Hola VCFamilia!

We are thrilled to announce the inaugural City Leads and Chapter Leaders who will be driving our mission forward in key locations across the country. These dynamic leaders are poised to foster innovation, support entrepreneurs, and strengthen our community in New York City, San Francisco, Miami, and Chicago. Additionally, don't pass on the opportunity to join our brand new WhatsApp Community with the link at the end of the newsletter!

What to expect:

• 💢 Major Updates 💢

• 🤑 The Capital Corner 🤑

• 📅 Programming

• 💁‍♂️💁‍♀️ Investor Community Spotlight

• 👩🏾‍💻 10 VC Roles

• Call to action 🔊

💢 Major Updates 💢

🌃 Meet Our Inaugural City Leads 🌃

In April, we embarked on a journey to find passionate leaders to spearhead LaFamilia chapters across the country. Today, we're thrilled to announce that we've identified an outstanding cohort of 11 leaders from our membership network who will volunteer their time to kickstart chapters in NYC, Chicago, Miami, and San Francisco. 🤩

👏 Please join us in congratulating and expressing gratitude to this fantastic group:

Meet Your Chapter Leadership

NYC City Leads:

• Mercedes Zhang, Co-City Lead (VCFamilia)

• Ed Cravo, Co-City Lead (FounderFamilia)

NYC Additional Chapter Leaders:

• Laura Garcia, Chapter Leader (SupportFamilia)

• Janet Escobar, Chapter Leader (SupportFamilia)

San Francisco City Leads:

• Francisca Gilmore-Yulee, Co-City Lead (VCFamilia)

• Tiq Chapa, Co-City Lead (VCFamilia)

San Francisco Additional Chapter Leaders:

• Aundria Mirabrishami, Chapter Leader (SupportFamilia)

Chicago City Leads:

• Zimri Rodriguez, Co-City Lead (VCFamilia)

• Fernando Carranza, Co-City Lead (VCFamilia)

Chicago Additional Chapter Leaders:

• Christopher Chaidez, Chapter Leader (SupportFamilia)

Miami City Leads:

• Samuel Urquijo, City Lead (FounderFamiliaFamilia)

📬 If you're based in any of these cities, expect to hear from your City Lead shortly.

🌍 Coming Soon: Additional cities from Los Angeles to CDMX! Keep an eye out for application announcements soon.

Let's build something incredible together!

🤑 The Capital Corner 🤑

💜 AVP Ventures Hosting Women STEMPreneurs Competition 💜

VCFamilia member Ramiro Zegarra is hosting, along with his team at AVP Ventures, an incredible event in collaboration with IDB Lab in Buenos Aires:

The WeXchange Women STEMpreneurs Competition 2024’s call for applications aims to identify the most innovative and dynamic women-led startups in the region and connect them with investors. Founders have the opportunity to be one of the 10 selected startups to present their business to venture capital investors and key players in the innovation ecosystem of LatAm and the Caribbean. 💪 🗓️

Startups that apply need to:

• Be STEM startups with at least one female founder in the founding or leadership team (C-level)

• Be legally incorporated with headquarters and/or operations in at least one country in Latin America and the Caribbean

• Be actively seeking capital raising from pre-seed to Series B stage

Additional Opportunities:

• Techstars Founder Catalyst Mujeres powered by WeXchange

• Amplifica Capital pitch practice

Entrepreneurs should apply before June 30th. Join us in supporting female leadership and driving impactful change in our community. 🚀 

🗓️ Programming

🎟️ Upcoming Events

We are excited to continue our exclusive 3-session workshop series with AWS Startups: An Exclusive Workshop Series for CEOs Building AI Solutions.

📅 Session 2: July 9, 2024

📚 Topic: Scaling Your AI Economics

🕒 Time: 11:00 am PT / 2:00 pm ET

Objectives:

• Learn best practices for scaling AI solutions

• Network with other AI startups with Latine founders

• Gain insights on economic strategies for AI from AWS experts

Thank you to everyone who applied to join us for this highly anticipated session led by AI Startups & Venture Capital @ AWS experts, Sergio Zafra, Aaron Melgar, and Nehemiah Green. This session will provide invaluable knowledge on scaling your AI startup economically and efficiently. Don't miss this opportunity to advance your AI solutions and connect with industry leaders.

💁‍♂️💁‍♀️Investor Community Spotlight

🚀 Alex Sharata Promoted to Partner at New Enterprise Associates 🚀

We are thrilled to congratulate VCFamilia member Alex Sharata on his promotion to Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)! This remarkable achievement is a testament to his hard work, dedication, and leadership. Join us in celebrating this well-deserved accomplishment and looking forward to the continued success and innovation that Alex will bring to NEA.

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. Climate Technology Associate at MassMutual (Boston, MA)

2. Summer Intern at Antler (Austin, TX)

3. Analyst at Amplifica Capital (Mexico City)

4. Investment Analyst at Quona Capital (Mexico City)

5. Associate at M12 (San Francisco, CA)

6. Several Positions at Accion Venture Lab 

7. Venture Analyst at IU Ventures

8. Senior Analyst at Amex Ventures

9. Growth Partner at Quona Capital

10. Latin America Analyst at Quona Capital

🔊 Call to Action: Join Our New WhatsApp Community!

Our new LaFamilia Foundation WhatsApp community is now in beta! Please join by clicking the button below to receive the latest updates and opportunities from our community.

See you in two weeks founders!