Shifting Capital is an international podcast featuring innovative female fund managers, impact-driven entrepreneurs and courageous capital providers from around the world. Hosted by Jessica Espinoza and her edtech venture XOCO, Shifting Capital is about game-changing investment strategies and audacious entrepreneurs driving impact at scale.
Shifting Capital with Amaka Okechukwu Opara, Founding Partner of the Women’s Enterprise Acceleration Vehicle (WEAV)
Amaka Okechukwu Opara is Founding Partner of the Women’s Enterprise Acceleration Vehicle (WEAV), bringing decades of experience in development finance, ecosystem building, and private sector investment. Having managed over $1.4 billion in financing projects across continents, Amaka has worked with governments, high-growth SMEs, and global multinationals to catalyze business-enabling reforms and sustainable growth. In this episode, discover how Amaka is advancing women’s economic empowerment a...
4 Jul 2025
Shifting Capital with Seema Chaturvedi, Founder & Managing Partner of Achieving Women Equity (AWE) Funds
Seema Chaturvedi, Founder of Achieving Women Equity Funds, discusses innovative finance and investing in deeptech to promote gender equity and climate action across India, the US and globally in this interview episode.
6 May 2025
Shifting Capital with Jodi Smith, CEO & Co-Founder, Matanataki
Jodi Smith, CEO and Co-Founder of Matanataki, discusses transforming climate resilience through investments in SMEs within Fijian coastal communities, showcasing the impact of gender lens investing in this interview with Jessica Espinoza.
31 May 2022
Shifting Capital with Nonkululeko Komanyane and Thandeka Xaba, Digital Africa Ventures, South Africa
Nonkululeko Komanyane and Thandeka Xaba discuss launching Digital Africa Ventures to support early-stage tech entrepreneurs in South Africa, highlighting their experiences as black women in venture capital in this interview with Jessica Espinoza.
26 Sept 2021
Shifting Capital with Jenny Atout Ahlzén, Amam Ventures, Jordan
Jenny Atout Ahlzén of Amam Ventures discusses gender-lens investing and the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Jordan, providing valuable insights into impact investing in the MENA region in an interview with Jessica Espinoza.
11 Aug 2021
Shifting Capital with Evelyne Dioh Simpa, WIC Capital, Senegal
Evelyne Dioh Simpa, Managing Director at WIC Capital, discusses the innovative evergreen fund structure supporting women-led businesses in West Africa, in an interview with Jessica Espinoza.
2 Jul 2021
Shifting Capital with Anna Raptis, Amplifica Capital, Mexico
Anna Raptis, Founder of Amplifica Capital, discusses venture capital in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on diversifying the investor base by increasing women's participation in private capital in this interview episode.
12 Jun 2021
Shifting Capital with Sam Pokroy, Sanari Capital, South Africa
Jessica Espinoza interviews Samantha Pokroy, Founder & CEO of Sanari Capital, about building an investment firm that transforms investment culture through a gender and racial equity lens.
20 May 2021
Shifting Capital with Andia Chakava, Graça Machel Trust, Kenya
Andia Chakava, Investment Director at the Graça Machel Trust, discusses her journey as a female fund manager in Kenya and offers insights on overcoming challenges for underrepresented individuals in an interview with Jessica Espinoza.
10 May 2021
Shifting Capital with Cathy Goddard, FyreFem, South Africa
Cathy Goddard, CEO of FyreFem, discusses her South African-based private equity fund and its unique gender lens strategy for bringing women into corporate ownership through business revitalization in this interview.
29 Apr 2021
Shifting Capital with Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi, i2i Ventures, Pakistan
Kalsoom Lakhani and Misbah Naqvi of i2i Ventures discuss investing in Pakistani startups and supporting dynamic founders through their accelerator program in this interview with Jessica Espinoza.
6 Apr 2021
Shifting Capital with Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, Aruwa Capital, Nigeria
Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, Founder of Aruwa Capital, discusses gender equality in African private equity and shares success stories from her portfolio in an interview with Jessica Espinoza.
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Seema Chaturvedi
Jodi Smith
Nonkululeko Komanyane
Thandeka Xaba
Jenny Atout Ahlzén
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