Laviva Mazhar is a Principal at Luge Capital. Luge Capital is a fintech-focused venture capital fund. It invests in early-stage teams shaping the future of financial services. Laviva sources, evaluates, and supports investments across fintech and insurtech. She works closely with founders building early-stage companies. Laviva spoke at a past InsurTechNY event.
Laviva has spent more than eight years at Luge Capital. She joined as an Investment Analyst and rose to Principal. She helps lead investments and supports portfolio companies. Her work centers on early-stage fintech and insurtech teams.
Laviva is active as an investor and board member across several companies. She is an investor and board member at Inscora. She was also an investor and board observer at Foxquilt, an insurtech serving small businesses. She held a similar role with Flare. That work reflects her hands-on approach to supporting founders.
Before Luge, Laviva was an Investment Analyst at Ferst Capital Partners. Ferst is a fintech-focused investment firm and startup foundry. That role gave her early experience investing in and building fintech startups.
Laviva earned a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University. She double-majored in Economics and Finance. She has also passed Level I of the CFA program.
