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LaFamilia Newsletter
14 Nov • Read in: 11 minutes
👋 Levantate Familia! Every two weeks, we connect you—alongside 2,900+ subscribers and 14,800+ social media followers—to the latest inside scoop on the Latine startup and venture capital scene. Discover funding opportunities and growth strategies for your innovative ideas, can't-miss events, and meet incredible people making waves in our ecosystem!
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Major Updates
We're growing our team! If you want to join a mission-driven, collaborative team making an impact, check out our open roles below.
Before we share our exciting roles, let's give you a glimpse into life at LaFamilia through our recent retreat. Fresh off the success of HHM, Dale!, and the VCFamilia Awards, we gathered in Lake Tahoe to reflect and celebrate together. Trading Zoom calls for mountain views (and real hugs!), our remote team got to experience the magic that happens when we connect in person.
While tackling our 2025 strategy, we made time for snowy hikes, competitive game nights, and lots of kitchen time. Mornings started with holiday tunes and the best pancakes (courtesy of our newest team member) before our Latine spirit took over with Colombian pan de bonos (IYKYK), pollito rostizado, seven-layer dip, and more.
Naturally, we’re excited to officially welcome our breakfast MVP, Aaron Perez, to the team!
Welcome Aaron!
 Aaron Perez, Finance King & Capybara | Aaron is our new FP&A Manager! He has over five years of experience in product management, working at Amazon and some cool startups backed by Y Combinator. Before that, he worked in investment banking at Barclays, focusing on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets in Latin America. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from Harvard and an MBA from MIT Sloan, Aaron mixes tech know-how with business savvy. He’s currently based in New York City, where he’s a Machine Learning Product Manager at Cargill. |
And speaking of new faces, this week we’re also thrilled to introduce Imer!
Welcome Imer!
 Imer J. del Cid, The Charmer | Imer will lead our development strategy for LaFamilia to mobilize investments in the Latine entrepreneurial and venture capital ecosystem. A recent Stanford MBA graduate, he has been involved in affinity groups that uplift underrepresented communities. Before business school, he worked at Boeing in various roles, including aviation safety engineer and customer success account manager. While at Stanford, he developed his own startup. Originally from El Salvador, Imer now lives in Los Angeles but considers New York his home. |
We couldn’t be happier to have them both onboard!
We’re proud of these moments together and the shared purpose of building a more inclusive startup ecosystem. It’s a team effort, and we’re excited to grow our Familia even more!
We’re looking for Our Head of Events and Programming & City Leads for LA, Miami, Austin, CDMX, and Boston!
If you enjoy creating memorable experiences, are detail-oriented, and seek the opportunity to work with a remote, multicultural team while making a real impact, we would love to hear from you! Apply for our open position as Head of Events and Programming here.
If you love creating meaningful experiences and want to lead impactful initiatives in your city, apply to join us as a City Lead! Help build local communities, foster connections, and drive engagement among Latine founders and investors. Apply here.
Learn more about our city leads! Take a look at this article by Yulkendy Valdez, who helped shape and lead our city lead chapters.
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🎟️ Event Hub 🎟️
Awesome events are coming!
Art Basel Miami Beach, a premier event showcasing modern and contemporary art, is an incredible platform for artists worldwide. We’re excited to invite emerging Latine visual artists to feature their work in an immersive gallery experience and explore collaboration opportunities. Interested? Please reach out to [email protected]. To apply, include a brief artist bio, portfolio or artwork links, and your contact information.
Our Chicago Chapter is hosting a holiday party with BLCK VC beginning of December. Stay tuned to our socials for more details ❤️
Events that are no longer happening: 2 days ago, L’ATTITUDE announced that they will no longer be holding the famous L’ATTITUDE conference in the future. Read more directly from Sol and Gary on why here. What does this mean for our community?
🔎Familia Focus 🔍
Congratulations to Stanley Rameau and the A2C Boston team for hosting an empowering event for diverse founders! Learn more here.
Cheers to Sonia Kang, FounderFamilia member, for launching Mixed Up Clothing at Nordstrom! 🎉 Shop and support this amazing Afro-Latina children’s line here!
Congratulations to Alonso Mujica, FounderFamilia member, on an outstanding Lima Tech Week 2024! Learn more here.
Congratulations to Martin Sajon, FounderFamilia member, for stepping up as Co-Founder and CEO at /q99!
In the SanFran Familia Whatsapp group, we have incredible members like Martin Vargas - make sure you join our Whatsapp community!
Resource Corner
💰Funding Opportunities
Village Capital and J&J Foundation are teaming up to launch a Health Equity accelerator for startups in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. They seek solutions that expand healthcare access to underserved communities, from medical devices to wellness platforms. Applications close Dec 6.
MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University offers up to $250K for PropTech Startups During this 22-week program, eight PropTech startups will receive up to $250K, NYC office space, and access to top investors and industry partners. Applications close on Dec 31.
REACH LATAM, the real estate tech scale-up program backed by NAR's Second Century Ventures, is accepting applications for its 2025 cohort. Apply by January 15, 2025.
Gusto Impact Awards - Winners will receive $40,000 in local advertising, $10,000 in cash, and Free Gusto payroll service for a year! The program is currently open to startups in Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Houston, and Miami.
💼 Open Positions in VC & Startups
We are hiring! Head of Events and Programming
TR Ventures is hiring an Associate, Corporate Venture Capital Fund (New York/Dallas/Toronto)
Mangusta Capital is hiring a Chief of Staff (Not specified)
SE Ventures is hiring an Analyst (Menlo Park)
Struck Capital is hiring for their Investment Team (Los Angeles)
Upfront Ventures is hiring an Associate - Data/ML (Santa Monica)
Morgan Health is hiring a Ventures Associate (Boston)
Forum Ventures is hiring a Senior Investment Associate (NY/ Boston)
Greylock is hiring a Chief of Staff (Seed Investment) (New York, NY)
Euclid Power is hiring for several Engineering & Services positions (Remote)
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