Tema

Based in New York, US, and founded in 2022 by CEO Maurits Pot, Tema Global Limited provides a thematic ETF investing platform dedicated to designing differentiated strategies managed by experienced investment professionals. The company invests in small and mid-cap companies, emerging markets, and frontier markets. In May 2023, Tema raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding, co-led by Accel and Index Ventures, with participation from another investor, Zinal Growth. The company offers a wide range of funds, including the American Reshoring ETF, that provide long-term growth by investing in companies that span sectors such as industrials, transport, infrastructure, materials, and semiconductors.

The Luxury ETF invests in companies operating in the luxury industry, such as fashion items, accessories, automobiles, hospitality, and beauty; the Monopolies and Oligopolies ETF invests in companies operating in monopolistic industry structures, characterized by sustainable competitive advantage and high explicit (e. g. , regulation) and implicit (e. g.

, high switching costs) barriers to entry. In addition, the company themes include underpenetrated areas across reshoring, biotechnology, financial inclusion, environmental commodities, regulated monopolies, the Asian middle class, and dominant consumer brands.