David Mathewson has spent over three decades in emerging markets across multilateral development, global PE funds, impact managers, and now venture capital at Quona Capital, giving him an unusually broad view of how public, private, and impact capital work together in frontier markets. He serves as both Partner/COO and Chief Compliance Officer at Quona, combining firm-building, cross-border compliance, and investment judgment in an integrated operational role that spans pre-seed to Series A fintech investments across Africa, Latin America, India, MENA, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. David Mathewson has spent over three decades in emerging markets across multilateral development, global PE funds, impact managers, and now venture capital at Quona Capital, giving him an unusually broad view of how public, private, and impact capital work together in frontier markets. He serves as both Partner/COO and Chief Compliance Officer at Quona, combining firm-building, cross-border compliance, and investment judgment in an integrated operational role that spans pre-seed to Series A fintech investments across Africa, Latin America, India, MENA, Southeast Asia, and the U.S.