CA
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Skills & more
Program DevelopmentProgram ManagementNonprofit OrganizationsGrassroots OrganizingEntrepreneurship DevelopmentEntrepreneurship EducationInvestingImpact InvestingDue DiligenceNew Business DevelopmentDigital MarketingEngineering60
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Energy EfficiencyCustomer ServiceHeat TransferCADThermodynamicsSocial MediaResearchStart-upsPublic SpeakingManagementTeamworkClimate investingLanguages English · German · Gujarati · Spanish · Swedish
- Duolingo German Fluency: Elementary (Estimated) — Duolingo
From Shrina's professional profile.
Colleagues at Higher Ground Labs
Addisu Demissie
Principal & Co-Founder, 50+1 Strategies at Higher Ground Labs
Aia Sarycheva
Vice President, Bessemer Venture Partners at Higher Ground Labs
Allen Kramer
Co-Founder, Mobilize at Higher Ground Labs
Andrew McLaughlin
Partner at Higher Ground Labs
Arthur Thompson
CTO, DNC at Higher Ground Labs
Aveek Majumdar
Founder, TSQ Advisors at Higher Ground Labs
Ben Brandzel
Founder, The OPEN Network at Higher Ground Labs
Beth Bafford
CEO, Climate United at Higher Ground Labs
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Shrina Kurani?
- Shrina Kurani is Deputy Director of Venture Capital at IBank California, focusing on climate solutions. She holds engineering and sustainability science backgrounds, with experience across research, engineering consultancy, systems design, venture capital, and social entrepreneurship. Her work spans multiple regions including Europe, Asia, and the United States.
- Where does Shrina Kurani work?
- Shrina Kurani is Deputy Director of Venture Capital, IBank California at Higher Ground Labs.
- Where did Shrina Kurani go to school?
- Shrina Kurani studied at University of California, Riverside (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering); Lund University (Master's degree, Sustainability Science); University of California, Riverside (Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering).
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Also attended Lund University137
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Also attended The Faculty of Engineering at Lund University63
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Shared employers
Also worked at IBank California1
Also worked at Republic59
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Also worked at Better Ventures8
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