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Yesenia Avila Gallardo Talks About Impact Investment, Family Offices and Mezcal Sep 27, 2021

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A VC Familia member, Yesenia Avila Gallardo from Occam Advisors helps clients execute their impact investment strategies. As a Principal at Occam, she works primarily with Potencia Ventures, a family office, to source, diligence, and manage early-stage venture investments in companies with business models that serve or impact low-income customers. She is also the founder of Papalotzin where she works with artisanal mezcal producers in Mexico to import distilled agave spirits into the US.

http://www.occampdx.com/team.html

Amelia Gandara Talks About Opportunities in Insurtech and Corporate VCs Sep 24, 2021

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A VCFamilia member, Amelia Gandara is a Principal at Nationwide Ventures. She has a dual role, managing the fund's operations and investing alongside the team. She focuses on Nationwide's early-stage investments with a passion for insurtechs. Amelia has additional experience in investing, operations, strategy and partnerships with stints at GE and a pre-seed funding program. We talk about trends in insurtech, her passion for ballet and art, and advice for people wanting to transition into the corporate VC space.

Bianca Caban Talks About Connecting High Growth Tech Startups with Opportunities in Overlooked Places Sep 23, 2021

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This is another episode in the VCFamilia series where we highlight Latinx in Venture Capital. In this episode, we highlight Bianca Caban who is a Principal at Heartland Ventures (HV), a Seed & Series A fund with an investor base of strategic corporations located throughout the Midwest. At HV, Bianca is responsible for leading the firm's deal sourcing, co-investor relations, and founder interactions in Silicon Valley. Prior to that she was Head of Partnerships at Republic, an AngelList spin-off, and CEO of SheWorx, which was acquired by Republic in 2019. Before Republic she worked for a decade in financial services including at firms, Credit Suisse, BlackRock, and Atlas Merchant Capital, which sought investment in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. Bianca also established a consultancy, Taino Capital, where she worked with clients on fund formation and strategy. Bianca received a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from Columbia University.

https://www.heartlandvc.com/

Monique Villa Talks About Building and Investing Beyond Silicon Valley Sep 22, 2021

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Monique Villa leads Mucker Capital's Nashville office, investing in companies across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. She is also the co-founder of Build In SE, a community of startup founders and ecosystem partners committed to company building in the Southeast.

Prior to joining Mucker's investment team, Monique's career in early-stage venture capital began in 2013 leading investor relations for Velos Partners, and more recently with Core Innovation Capital. Earlier in her career, Monique advised digital entertainment startups on business development and strategic partnerships and later went on to lead a startup accelerator for students in the Greater Los Angeles area. Her love for startups began in 2008 while interning for TOMS, where she supported finance and inventory management projects for several nationwide launches. To request an intro, email monique@mucker.com.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/02/vc-meets-the-land-of-opportunity/

Alejandro Guerrero Talks About Creating Opportunities for Founders and Investors Sep 21, 2021

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Alejandro Guerrero is a co-founder and General Partner at Act One Ventures, a Los Angeles-based pre-seed/seed fund investing in business software. Since 2015 the team of Alejandro Guerrero and Michael Silton have raised $65mm in AUM. They have invested in more than 40 companies, 70% of which were founded by women or minorities. He is the creator of the Diversity Term Sheet Rider for Representation at the Cap Table and the Diversity Riders Podcast.

Previously, Alejandro was the co-founder and CEO of Uniq Apps, a SaaS platform for encrypted work messaging. Prior to Uniq, he was the co-founder of Live Entertainment Network, an interactive video player platform that helped artists monetize live shows on a "premium-content-only" destination.

As a founder by background, Alejandro takes an empathetic approach to the challenges founders face raising money and building startups. He and his partner at Act One have been working together since 2013, while both were volunteering at UCLA Ventures.

https://actoneventures.com/diversity-rider/

https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08JJLPNZ1

Marcos Gonzalez Talks About Investing in Diverse Teams Sep 20, 2021

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VCFamilia member Marcos Gonzalez, founder and managing partner of Vamos Ventures, is being recognized in this special series co-hosted by VCFamilia. Marcos is committed to supporting founders in high-growth and overlooked opportunity: early-stage tech companies led by Hispanic and other diverse founders. VamosVentures has successfully closed Fund I at $50mm and is now deploying capital. Learn about his journey and how his commitment to the community, coupled with his extensive experience in finance and consulting, and long-term relationships led him to successfully launch and fundraise for his own fund.

https://www.vamosventures.com/

Adrian Mendoza on Launching the First Latinx VC Fund on the East Coast Sep 17, 2021

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VCFamilia member Adrian Mendoza is the Founder and General Partner of Mendoza Ventures. After having two VC-funded startups in Boston, he started Mendoza Ventures to address the funding gap in the pre-seed investment stage for underrepresented founders. He launched his firm in 2016 focused on investments in AI, Fintech, and Cybersecurity companies. Mendoza Ventures is minority and women led as well the first VC firm in the east coast founded by a latino. Learn about his journey and how he approached raising a fund.

https://mendoza-ventures.com/

Julieta Moradei Talks About Her Non-Traditional Journey into VC and Innovating in Construction Tech Sep 16, 2021

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Juleita Moradei is a partner and founding member of Hometeam Ventures. She drives dealflow and operations while focusing on bringing innovation to the world's largest - but least innovative- industries: Construction and housing. Learn about her untraditional journey into VC and the innovation happening in impact driven construction tech led by companies like Icon whose team is building 3D printed homes.

Pilar Johnson Talks About Investing in the Future Sep 15, 2021

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As part of VCFamilia's Venture Capital Series, we highlight VCFamilia member Pilar Johnson and Debut Capital. She talks about her journey into VC and how she went from DNI trainer to co-founding a venture capital fund. Debut Capital invests in companies led by Indigenous, Latinx, Black and Brown founders who focus on impact and growth.

https://debutcapital.com/

Dr. Tamra Chavez Talks About How To Destigmatize Addiction Jul 24, 2021

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Dr. Chavez is the Director of Mental Health at Caminar, Inc. and an expert in Substance Use Disorders. This is one of two episodes focusing on diagnosis, treatment and how Latinx dealing with this chronic illness can access effective treatment options. We explore some case studies to help our listeners understand how to access treatment and/or advocate for a loved one experiencing addiction.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamrachavez/

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