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LaFamilia Newsletter
23 Apr • Read in: 3 minutes
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Hola Familia to Edition #120! 🌿
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Tech News
🏟️ A Win for the Culture — When We Need It Most In a moment when our communities are under pressure, a self-made Puerto Rican man and his wife just broke a barrier that's stood for over a century — José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones have agreed to purchase the San Diego Padres at a record-shattering $3.9B, making Feliciano the control person of an MLB franchise. They built this from nothing. And now they're at the highest levels of capital, culture, and influence. 🔗 Read more
Musk's xAI Eyes Three-Way Deal with Mistral & Cursor xAI has been in talks with French AI startup Mistral and coding firm Cursor to close the gap with Anthropic and OpenAI — and SpaceX already holds a $60B option to acquire Cursor outright. 🔗 Read more
The AI Governance Mirage 72% of enterprise decision makers claim to have two or more "primary" AI platforms — a sign of sprawl, not strategy — and while most say they have adequate governance, few have built the accountability structures or guardrails to back it up. 🔗 Read more
Meta Is Building an AI Zuckerberg — For Its Own Employees Meta is developing a photorealistic AI version of Zuckerberg trained on his mannerisms, tone, and company strategy thinking so that its 79,000 workers can "talk to the boss" without needing direct access to the CEO. 🔗 Read more
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Founder to Watch: James Silva 🇲🇽
ConciergeBot, a white-labeled AI agent across SMS, WhatsApp, and voice for hotels and small businesses. Today, the company serves customers across four continents and powers experiences for clients. His approach is simple: AI should support teams, not replace them. Fill the missed calls. Answer the repetitive questions. Free up humans for what matters most.
Lesson learned: Success looks different for every founder. Community makes the journey sustainable.
💬 Community Ask: James is looking for:
• Hotel and property management customer leads
• Small businesses, particularly nightclubs and bars, exploring custom voice or SMS AI
• International/regional reseller partners
If you’re building at the intersection of hospitality and AI, now’s the time to connect with James at [email protected]
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Ramp gives founders real-time visibility into burn, tight control over spend, and tools that actually help you move smarter. It's the kind of support our community deserves.
Open Positions in VC and Startups 💼
Intern / Fellowship / Part Time
Intern, Antler, Austin, TX
Intern, General Atlantic, Munich
Intern, Sugar Free Capital, NYC / Remote
Intern, DPI Venture Capital, Cairo, Egypt
Visiting Analyst, World Fund, Munich
Scout, LvlUp Ventures, Remote
Fellow, Sofinnova Investments, Remote
Analyst
Analyst, “fintech and climate innovation” - Selby Jennings, Los Angeles, CA ($100-130k)
Analyst, Sk hynix America (CVC), San Jose, CA ($75-95k) - still open so resharing
Analyst, Tenzing, Munich
Analyst, TNB Aura, Singapore
Associate
Associate, Cigna Ventures, Remote
Associate, Nyca Partners, NYC ($125-150k)
Associate, AlleyCorp, NYC
Associate, Forbion, Boston, MA
Associate (Secondaries), Dartmouth Partners, NYC
Associate, betaworks, NYC ($85-125k)
Associate, Boston Impact Initiative, Boston, MA ($80-95k)
Associate (Crossover), Neuberger, NYC ($125-175k)
Associate, PER, Paris
Associate, b2ventures, Munich
Associate, Ulixes Capital Partners, Rome
Associate, Sowefund, Paris
Associate / Senior Associate, Commonweal Ventures, NYC
Senior Associate, RA Capital, Boston, MA ($165-190k)
> Associate
Investor, “Leading tech growth equity firm” - Cascade Advisors, Austin / Seattle
Investor, Campus Fund, Location TBD
Principal / Junior Partner, “Brand name fund” - SCGC, NYC
Director, 3M Ventures, Maplewood, MN / SF
Director, Bosch Ventures, Boston, MA
Other
AI Lead, Footwork, SF
Community and Operations Manager, Outlander VC, SF / NYC ($120-140k)
Head of Venture Acceleration, Rice University, Houston, TX ($95-105k)
Head of Capital Mobilization, 500 Global, Remote
Director of Fundraising, Crosscut Ventures, Santa Monica, CA