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HHM Special Edition #16: Breaking bread worldwide + $25k Latinx Pitch Competition
Kicking off HHM VC Familia style, with some sazón.
7 dinners in 7 different cities (~internationally~) in 3 days!
What a beautiful display of Latinx pride and solidarity. This is the beginning of something truly special. We want to give a sincere shoutout to everyone involved below along with photos!
We’re continuing the celebration with our inaugural VCF Latinx Pitch Competition sponsored by SamsungNext! This is the 1st national $25K Latinx pitch competition led by Latinx venture capitalists. Applications are live and close on October 1st at 11:59PM PST. Please help spread the word on Twitter and Linkedin!
Special thank you to our judges Barry Eggers at Lightspeed, Rodolfo Gonzalez at Foundation Capital, and Sandra Campos, ex CEO at DVF.

We have an incredible lineup of events planned for this month (see more information here). If you know of any corporates who would like to get involved with VCFamilia going forward, please let us know.
If you are a VC who identifies as Latinx and would like to join our VCF slack, please fill out this form. Feel free to join the Linkedin group that includes allies + follow us on Twitter (thank you for 1,800!). This special edition newsletter will happen weekly - make sure to have others subscribe!
RECAP: 7 HHM Kickoff Dinners in 7 Cities







VCF x LatinxAmerica Podcast Episodes
Marcia Chong Rosado (she/her) worked with LatinxAmerica Podcast to highlight 25 of our incredible VCF members for a podcast series. It's divided into the OGs, Principals, Mavericks, Young Guns, and Arc Angeles. These are important to record the experiences in Latinx in venture to inspire and educate those that come after us. Make sure to follow our twitter since Marcia is posting everyday!
Here is the recap of the OGs this past week + twitter snippets so you can listen:
Pilar Johnson - Managing Partner, Debut Capital
Julieta Moradei - Partner, Hometeam VC
Adrian Mendoza - General Partner, Mendoza Ventures
Marcos Gonzalez - Managing Partner, VamosVentures
Alejandro Guerrero - General Partner, ActOne Ventures
Appreciation Corner
Thanks to our sister organization BLCK VC for joining us IRL in NY and LA! Pictured below: Samer (Chief of Staff), Cheryl (VCF Board), Luis (Latinx Founder, Splyt), Chase (Head of Community, Alto + BLCK VC BVI Grad)
We are happy to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with @FamiliaVc in NYC & LA. 🎉 http
— BLCK VC (@BLCKVC)
8:06 PM • Sep 23, 2021
We have this quote on our website because it reminds me why we started VCFamilia. It was so easy to just conform to the status quo, but we knew there was a better way to honor our culture and make the road easier for those that come after us. Thanks Dorian!
It also inspires other communities to unite. La unión hace la fuerza.
I’d love to see the middle eastern community in the US display the kind of solidarity as the Latinx community. It’s been inspiring to see all the events this month. Why do we not build these kind of communities in the US? E.g., I’ve never heard of an ME founder/VC gathering. 🤷🏻♀️
— Nicole Bradick (@NicoleBradick)
11:42 AM • Sep 24, 2021
Keep tweeting, retweeting, and sharing the love!