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Major Updates

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¡DALE! Pitch Competition Applications CLOSE AUGUST 8TH - 1 DAY LEFT 🚨

• 8 finalists will be selected to pitch in our 5th annual pitch competition on September 15th in New York City. The winning startup will earn a non-dilutive $25K cash prize! ALL QUALIFYING start-ups that submit will get access to the summit ($150 value). Apply here.

• Get your tickets to ¡DALE! here - we’re announcing our speakers and judges! Check out the first judge, Andres!

VCFamilia Awards on September 11th

• ​Join us for the 2nd Annual VCFamilia Awards Reception, a black-tie event celebrating Latine achievements in venture capital. This prestigious event, with support from Pivotal Ventures, will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month on September 11th, 2025 in San Francisco. Get your tickets now here!

Celebrating Familia Wins🎉

• Thank you, Nicole, for hosting our successful inaugural AngelFamilia dinner! Apply to join AngelFamilia here and catch our next event here!

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VCFellow Feature 📸

This year, we launched our inaugural VCFamilia Fellowship, and just passed Phase 1! This cohort is filled with early-stage VCs with potential and equipping them with the tools, access, and community they need to stay competitive. Though they’ve been spending time learning from the best of the best, the best part of our community is learning from each other. So, we’ve started our Fellow Feature series where you get to hear about our Fellows’ journeys to VC, and advice for the next generation. First up - Bianca Corujo! For the full feature - read here.

When a startup founder with a rough pitch deck approached Bianca Corujo with an unconventional idea — raising red snapper using bioreactors — many VCs might have dismissed it. But Corujo saw potential. Eighteen months later, that same founder had raised $1.2 million, largely from Puerto Rican investors. It’s the kind of story that drives her work as Ventures Manager at parallel18, where the organization is not just investing in startups — they are investing in the island’s future.

“You get to support the founder from idea to investment,” Corujo explains. “We met every week to work on pitch practices, investor connections, everything — and he raised $1.2 million. It’s powerful to see that kind of traction coming out of Puerto Rico, especially with how early-stage the VC ecosystem still is here.”

An Island Approach to Venture Capital

What sets Corujo apart isn’t just where she invests — but how she thinks about value. While traditional VC focuses heavily on financial returns, she believes meaningful impact and solid returns can go hand in hand. Her perspective as a Puerto Rican adds an additional lens — one that considers how a startup’s growth can create ripple effects in its surrounding community, whether in Puerto Rico or beyond.

“Puerto Rico faces systemic challenges — from natural disasters to high poverty rates,” she says. “Entrepreneurship can help drive long-term change. A startup that grows here, creates job opportunities here, builds supply chains here, and contributes to GDP. That matters.”

At parallel18, a nonprofit innovation hub part of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, Corujo manages the startup investment portfolio, including SAFE conversions, note repayments, and quarterly updates. She serves on the investment committee, shapes the Ventures curriculum, and leads VC education and coaching to help founders get investor-ready. She also builds and maintains a network of local and international investors to support startups beyond the program.

Latina Perspective, Global Impact

When asked how being a Latina shapes her work in VC, Corujo points to the importance of perspective.

“In one of my early venture courses, we learned that startups exist to solve problems — and to really understand a problem, you usually have to live it,” she says. “That’s why investor diversity matters. Different backgrounds help you see opportunities others miss.”

She adds, “If your investment team all looks and thinks the same, you’re going to miss entire markets.” [Full article on Medium here]

Our WhatsApp is a great space for our community to grow their companies and networks. These conversations that our fellows are having are just a taste of what our network has been doing. Last week, we had someone build their second cohort for an AI startup, promote their pitch competitions, and help one another with resources for startup funding. Join our WhatsApp communities here.

🗓️ Eventos

FYI – as we’re getting bigger as a community, we will prioritize event entry to members that have been active in building community. This includes being active in the Slack/Whatsapp, volunteering as a city lead/supporter (sign up here) etc. We can only continue to provide resources if we have community support along the way.

• New York

  • September 15th - Join us at the 2025 ¡DALE! Startup Summit & Pitch Competition at Microsoft Fifth Ave in NYC. We will be bringing together VCs, entrepreneurs, and innovators from around the globe to create culture, community, and wealth together. RSVP here!

• Zoom

  • August 27th - VCFamilia is proud to invite you to our virtual LP/GP Firechat Series!  Spend the afternoon with Margot Kane from Spring Point Partners in an intimate, off-the-record conversation between established LPs and the next generation of the Latine VC community. Check the VCF Slack general partner channel for link to apply — due August 1st.

• San Francisco

  • September 11th - Join us for the 2nd Annual VCFamilia Awards Reception, a black-tie event celebrating Latine achievements in venture capital. This prestigious event, with support from Pivotal Ventures, will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month on September 11th, 2025 in San Francisco. Get your tickets now here & announcing winners soon!

• CDMX HHM

  • September 25th - VC vs. CVC: How Founders Can Navigate the Funding Landscape. ​Join us for an exclusive evening of insights and connections at the iconic BBVA Tower’s Spark Space in Mexico City. We will be bringing together leading voices from the worlds of Venture Capital (VC) and Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) for a candid panel discussion on the differences, overlaps, and strategic advantages of each funding path. RSVP here.

• Los Angeles HHM

  • September 25th - Tapas & Tales: An intimate evening celebrating Latine entrepreneurship through storytelling and culinary culture. This curated gathering brings together 50-70 founders, investors, and operators for authentic connection and community building. RSVP here.

Community Partner Events:

• Los Angeles:

  • August 19/20 - Conexión is hosting a summit in Medellín, where capital meets real talent. Flights + hotels covered for selected VCs. Apply here.

• Zoom

  • August 8th - Alas Angels is hosting a fireside chat with Juan Rajlin, VP and Treasurer at Google. Come chat about macroeconomics' impact on corporate investing, Juan's journey from Argentina to Silicon Valley, and financial leaders' navigation of current times. RSVP here.

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Funding & Resources for Early-Stage Founders and VCs 🫰🏽

• AWS, NVIDIA, and Microsoft for Startups: 3 programs to join - learn more here from our FounderFamilia member Santiago Carvajal.

• We (LaFam’s Kim Hernandez) found a full list of funding opportunities here.

• Find the ultimate Starter Guide to San Francisco for Founders here, created by Michelle Fang.

• Johns Hopkins Ward Fellowship: Are you a founder or social enterprise leader using tech or AI to advance health equity? They’re seeking impact-focused ventures for a catalytic accelerator program. Apply here.

• Applications for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Impact Bootcamps powered by Techstars are live! Apply here.

Open Positions in VC and Startups 💼

• Quona Capital is looking for a Strategic Relations Manager (Multiple Cities)

• Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is hiring an Investment Associate (LA)

• Speedrun Social is hiring a Social Media Manager (SF)

• Collide Capital is hiring a Principal and Platform Lead (Remote)

• Zócalo Health is looking for two Regional General Managers (San Jose/Bakersfield)

• Foreground Capital is hiring an Investment Associate (Boston)

• Impact Capital Managers is hiring a Manager (NYC)

• Seven Seven Six is hiring a Venture Capital Analyst (Remote)

• ResilienceVC is looking for a Senior Associate (DC)

• Cedana Capital is looking for several Investment Associates (SF)

• Andreessen Horowitz is hiring an Investment Partner (CA)

• Accion is hiring a Senior Platform Associate (DC)

• Costanoa Ventures is hiring an Investment Associate (SF)

• Point72 Ventures is hiring an AI Investment Associate (NY)

• Techstars is hiring an Investor Relations Analyst (NY)

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