Hola VCFamilia!

As we bid farewell to the first quarter of 2024, we're thrilled to usher in the next with our annual Townhall Virtual Reunion on April 3rd (details below!). Anticipation is high as we prepare to unveil the themes and programming tailored specifically for you in Q2. We can't wait to share what's in store and embark on this exciting journey together!

What to expect:

• 💢 Major Updates: LFF is Hiring, 2024 Townhall

• 🤑 The Capital Corner: PEERLESS Pitch Competition

• 📅 Programming: LFF Cafecito, LBAN Summit

• 💁‍♂️💁‍♀️ Investor Community Spotlight

• 👩🏾‍💻 10 VC Roles

• 🔊Call to action: Follow LFF

💢Major Updates

We are hiring!

LaFamilia Townhall 2024!

Our Annual Townhall is back! Join us on April 3rd at 2pm PT/5pm ET for a virtual reunion with the LFF team and the entire VCF & FF communities to chat about what we accomplished last year, what’s next for LaFamilia, Q2 Programming, and welcome newer members!

SAVE THE DATE: April 3rd, 2pm PT/5pm ET, Virtual

Calendar invite going out soon!

🤑The Capital Corner

🌟PEERLESS🌟

Spearheaded by AlleyCorp, PEERLESS is a groundbreaking $1M pitch competition aimed at empowering visionary Latine, Black, Native American, and Female founders of early-stage companies. This initiative stems from a commitment to supporting underrepresented founders who often face barriers in accessing capital and networks. While recognizing that a pitch competition alone cannot bridge all systemic gaps, the belief in providing more substantial funding at the earliest stages is seen as a catalyst for fostering a more diverse and inclusive tech ecosystem. In collaboration with Management Leadership for Tomorrow and a robust network of supporters including Amazon Web Services (AWS) for startups, Harlem Capital, BBG Ventures, and more, PEERLESS offers winners not only financial backing but also comprehensive support such as talent recruitment, mentorship, and access to industry events. This platform aims to highlight exceptional founders and scale their startups for maximum impact.

Congratulations to VCFamilia Member, Desiree Almodovar, and the whole AlleyCorp team on this this incredible initiative.

If you're an early-stage founder identifying as Latine, Black, Native American, or Female and haven't raised over $1M to date, seize this opportunity and apply now to be a part of PEERLESS.

📅Programming

🎟Upcoming Events

Cafecito with LaFamilia @ LBAN SOLE Summit '24

Join LaFamilia for a cafecito immediately before the LBAN State of Latino Entrepreneurship event. This is a great opportunity for VCs and founders to informally chat over coffee, catch up with old friends, and make new ones. After the cafecito, we will be heading over to LBAN's open networking event which officially kicks off the State of Latino Entrepreneurship event at Stanford!

📣 Spread the Word

LBAN SOLE Conference

On behalf of our partners, the Latino Business Action Network (LBAN), and the Stanford Graduate School of Business Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI), we are pleased to invite you to join LFF for the 9th Annual State of Latino Entrepreneurship (SOLE) Summit!

• 📆 Date: March 27th

• ⏰ Time: 11:30am- 9pm

• 📍 Location: Stanford Graduate School of Business

• RSVP here!

LBAN’s Startup Accelerator - Applications Open!

Calling all Latine entrepreneurs! Take your business to the next level with LBAN's Startup Accelerator at Stanford. This 9-week hybrid program provides mentorship, capital matchmaking, and courses from top Stanford professors.

Get ready to be empowered and establish crucial business principles, accelerating growth and traction. After graduating, you will join a mutually supportive ecosystem of over 1,100 Latine entrepreneurs who understand the unique challenges of growing a business as a Latine entrepreneur. Plus, after completing the program, you'll receive a certificate from Stanford GSB Executive Education.

This is an accelerator for Latine founders that have generated $1M+ in revenue or have raised $200K to $1.5M from Venture Capitalists (VCs) or Angel Investors.

💁‍♂️💁‍♀️Investor Community Spotlight

Are you in a fund that’s raising? Do you want to nominate someone? Do you want yourself to be featured? Do you have a big announcement you want to share? You’ve come to the right place. This section of the newsletter is especially for elevating and celebrating our community🎉.

Nominate someone below!

👩🏾‍💻10 VC Roles

1. VC Investor, Necessary VC (SF)

2. Investment Associate, Pear VC (SF)

3. Investment Associate, GingerBread Capital (Remote)

4. Investment Associate, B Capital (SF)

5. VC Associate, Savano Capital Partners (Washington DC)

6. Principal, Capital Partners (Boston)

7. VC Vice President, Baird (Chicago)

8. Senior Associate, Temasek (SF)

9. VC Managing Partner, Microsoft (SF)

10. VC Lead, AI Fund (Palo Alto)

🔊Call to Action: Follow LFF

Now that LFF is official, go ahead and follow us on our new LinkedIn page and help us propel this mission forward.

Founders, see you in 2 weeks!