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Hola Familia! Hoping you had a wonderful start to the new year and all 2026 strategy sessions are going as planned. We are excited to keep bringing you more community and tools to scale, scale, scale. In the meantime, follow us on LinkedIn (VCFamilia + FounderFamilia + AngelFamilia) and Instagram. For WhatsApp, you can gain access here.

You’re part of 5,500+ subscribers & 26,000+ social media followers learning the latest on the Latine venture scene.

 Digital Community: Staying Connected Wherever You Are

Our WhatsApp channels are the heartbeat of our network, with 19 active channels and 12 dedicated admins keeping conversations flowing. Whether you're fundraising in Austin, expanding to Miami, or exploring opportunities in Boston, these channels help you tap into local communities and get real-time insights from founders and investors who've been there. If you are traveling for fundraising, use our WhatsApp to find familia wherever you are.

For deeper engagement, our Slack community is exclusively for LaFamilia members (apply here). This year we are dedicating ourselves to firing these channels up- meaning deal flow, resources to scale, more perks, investor intros, co-founder searches, tactical advice. In 2026, we're using Slack to make sure you succeed as a founder or investor.

IRL Community: Events Coming to Your City

We're across 8 cities (LA, SF, NYC, Miami, Chicago, Austin, Boston, and CDMX) and planning programming throughout the year. Whether it's intimate founder dinners, VC mixers, or flagship events, we're building spaces for you to connect face-to-face with the people who can move your work forward. Stay tuned for announcements in your city!

The LaFamilia Team is Growing… and we’re bringing in the calvary

We're bringing on more people to serve you better. Excited to announce our new Chief of Staff- Claudia. Now that she is officially part of the LaFamilia team, she will be the orchestrator behind the scenes, helping the team stay on track and deliver value to you!

And in February, we'll be announcing our new board members—leaders who are doubling down on our mission to bring Latine entrepreneurs and investors the access to education, community, and capital they deserve.

Upcoming Event:  Why the First 50 Hires Define The Next 500

The foundation of any successful company is built on its early hires. In this session, we explore why the first 50 hires aren’t just employees, they are culture carriers, innovation drivers, and the blueprint for scaling to the next 500.

Date & Time: Thursday, January 29th | 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST / 5 PM GMT
Duration: 35 minutes presentation + 10 minutes Q&A
Who Should Attend: Founders, People Ops, HR leaders, startup enthusiasts, and anyone interested in sustainable scaling and team building.
Webinar Link: Here

Unlock Latine Tech Resources with La Biblioteca

At LaFamilia, we are committed to bringing you access to education, community and capital. We’ve launched La Biblioteca, a curated digital hub designed to equip Latine entrepreneurs and fund managers with the tools they need to scale. Currently focused on NYC and LA, the platform offers "Volumes" of resources, including a directory of accelerators, VC firms, and growth-stage tools. Whether you’re looking to find your next investment partner or join a local WhatsApp community, La Biblioteca is your starting point for building a stronger, more connected ecosystem. Access it here.

Perks Central

As a member of our community, you are also eligible for specific perks. As you create goals for 2026, make sure you are getting the best value off of service providers.

Plus Cheryl is speaking at RemoFirst’s How the First 50 Define the next 500 Hires! Thursday, January 29th | 9 AM PST More here.

Good Reads

1. If you have multiple interests, do not waste the next 2–3 years by Dan KoeThe argument that your unique blend of interests is a strength and how to capitalize on it (especially as ‘work’ is changing rapidly right now due to AI)

2. The Moat of Low Status by Sasha Chapin — To achieve anything meaningful, you must survive this moat—a cold, nauseating period of being unskilled and unesteemed that convinces most people to turn back to the safety of the mud

3. Reading Is a Vice by Adam Kirsch (The Atlantic) — on how reading is something intentionally unproductive, antisocial, and useless in the best way. The way to get others (or yourself) to read more isn’t by positioning it as a “benefit to society” but rather as an indulgent activity that pulls you out of the world entirely. (“A recent study found that the number of Americans who engage in daily reading for pleasure fell 3% each year from 2003 to 2023.”)

4. AI and the Human Condition by Ben Thompson (Stratechery) — While AI may eventually reach zero marginal cost for material goods and digital content, humans will always place the highest value on other humans, ensuring a future economy driven by the unique, the communal, and the beautifully imperfect.

$26k Value Grant Opportunity

If you’re a Seed/Series A startup, listen up: Braze, the leading customer engagements platform, has a Tech for an Equitable Future Grant Program for underrepresented founders (guau!) If accepted, you receive:

• A free Braze Go package for 12 months with: Unlimited Push Notifications, Webhooks, and In-App/In-Browser messaging for up to 75,000 Monthly Active Users

• 500K Message Credits and two IP addresses

• Onboarding services (6 weeks)

• A dedicated Customer Success Manager + more!

Learn more and apply here! Applications are due TOMORROW.

The Impact We’ve Made:

Our 2025 Impact Report

These numbers tell a story of resilience that can't be ignored:

• 1,600 all-time members across FounderFamilia, VCFamilia, and AngelFamilia

• $1.1B+ deployed by VCFamilia members this year

• 76% of U.S. VCFamilia members have backed at least one Latine founder

• 7,000+ jobs created by our founder community

• $580M in annual revenue generated by FounderFamilia companies

• 66% made a connection that moved their work forward

This report will show you what we built in spite of everything.

READ THE FULL REPORT →. https://docsend.com/view/9pejh57zujmmhsmv

Open Positions in VC and Startups 💼

Scout, Atlas Capital Advisors, Remote / SF

Intern, Ingeborg Investments, Remote

Intern, Screendoor, Remote

Analyst, City Light Capital, NYC

Analyst, SVC (Space VC), Remote

Analyst, Griffin, Santa Monica, CA

Analyst / Senior Analyst / Associate / Senior Associate, Struck Capital, Los Angeles, CA

Analyst - Associate, Caruso Ventures, Boulder, CO

Investor, First Round Capital, SF / NYC

Associate, “Top early-stage venture capital firm” - Alexander Chapman, SF

Associate, BIP Ventures, Atlanta, GA

Your annual review, created with Shane Parrish

Behind every successful year is a moment of honest reflection. This workbook, written by Shane Parrish and reMarkable, will guide you through that process, helping you pause, reflect, and pick out patterns.

Most annual reviews look at adding more. More goals, more tasks, more pressure. This one does the opposite. It helps you strip everything back to see what worked, what didn’t, and what to change in the year ahead.

Ready to identify what matters?

Start your annual review