A venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed companies in industries undergoing massive change, focusing on financial technology, future of work, future of learning, food technology, and health/wellness.

Chingona Ventures

Investing in the next generation of badass founders.

If you'd like to learn more about our investment thesis, process, and provide us the opportunity to invest go here: https://www.chingona.ventures/apply. All warm/cold intros and direct messages will be directed there, we look at every submission and will come back if it's a fit with our thesis. Yes, we have made investments from cold inbounds :)

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🌟 Last week, our Founding Partner, Samara Mejia Hernandez, represented Chingona Ventures onstage at the annual BMO Summerfest EMpower Luncheon in Milwaukee.

We are grateful for the continued support of BMO and appreciate the EMpower program's work in helping minority-owned businesses access financial services.

ICYMI: We recently shared exciting fundraising announcements from portfolio companies Kudos and Honey Homes 🎉 

Learn more about why we invested in both companies below 👇 
💳 Kudos: https://lnkd.in/gS43ZQX9
🏡 Honey Homes: https://lnkd.in/g2dgtvyq

📚 We recently launched a series on InsurTech, diving into the insurance sector and the technological innovations shaping it. 

Our first article, written by Grisel Hernandez, provides a brief overview of the insurance industry origins, regulatory considerations for the United States, and the sector’s recent phases of evolution. 

Check it out here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d9qs6g9U

Our June Newsletter is out! 🌤 

A few highlights:
💰 Kudos Raises $10M in Series A Funding
🏡 Honey Homes Raises $9.25M in Funding
📝 An Introduction to Insurance & InsurTech by Grisel Hernandez

Read the full issue here: https://lnkd.in/gHv6Qgmr

📣 Congratulations to Stella Garber, Justin Gallagher, Brian Schmidt and the entire team at Hoop on the announcement of their $5M seed round! 

Hoop, a Chingona Ventures portfolio company, is an AI powered to-do list that writes itself by connecting to tools like Slack, email, and meetings and automatically capturing tasks. 📝 🚀 

Check out the full TechCrunch feature here: https://lnkd.in/gaA26ATS

💫 We are excited to share that Chingona Ventures has led the latest round of funding for Cartwheel, a leading enterprise delivery management platform, reinforcing our commitment to the company. 

Our General Partner, Samara Mejia Hernandez, will assume a board observer seat, playing a pivotal role in accelerating Cartwheel’s growth and momentum. As consumer preferences for at-home dining and delivery evolve, Cartwheel’s innovative technology remains at the forefront of industry advancement. 📲  

Learn more about this exciting development below.👇

Congratulations to Tikue Anazodo and the entire team at Kudos on the announcement of their oversubscribed Series A round! 🎉 

Kudos, a Chingona Ventures portfolio company, is a free AI-powered wallet that automatically calculates credit card rewards and benefits, so you can get the most out of your cards when you shop.

🚀 Read the full feature on TechCrunch here: https://lnkd.in/gqxyFsjt

Congratulations to Vishwas Prabhakara and the entire Honey Homes team on the announcement of their $9.25M Series A-1 round! 🎉 

Honey Homes, a Chingona Ventures portfolio company, simplifies home upkeep for its members by offering a dedicated, on-demand handyperson to tackle monthly tasks and maintenance needs. All services are easily accessible through a single, user-friendly app.

🏡 If you’re a homeowner in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dallas, or Los Angeles, give Honey Homes a try! Use this link to get $150 off your first month: https://honeyh.me/m5Dt

Read more on TechCrunch here: https://lnkd.in/gM5jhM-q

Our May Newsletter is out! 🌻

A few highlights:
🎉 Teal Health Receives FDA Breakthrough Designation 
🛠️ Chingona Ventures’ Approach to Platform by Grisel Hernandez 
💪 Takeaways from SomosVC’s 2023 Annual Report 

Check out the full newsletter here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gM_cv9nb

🎉 Congratulations to Kara Egan and the entire Teal Health team on receiving FDA Breakthrough Designation for their at-home cervical cancer screening device and completing their clinical trial in record speed!  

They will now receive priority review of their at-home cervical cancer screening device when they submit their final data to the FDA, accelerating their path to market.📝 

Check out the full press release here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqVfzcgg

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