
LA UNIÓN HACE LA FUERZA
Latinx are the future of the U.S. and VC
VCFamilia is reshaping the venture capitalist and founder narrative. We are normalizing the Latinx experience, cultures, and community in the venture ecosystem.
Our mission is to create an open and inclusive environment for current and future Latinx investors to thrive. VCFamilia bring Latinx cultures into the venture community and increase representation in investment roles.
Goals
Awareness
Increase awareness of the venture capital ecosystem within the Latinx community
Access
Provide access, education, and support to future and current Latinx GPs
Support
Provide current investors with continued education, community, & mentorship to ensure success and growth in the industry
Encouragement
Encourage, guide, and mentor Latinx founders to increase venture capital funding to the Latinx community
Education
Support emerging investors with education, access, and community to increase the number of Latinx investors
Community
Embrace Latinx culture, norms, and the intersectionality of our different heritages in the venture community
Transparency
Bring transparency to the industry with jobs and mentorship
Collaboration
Increase collaboration amongst other affinity groups and organizations to push the industry forward
Initiatives
Culture
“What is Latinx?” with Dr. Elida Batista
“The Afro-Latinx VC Experience” with HBCUvc
“Black & Latinx Women on the Rise”
Community
Book Club
Lunch & Learns
Deal Flow Circle
Social parrandas 🎉
Collaborations
Demystifying VC Recruiting with Latinx MBA and Latina Venture Students
Black and Latinx Founders Forum with GenZ VC
Join the community
VCFamilia prioritizes community. If you identify as Latinx and are in the venture community, join our Slack! If you are an ally, please join our Linkedin group.
Partner with us
Support us as we scale! If you’re interested in advancing our mission, please reach out to learn about the different ways you can help our community.
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Meet La Familia
Adrian Mendoza
Adriana Embus (VCF Board)
Adriana Gadala-Maria
Adriana Saman
Adrianna Samaniego
Af Hernandez (VCF Board)
Alejandra Osorio
Alejandra Vergara
Alejandro Guerrero
Alex Galvez
Alex Luce
Alex Rubalcava
Alex Sharata
Alex Quiñones
Alex Zurita
Amanda Irizarry
Amber Quiñones
Amelia Gandara
Anais Cisneros
André Chabaneix
Andrea Bogarin
Andrea Paz Araneda Gutiérrez
Andrew Padilla
Angel Altamirano Jr.
Angel Saad Gómez
Ashley Aydin
Beatriz del Rio
Betty Francisco
Bianca Caban
Caín Yépez
Carlos Antequera
Carlos Castellanos (VCF Board)
Carlos Covarrubias
Carlos Murguia
Carolina Galdiz
Carolina González Laurence
Carolina Huaranca
Carolina Rojas
Chacho Valadez
Charles Naut
Cheryl Campos (VCF Board)
Christian Vela
Christine Chang
Ciro Gonzalez
Claire Jacobs
Clarissa Ramos
Cristina Apple Georgoulakis
Dahlia Joseph
Daisy Garcia
Daniel Luis Herrera
Darwin Valentine
David Ruiz
Delsa Castillo
Dennis Chang
Desiree Vargas Wrigley
Diego T. Salas
Diego Salinas
Dionicio Herrera
Divanny Lamas
Eduardo Laiter
Eduardo Zaldivar
Elani Buchan
Eli Velasquez
Elias Davis
Elisa Sepulveda
Emily Herrera
Enrico Scott
Enrique Ruiz Zepeda
Enzo Cavalie
Erick Guajardo
Erika Lucas
Fabiola Salazar
Flavia de la Fuente
Francisco Arocha
Francisco García Osuna
Gil X. Hernandez
Gisela Ortega
Greg Bennett
Guillermo Grimaldo
Herman Goihman
Herston Elton Powers
Hiram Vazquez
Ignacio Castro
Ileana Gonzalez
Ilse Calderon
Israel Muñoz
Ivan Carillo
Ivan Leniski
Jackie Ros Amable
Jason Garcia
Javier Barreiro
Javier Correa
Jazmin Medina
JC Lopez
Jenn Baez
Jesús Salas (VCF Board)
Joanna Lichter Cohen
Jocelyne Morales
Joe Garcia
Joel de la Garza
Joel Montano
Jonathan Chavez
Jordan Leites
Jose Aparicio
Jose Vieitez
Joseline Avendano
Juan Cueva
Juan Diego Garcia Cantella
Juan Thurman
Julian Fainzaig
Julieta Romero
Kate Hernandez
Kevin Alvarez-Fung
Kevin Iraheta
Kristen Sonday
Leonardo Arango
Leandro Bedolla
Leslie Feinzaig
Lidia Medina
Lisa Cuesta
Lisa Feria
Lolita Taub
Lucas Fernandez
Luis Gonzalez
Marcia Chong Rosado (VCF Board)
Marco Casas
Marcos Martinez-Villalba
Maria Buitron
Mariana Garza
Mariano Gonzalez
Mariano Payano
Mario Mena
Mario Ruiz
Melissa Castro
Michelle Dhansinghani
Mick Acevedo
Miguel Perez
Monique Villa
Natalia Gonzalez Vela
Natalie Fonseca Licciardi
Nate Wang
Nathan Acevedo
Nicole DeTommaso
Oscar Guerra
Pablo Navarro
Patrick Harmon Lopez
Peter Rojas
Pilar Johnson
Rachel Ten Brink
Ramphis Castro
Raul Rosas
Rebecca Danta
Roberto Charvel
Rodrigo Garcia
Roxanne Mendez
Samantha Batista
Sandra Chavez
Sean Tillery
Sergio Marrero
Sofia Ramos
Stefan Sandoval Yepes
Stephen Green
Taj Ahmad-Eldridge
Tiq Chapa
Tony Cueva
Valentina Rodriguez
Victor Lau
Vivian Graves
Wifredo Fernández
William Mejia
Xaira Ferrara
Yasmin Cruz
Yesenia Gallardo Avila
Yscaira Jimenez
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Partial list given some members chose to opt out of the public.
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