Can't believe it's already Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th! The day of September 15 is significant to us because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period.

We're fortunate to be spending this month highlighting the progress and accomplishments our community has made in the startup and venture ecosystem. Overall, we're here to celebrate our culture within the ecosystem and bring our authentic selves to the table!

We have an incredible lineup of events planned (see more information here) but want to make sure everyone knows that this was a FAMILIA effort - the 7 dinners alone are led by VCF members in each city. We want to thank everyone involved and cannot wait to see you all virtually and IRL.

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 1,700!). This special edition newsletter will happen weekly - make sure to have others subscribe!

7 HHM Kickoff Dinners in 7 Cities

If you are Latinx in venture or tech and/or an ally, please join us in kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month in real life following COVID-19 precautions, all sponsored by Republic:

Sept 21st

• 6:30pm SAN FRANCISCO - led by Af Hernandez and Carlos Castellanos, cosponsored by Maveron - RSVP

Sept 22nd

• 6:30pm CHICAGO - led by Carlos Covarrubias and Raúl Rosas - RSVP

• 6:30pm LOS ANGELES - led by Adriana Embus-Figueroa - RSVP

• 7:30pm NYC - led by Carolina Rojas - RSVP

Sept 23rd

• 6-8pm MIAMI - VCFamilia, Republic, Latinas in tech collaboration led by Jenn Baez - RSVP

• 6:30pm BOSTON - led by Marcia Chong Rosado and Betty Francisco - RSVP

• 6:00pm MEXICO CITY - led by Israel Muñoz - RSVP

VCF x LatinxAmerica Podcast Collaboration

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, Marcia will be posting everyday!

Appreciation Corner

Loved this take from Kristen Sonday and Nicole DeTommaso:

It's a sister thing: