UNLEASHING THE POWER OF
TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD
About Us
After years of successful high-return investments, CerraCap Ventures is expanding its ‘from Dreams to Impact’ vision by launching an exciting new philanthropic venture: CerraCap Cares. As first-generation immigrants, the founders of CerraCap have always dreamt of creating a legacy that could positively impact over Billion people around the globe.
Our Vision
To impact a billion lives.
Our Mission
We believe that technology can be the great equalizer that facilitates the meaningful participation of all humans, especially the underserved, in order to achieve a sustainable future for us all.
We aspire for equity with what we call our "3Es"

Education
Increasing literacy and education access for the underserved

Environment
Increasing access to clean water and safe air quality

Empowerment
Addressing fundamental disparities in wealth and gender

WHY
A FOCUS ON THE UNDERSERVED
• Investing in solutions to the most
complex global issues
• Reducing disparities and increasing
equitable access for the underserved.

WHAT
A HYBRID PERENNIAL STRUCTURE
• A unique dual structure of both an impact
fund and a foundation
• A single donation to CerraCap Cares
creates a multigenerational legacy while
eliminating the unsustainability of
charitable giving

HOW
STRATEGIC DESIGN
• It offers a holistic and sustainable solution to address some of the most complex global problems
Team & ADVISORY COUNCIL
CerraCap Cares is steered by an eminent Advisory Council of women leaders who are nationally and internationally recognized for their work in the empowerment of underserved communities

NIKKI ARORA
GENERAL PARTNER
NIKKI ARORA
- Partner and Chief Marketing Officer of CerraCap Ventures
- 20+ years of enterprise-wide management experience leading strategic vision and building excellent global brand
- Globally recognized as an “Exceptional Leader” and “Woman of the Year” by The International Women Leadership Association and National Association of Professional Women.

Marta Fox
Former first lady of Mexico
Martax Fox
Born in Zamora, Michoacán, on April 10, 1953, Marta Sahagún de Fox, an incessant promoter and fighter for change in Mexico, has distinguished herself by promoting education, health and the participation of women in society, childhood, the fight against poverty and support for vulnerable groups.
She has stood out for her capacity for dialogue and interaction in social communication and for her professionalism, which led her to be the first woman to occupy the position of spokesperson for the federal government, to later become the wife of the then President Vicente Fox Quesada where he broke with the traditional image of the First Lady, by taking an active and committed role, carrying out innovative actions with great social impact.
She currently, together with her husband, President Vicente Fox Quesada, she has worked for 15 years to provide development opportunities to all Mexicans through her foundations: Fundación Vamos México and Centro Fox.



Betty T. Yee
CALIFORNIA STATE CONTROLLER
Betty T.Yee
State Controller Betty T. Yee was elected in November 2014, following two terms of service on the California Board of Equalization. As Controller, she continues to serve the Board as its fifth voting member. Reelected for a second term as Controller in 2018, Ms. Yee is only the tenth woman in California history to be elected to statewide office.
As the state’s chief fiscal officer, Ms. Yee chairs the Franchise Tax Board and serves as a member of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) Boards. These two boards have a combined portfolio of more than $620 billion. Ms. Yee also serves on the Ceres Board of Directors, a nonprofit organization working to mobilize many of the world’s largest investors to advance global sustainability and take stronger action on climate change.
Ms. Yee serves on dozens of boards and commissions with authority ranging from land management to crime victim compensation. As a member of the State Lands Commission (and chairperson in even-numbered years), she helps provide stewardship of public-trust lands, waterways, industrial wharves, marine terminals, pipelines, and resources through economic development, protection, preservation, and restoration consistent with the state’s environmental needs. Through other financing authorities, Ms. Yee is dedicated to creating incentives to increase the number of affordable housing units, spur economic development, support pollution-control innovations, and strengthen health and educational facilities.
Ms. Yee has more than 35 years of experience in public service, specializing in state and local finance and tax policy. Ms. Yee previously served as Chief Deputy Director for Budget with the California Department of Finance where she led the development of the Governor’s Budget, negotiations with the Legislature and key budget stakeholders, and fiscal analyses of legislation. Prior to this, she served in senior staff positions for several fiscal and policy committees in both houses of the California State Legislature. She also cofounded the Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project, which exposes California high school youth to the public service, public policy, and political arenas.
A native of San Francisco, Ms. Yee received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and she holds a master’s degree in public administration.



JENNIFER SEGERSTROM
Philanthropist
Jennifer Segerstrom
Jennifer Segerstrom is a respected Southern California-based philanthropist who supports a diverse range of nonprofit organizations through dynamic leadership, creative vision and active volunteerism.
For more than 22 years, her passion has focused on issues related to the visual and performing arts, hunger, children’s wellbeing and environmental organizations. She has spearheaded fundraising, created innovative programming, launched revenue-generating initiatives, managed large-scale events, and connected nationally recognized corporations and local businesses with nonprofits.
Since 2004, significant contributions include chairing and serving on the gala executive committee and in other strategic capacities for the Orange County Museum of Art and the museum’s primary fundraising galas. In partnership with her husband Anton Segerstrom, she lends expertise on the capital campaign for the museum’s acclaimed new building slated to open in 2022 on the campus of Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
Over the last 20 years and as a current Board member and past event chair of the Harvesters, the prominent fundraising arm of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, she has helped to raise awareness and millions of dollars for the food insecure.
A member of the Segerstrom family and owners of South Coast Plaza, Jennifer also provides support to numerous philanthropic organizations through the preeminent shopping center’s community relations program .
Jennifer believes in the importance of hands-on volunteering with her family and giving a voice to the underserved in the community. In addition, she is also committed to creating and preserving the cultural landscape of Orange County for future generations.



SHALOO GARG
Managing director, global lead at microsoft
SHALOO GARG
Shaloo Garg is MD, Growth Stage Startups & Unicorns and Global Lead for Microsoft Global Social Entrepreneurship Program. Previously, Shaloo was Partner, Global Oracle Innovation at Oracle where she led the Global Corporate Innovation practice of commercializing revenue opportunities for startups into the enterprise client base and partner ecosystem. She has also led go-to-market for Oracle’s cloud business and was part of the M&A team that acquired Peoplesoft, Siebel, Retek etc. Prior to joining Oracle, she was in a couple of early-stage startups. Shaloo is a Forbes Contributor and is passionate about Tech for Good and is President, BOD at UN Women, a ‘Champion of Innovation’ where she is spinning up virtual Innovation Labs with Schools & Universities to encourage digital literacy for young girls in developing countries. Shaloo is a Guest faculty at Penn Law and is an MBA from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University with Specialization in Design Thinking from Stanford d. School.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
CerraCap Cares is steered by an eminent Advisory Council of women leaders who are nationally and internationally recognized for their work in the empowerment of underserved communities



Marta Fox
Former first lady of Mexico
Martax Fox
Born in Zamora, Michoacán, on April 10, 1953, Marta Sahagún de Fox, an incessant promoter and fighter for change in Mexico, has distinguished herself by promoting education, health and the participation of women in society, childhood, the fight against poverty and support for vulnerable groups.
She has stood out for her capacity for dialogue and interaction in social communication and for her professionalism, which led her to be the first woman to occupy the position of spokesperson for the federal government, to later become the wife of the then President Vicente Fox Quesada where he broke with the traditional image of the First Lady, by taking an active and committed role, carrying out innovative actions with great social impact.
She currently, together with her husband, President Vicente Fox Quesada, she has worked for 15 years to provide development opportunities to all Mexicans through her foundations: Fundación Vamos México and Centro Fox.



Betty T. Yee
CALIFORNIA STATE CONTROLLER
Betty T.Yee
State Controller Betty T. Yee was elected in November 2014, following two terms of service on the California Board of Equalization. As Controller, she continues to serve the Board as its fifth voting member. Reelected for a second term as Controller in 2018, Ms. Yee is only the tenth woman in California history to be elected to statewide office.
As the state’s chief fiscal officer, Ms. Yee chairs the Franchise Tax Board and serves as a member of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) Boards. These two boards have a combined portfolio of more than $620 billion. Ms. Yee also serves on the Ceres Board of Directors, a nonprofit organization working to mobilize many of the world’s largest investors to advance global sustainability and take stronger action on climate change.
Ms. Yee serves on dozens of boards and commissions with authority ranging from land management to crime victim compensation. As a member of the State Lands Commission (and chairperson in even-numbered years), she helps provide stewardship of public-trust lands, waterways, industrial wharves, marine terminals, pipelines, and resources through economic development, protection, preservation, and restoration consistent with the state’s environmental needs. Through other financing authorities, Ms. Yee is dedicated to creating incentives to increase the number of affordable housing units, spur economic development, support pollution-control innovations, and strengthen health and educational facilities.
Ms. Yee has more than 35 years of experience in public service, specializing in state and local finance and tax policy. Ms. Yee previously served as Chief Deputy Director for Budget with the California Department of Finance where she led the development of the Governor’s Budget, negotiations with the Legislature and key budget stakeholders, and fiscal analyses of legislation. Prior to this, she served in senior staff positions for several fiscal and policy committees in both houses of the California State Legislature. She also cofounded the Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project, which exposes California high school youth to the public service, public policy, and political arenas.
A native of San Francisco, Ms. Yee received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, and she holds a master’s degree in public administration.



JENNIFER SEGERSTROM
Philanthropist
Jennifer Segerstrom
Jennifer Segerstrom is a respected Southern California-based philanthropist who supports a diverse range of nonprofit organizations through dynamic leadership, creative vision and active volunteerism.
For more than 22 years, her passion has focused on issues related to the visual and performing arts, hunger, children’s wellbeing and environmental organizations. She has spearheaded fundraising, created innovative programming, launched revenue-generating initiatives, managed large-scale events, and connected nationally recognized corporations and local businesses with nonprofits.
Since 2004, significant contributions include chairing and serving on the gala executive committee and in other strategic capacities for the Orange County Museum of Art and the museum’s primary fundraising galas. In partnership with her husband Anton Segerstrom, she lends expertise on the capital campaign for the museum’s acclaimed new building slated to open in 2022 on the campus of Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
Over the last 20 years and as a current Board member and past event chair of the Harvesters, the prominent fundraising arm of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County, she has helped to raise awareness and millions of dollars for the food insecure.
A member of the Segerstrom family and owners of South Coast Plaza, Jennifer also provides support to numerous philanthropic organizations through the preeminent shopping center’s community relations program .
Jennifer believes in the importance of hands-on volunteering with her family and giving a voice to the underserved in the community. In addition, she is also committed to creating and preserving the cultural landscape of Orange County for future generations.



SHALOO GARG
Managing director, global lead at microsoft
SHALOO GARG
Shaloo Garg is MD, Growth Stage Startups & Unicorns and Global Lead for Microsoft Global Social Entrepreneurship Program. Previously, Shaloo was Partner, Global Oracle Innovation at Oracle where she led the Global Corporate Innovation practice of commercializing revenue opportunities for startups into the enterprise client base and partner ecosystem. She has also led go-to-market for Oracle’s cloud business and was part of the M&A team that acquired Peoplesoft, Siebel, Retek etc. Prior to joining Oracle, she was in a couple of early-stage startups. Shaloo is a Forbes Contributor and is passionate about Tech for Good and is President, BOD at UN Women, a ‘Champion of Innovation’ where she is spinning up virtual Innovation Labs with Schools & Universities to encourage digital literacy for young girls in developing countries. Shaloo is a Guest faculty at Penn Law and is an MBA from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University with Specialization in Design Thinking from Stanford d. School.




A perennial impact-driven fund that combines philanthropy and technology to invest in human-centered technologies and innovative solutions that reduce disparities for the underserved in the environment, education and the empowerment of individuals and communities.