StrataSynergy
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The governingintelligence behind30+ businesses

Strata Synergy is a strategic holding company aligning capital, operating doctrine and shared infrastructure across a portfolio of category-defining businesses.

GROUP HQ · TBILISIStrata House
EST.2011
AUM$4.2B
VERTICALS07
HOLD STAGEPERPETUAL
ALIGNED FOR IMPACTPORTFOLIO INTELLIGENCEPATIENT CAPITALOPERATING SYSTEMSGOVERNANCE BY DESIGN
02 · ABOUT STRATA

We don't operate companies.
We give them altitude.

Strata Synergy is the holding structure for thirty-plus operating businesses across fintech, consumer, infrastructure, and frontier markets. We assemble talent, capital and shared services into a single governing layer — then step back.

Founded in Tbilisi in 2011. Independently held. Permanent capital. No fund cycle, no forced exits, no quarterly theatre.

0+
Operating businesses
ACROSS 7 VERTICALS
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People aligned
UNDER ONE OPERATING SYSTEM
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Strategic offices
TBILISI ↔ DUBAI ↔ SINGAPORE
$0.0B
Assets under stewardship
PERPETUAL HOLD STRUCTURE
— 01

Capital that doesn't blink.

Permanent balance sheet. We hold for decades, not quarters.

— 02

One operating doctrine.

A shared playbook for governance, finance, talent and tech.

— 03

Founders stay founders.

Operators run their companies. We back them with infrastructure.

03 · PORTFOLIO

Thirty-plus businesses.
One operating intelligence.

01FINTECH

Meridian

SECTORFinancial Services
AUM$820M

A next-generation payments infrastructure operating across 12 markets. Meridian processes $4B+ annually and serves 1,400 enterprise clients.

$4.1BAnnual processing volume
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02CONSUMER

Verdant

SECTORConsumer Brands
AUM$340M

A portfolio of premium consumer brands unified under a single supply-chain and digital commerce platform, serving 2.2M customers.

2.2MActive customers
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03INFRASTRUCTURE

Axiom Infra

SECTORInfrastructure
AUM$1.2B

Critical logistics and industrial infrastructure across the Caucasus and Central Asia. Long-duration contracts with sovereign and institutional anchors.

18yrAvg. contract duration
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04HEALTHTECH

Halo Health

SECTORHealth & Life
AUM$280M

Digital health infrastructure connecting 6,000 providers across three countries. Halo processes 40,000 patient interactions per day.

40KDaily patient interactions
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05REAL ESTATE

Stonewall RE

SECTORReal Assets
AUM$960M

A $960M commercial and mixed-use real-estate portfolio concentrated in Tbilisi, Dubai and Almaty. 97% average occupancy.

97%Average portfolio occupancy
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06EARLY STAGE

Nova Ventures

SECTORVenture
AUM$180M

An early-stage venture arm seeding 4–6 companies per year in frontier markets. Portfolio of 28 active investments across 9 countries.

28Active portfolio companies
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SHOWING 6 OF 6 PORTFOLIO COMPANIESView full portfolio
04 · LEADERSHIP

The team that holds
everything together

Operators, investors and builders with skin in the game — not advisors.

GB

Giorgi Beridze

Founder & Chairman

Tbilisi2011–
NK

Nino Kvaratskhelia

Group CEO

Tbilisi2015–
OR

Omar Al-Rashid

President, MENA

Dubai2014–
PS

Priya Sethuraman

Managing Director, APAC

Singapore2016–
LB

Luca Bianchi

Group CFO

London2017–
TL

Tamara Lomsadze

Chief Operating Officer

Tbilisi2018–
DN

David Nakashidze

Head of Portfolio

Tbilisi2019–
AH

Amira Hassan

Chief People Officer

Dubai2020–
05 · OPERATING DOCTRINE

How we turn capital
into compounding systems

Four stages. One integrated approach. No quarterly theatre.

