Sham Sandhu

Stills is a centre for photography based in the heart of Edinburgh. Established in 1977, we have a long history of supporting the advancement, enjoyment, exploration and understanding of photography in Scotland.

Quona Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in financial technology companies in emerging markets. The firm was formed with a simple idea - technology has the power to radically improve the quality, access and affordability of financial services for underserved consumers and businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia. We invest in disruptive innovations to create a more financially inclusive world.

Patamar Capital is a venture capital firm with over 10 years’ experience investing in Asia’s “mass market” (i.e. low and middle-income populations). Patamar makes early-stage (Series A) and growth-stage (Series B) investments into companies in key sectors including financial services and technology-enabled platform businesses in health care, education, and other sectors serving the mass market. Patamar identifies investment opportunities and adds strategic value to portfolio companies by leveraging the local expertise of its Asia-based investment team members. The investment team resides full-time in six countries across South and Southeast Asia, and investment capital is sourced from leading Asia-based family offices and institutional investors in the U.S. and Australia. The proximity to investment opportunities and the depth of local business and policy networks is key to the management team successfully investing in, operating, expanding, and exiting early-stage and growth-stage investments in South and Southeast Asia.