Without diversity on the equity investment side, VC firms will continue to miss funding opportunities and the benefit of working with talented Latino/a professionals who can contribute new perspectives and ideas. Now introducing the Cohort 12 scholarship recipients of VC University These 39 aspiring VCs were competitively selected from hundreds of applicants and.

Put simply, people invest in those they look like and can relate to from a cultural standpoint. Google, the world’s No.1 Internet search company, launched its venture capital arm in March 2009, with the stated goal of seeking investment opportunities to maximize returns rather than looking. “We have reviewed extensive research that shows shared ethnicity increases the probability of funding matches. “While a slight positive change in representation is better than nothing, the industry has a long way to go in creating an environment that is conducive to the success of Latino and Latina VC professionals,” said Mariela Salas, Executive Director at LatinxVC. Facebook, AirBNB, Google Ventures, Intel, Twitter, Oracle, Snapchat. Kejora operates multiple funds and invests from early-stage to. The second annual report indicates only 2% of Venture Capital Investment Professionals Identify as Latino/a Founded in 2014, Kejora Capital is a leading venture capital firm focusing on investment in technology companies in Southeast Asia. LatinxVC Report Reveals Continued Underrepresentation of Latinos/as in Venture Capital Chevron works to meet the worlds growing demand for energy by exploring for oil and natural gas refining and marketing gasoline producing chemicals and.

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