Maelis Carraro is the Managing Director of Catalyst Fund and a Principal at BFA Global overseeing their early-stage innovation and impact investing portfolio. She has over 14 years of experience working alongside tech startups, development finance institutions, microfinance banks and impact investors to pioneer tech and data-enabled solutions that benefit underserved communities in emerging markets. She runs Catalyst Fund, as well as her own startup in the fintech space, and is deeply committed to accelerating early-stage inclusive tech ventures in emerging markets.