Swarnali Mitra

Director, Carbon Finance at CUR8

London, England

Overview 

Swarnali Mitra is currently the Director of Carbon Finance at CUR8, specializing in net zero and carbon removals. With a background in investment banking and a Master's in International Affairs from Columbia, she has also served as an Investment Lead at Anthemis Group and held roles at Credit Suisse, Instituto de Tecnologia e Sociedade, and Deutsche Bank. Noteworthy highlights of Swarnali's career include her leadership in carbon finance at CUR8 and her role as Investment Lead at Anthemis Group's Female Innovators Lab Fund, showcasing her expertise in sustainable finance and supporting female innovators in the tech industry.

Work Experience 

  • Director, Financial Products and Sales

    2023 - Current

    Run Carbon Finance at CUR8, where I’m focused on bringing commercially scalable financing solutions to the carbon removals market, working alongside financial institutions. Employee #4 and chief architect of CUR8's first-to-market solution, developed in partnership with British Airways and Standard Chartered and piloted with UNDO. This working capital solution solves the liquidity catch-22 of carbon removals by providing: (1) affordable payment terms for buyers (2) incremental sales for suppliers alongside upfront payments (3) an investment option for financial institutions outside of bespoke project financing & early-stage equity

  • Lead Investor, UK & Europe - Female Innovators Lab Fund

    2021 - 2023

  • Associate, Investment Banking - Financial Institutions Group

    2019 - 2021

Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.

  • Research Associate, Digital Identities - #GoodID

    2019 - 2019

  • Consultant, Artificial Intelligence & Industrial Innovation

    2019 - 2019

  • Associate, Communications & Outreach - Inclusive Fintech 50

    2018 - 2019

MIX promotes responsible financial services to underserved populations through data and market insights

  • Associate, Product & Technology Management - Payments

    2014 - 2017

DB Capital Ventures invests in early-stage and emerging growth businesses and is a venture capital firm based in New York.

  • Analyst, Finance - Treasury & Money Markets

    2012 - 2013

Credit Suisse Group is a financial services company that advises clients in all aspects of finance.

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