We’re excited to announce that Aruzhan (Aria) Kani is joining Tapestry as an Investment Associate!
Based in Toronto, Aria brings experience across nonprofit operations, sustainability, and community engagement. She holds a background in Psychology and International Relations from the University of Toronto.
Before joining Tapestry, Aria worked as a Program Manager with the youth-led climate nonprofit Break the Divide Foundation, where she helped build programs from the ground up. Her work spanned grant writing, partnership development, volunteer recruitment, and public engagement on youth climate mental health. Through this role, she gained firsthand insight into the financial and operational challenges nonprofits face when raising capital – an experience she credits with sparking her interest in impact investing.
She built on this foundation through work in sustainability data review and city coordination, supporting municipalities through ISO certification processes based on environmental and social metrics. This experience deepened her understanding of systems, standards, and compliance at scale, while reinforcing the role of data and process in driving impact.
Aria was drawn to Tapestry through its mission to democratize finance and its community-rooted approach. “The idea that communities can directly fund the projects they want to see, from renewable energy to cultural spaces to other social initiatives, is incredibly powerful,” she says. “It gives people real agency to shape the future they want to live in and the society they want to belong to.”
In her role, Aria supports end-to-end investment operations. She works closely with nonprofits, charities, and co-operatives as they raise and manage their community bonds, while helping ensure processes run smoothly for both issuers and investors.
Outside of work, Aria enjoys spending time with friends and family, exploring Toronto, practicing pilates, and keeping up with pop culture and K-pop.
Welcome, Aria! You can get in touch with her at aruzhan@tapestrycapital.ca.