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VCFamilia - Issue #6
Welcome to VCFamilia Issue #6. This is a biweekly update to keep you in the know about everything going on in the Latinx venture community.
Spring has sprung! VCFamilia meetups are happening all over the country. Be on the lookout for the SF Cinco de Mayo taco crawl.
If you are a VC who identifies as Latinx and would like to join the slack, please fill out this form. Feel free to join the Linkedin group that includes allies + follow us on Twitter.
Coming Up:
Don't miss our LAST session in our three-part "Break into Venture" series:
April 20th - VC Finance and Modeling 101 with Zach Brauer RSVP: tinyurl.com/4wp5vxac
Be there or be #REF!
The Midas Touch: Join Latina Venture Students, Latinx MBA, and VC Familia for an exclusive conversation with Alfred Lin, Partner at Sequoia Capital, who was recently named the world’s top investor by Forbes. Lin is on Sequoia’s early-stage team, where he’s sourced a broad range of legendary startups from AirBnB to DoorDash. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/d_SyWHv
Wepa! Community Wins:
HONEST IPO: Time to cue up our favorite Jessica Alba movie! 🎬
🎉Love to see Latinx @jessicaalba filing an IPO for @Honest!
businessinsider.com/jessica-albas-…
— Lolita Taub (@lolitataub)
2:44 PM • Apr 11, 2021
Dancing to unicorn status: Build until our culture becomes synonymous with tech success.
"The “Samba” in the name is a reference to Liang’s Brazilian heritage, he said, but also the Latino music and dance that speaks of constant movement and shifting" - TechCrunch
🚨 Black & Latino Unicorn Alert 🦄
Congrats to Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang and the @Sam@SambaNovaAIm on raising a $676M Series D at $5.1B valuation les by @Sof@SoftBankis is the second most valuable Black or Latino led company after @Com@Compassttptechcrunch.com/2021/04/13/sam…p
— Harlem Capital (@HarlemCapital)
5:00 PM • Apr 15, 2021
Community Gatherings:
Get yourself investors that grab an opportunity by the tail.
Miami really does the most 😂 VCFamilia taking over! @CarolinaaRojass@ilse_calderon_
— VCFamilia (@FamiliaVc)
3:13 PM • Apr 12, 2021
D-town Boogie: VCFamilia throwing down in Dallas. Jonathan Chavez holding the city down! Reach out if you're in town.
Dallas VC ecosystem on the come up, @Da_Real_Hugo making moves 🙌🏽🔥 @FamiliaVc strong
— Af (@afnajjerh)
4:54 AM • Apr 9, 2021