WeArisma is thrilled to announce an investment from Morgan Stanley, joining their inaugural EMEA Multicultural Innovation Lab. This partnership will accelerate WeArisma’s growth, focusing on delivering top-tier products while promoting an inclusive investment landscape for diverse founders.
Published On: October 6, 2022
WeArisma Secures Investment from Morgan Stanley, Featured in Times Square
We are delighted to announce that Morgan Stanley has invested in WeArisma to help accelerate our growth (as can be seen in NY Times Square!), recognising our capabilities and investment potential.
WeArisma is one of the 5 companies in their inaugural EMEA Multicultural Innovation Lab (EMCIL) whose mission is to create a more inclusive investment landscape for women and diverse founders.
Jenny Tsai, Founder & CEO of WeArisma says, “We are excited to build lasting partnerships with Morgan Stanley and founders. We will be razor focused on continuing to deliver the best-in-class product and service to clients, growing a world-class team and generating accelerated growth and commercial success for investors. By doing so, we will hopefully play a part in demonstrating the importance and opportunity of creating a more equitable landscape for founders of all backgrounds. A big thank you goes to our team and the EMEA Multicultural innovation lab for continuing to support the important mission of creating equal access to the investment landscape.”
Sanghamitra Karra, Managing Director and EMEA Head of the Multicultural Client Strategy Group at Morgan Stanley says, “These companies were selected on the merits of their offerings and significant investment potential,”, “The intersectional diversity of these founders is key to driving greater innovation and resilience in entrepreneurship.”
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