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[SPECIAL EDITION] José E. Feliciano (VCF) & Bismarck Lepe (FF) Keynotes
Incredibly honored to have José E. Feliciano as our VCFamilia keynote and Bismarck Lepe as our Founder Familia keynote! These two titans in their own right have forged new paths for Latines in tech and investing, and we can't wait to spend time with them this week. Scroll down for more info, I know you don't want to miss this!
We also are featuring an IRL event in Miami, newsletters from LATAM, and reminding you about VCF's $50K national Latine pitch competition coming up next week!
VCFamilia Keynote -- José E. Feliciano!

José E. Feliciano will be joining us in a fireside chat on Thursday October 13 at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST. José is a proud Boricua who started Clearlake Capital with his partner, Behdad Eghbali, in 2006. Today, they have over $72B of assets under management. We are so grateful and emocionada to spend an hour with José this week.
Make sure to reserve your spot and RSVP today.
Founder Familia Keynote -- Bismarck Lepe!

Bismarck Lepe will be joining us tomorrow, Wednesday October 12 at 12 PM PST/3 PM EST for a fireside chat! Bismarck is a serial entrepreneur with $1B in exits. He is currently the CEO and founder of Wizeline, a product intelligence company that helps businesses drive the development of products. We cannot wait to listen and learn from his experience this week.
Reserve your spot for this amazing event here.
VCF + Founder Familia Miami Happy Hour

Join VCFamilia and Founder Familia for a happy hour in Miami
Food & Drinks provided.
When you arrive, mention you are there for the Familia event.
RSVPs will be approved on a rolling basis....
Are you in Miami this Thursday? We love for you to join the familia at a happy hour! We will be holding a VCFamilia and Founder Familia happy hour this Thursday from 5 PM - 7 PM EST. This is another opportunity to meet some of your familia IRL back by popular demand.
RSVP if you can join us this Thursday for Happy Hour.
$50K Latine Pitch Competition Oct 18 @ 11am PT

Our 20 reviewers from Softbank, Plug & Play and more are hard at work combing through hundreds of submissions to our pitch competition on October 18. We've got a panel of finalist judges that can't wait to give out the top prize of $50k equity-free cash. Make sure to join us for the competition by RSVPing here today.
Special Note from our Founding Sponsor, SVB
SVB Startup Banking is a team of former founders, operators, and investors passionate about supporting founders on their path to success. Beyond banking, we work with early-stage pre-seed and Series A startups to help them navigate the challenges of funding and scaling from Day 1. While there are many Startup Banking teams at SVB, the New & Strategic Channels team is specifically focused on working with ecosystem partners like Founder Familia and VCFamilia to help close the access and opportunity gap for underrepresented founders. We’d love to learn more about what you’re building and how we can help. Please reach out to us here.
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