01
01 · DIAGNOSE4–6 weeks

Surface the real constraints

Before capital, before talent — we map the actual operating system. Where decisions slow down. Where incentives misfire. Where the edges of the org don't talk to the core.

  • Operating system audit
  • Incentive mapping
  • Constraint analysis
  • Decision velocity study
OUTPUTDiagnostic report + constraint map
06 · HISTORY

Fourteen years of
compounding decisions

2011Strata founded in TbilisiGiorgi Beridze establishes the holding structure with two operating businesses and $12M seed capital.
2013Axiom Infra acquiredFirst major infrastructure acquisition. Establishes Strata's real-assets playbook across the Caucasus.
2015Meridian launchedPayments infrastructure business spun out of Strata's balance sheet. Reaches profitability in 18 months.
2017Verdant & Almaty officeConsumer brand portfolio assembled. Central Asia presence established with the Almaty hub.
2020$2B AUM milestoneAssets under stewardship cross $2B. Nova Ventures arm launched to seed frontier-market founders.
2024$4.2B AUM · 30+ companiesPortfolio spans 7 verticals across 4 continents. Operating doctrine codified and deployed group-wide.
07 · GLOBAL PRESENCE

Nine offices.
One operating system.

A carefully considered geographic footprint — every office earns its place on the map.

SELECTED OFFICEHQ

Tbilisi

Georgia

HEADCOUNT340 people
SINCE2011
PRIMARY FOCUSGroup governance & capital
07 · IN MOTION

Stories from the portfolio.

A rolling reel of films, founder interviews and field reports from the thirty companies we steward. Updated monthly.

FEATURED FILMMeama — From cherry to cup
04:18
BRAND SYSTEMUniPay rebrand, 2026
OPERATING DOCTRINE
"Capital without governance is just expensive chaos."
NO. 04
INTERVIEWThe Doctrine, in 12 minutes
PRODUCTIONEpisode · Title No. 47
08:33
BY THE NUMBERS
30+COMPANIES
$4.2BAUM
14YEARS
Updated quarterly
08 · INSIGHTS

Thinking out loud

Essays, frameworks and field notes from the operating floor.

All insights
DOCTRINEMAR 2025

Why governance is a compounding asset — not a compliance function

Most holding companies treat governance as overhead. We treat it as the primary driver of long-term value creation. Here is why the distinction matters.

12 MIN READ
MARKETSFEB 2025

The Caucasus as a connectivity corridor

Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia sit at the intersection of four major trade routes. A structural case for patient capital deployment.

8 MIN READ
OPERATIONSJAN 2025

Building shared services that actually work

The failure mode of most holding companies is a shared-services layer that creates bureaucracy. Here is how we avoid it.

6 MIN READ
09 · PRESS & RECOGNITION

What the world
is saying

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Strata Synergy has built something genuinely rare: a holding company with the patience of an endowment and the operating rigour of a top-quartile private equity firm.

Francesca MüllerSenior Editor, Global Capital Review
GLOBAL CAPITAL REVIEW
Financial TimesThe Tbilisi holding company reshaping frontier markets
FEB 2025
Forbes30 businesses, one doctrine: inside Strata Synergy
NOV 2024
The EconomistPatient capital finds a home in the Caucasus
SEP 2024
BloombergStrata raises $600M for third infrastructure fund
JUN 2024
WIREDHow Meridian became the payments backbone of 12 markets
APR 2024
10 · AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Recognition that
means something

2024
GOVERNANCEBest-in-Class Holding Company GovernanceGlobal Governance Institute
2024
FINTECHOutstanding Payments Infrastructure — EMEAFintech Global Awards
2023
SUSTAINABILITYFrontier Markets Impact LeaderResponsible Capital Forum
2023
OPERATIONSExcellence in Portfolio Operating SystemsPrivate Equity Operating Council
2022
LEADERSHIPCEO of the Year — Emerging MarketsCapital & Growth Awards
2022
DEALInfrastructure Deal of the Year — CaucasusInfrastructure Investor
2021
INNOVATIONDigital Transformation VanguardWorld Economic Council
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