chingona.ventures · Chicago · founded 2019 · team 6 (1 founding partner, 1 senior principal, 1 chief of staff, 1 CFO, 2 senior advisors) · Pre-seed · trust 0/4
| Firm name | Chingona Ventures
source: https://chingona.ventures |
| Investment thesis/focus | Investing in the next generation of badass founders
source: https://chingona.ventures |
| Headquarters | Chicago
source: https://www.cooley.com/news/transactions-and-views/2022/chingona-ventures-closes-new-52-million-fund |
| Founded | 2019
source: https://www.cooley.com/news/transactions-and-views/2022/chingona-ventures-closes-new-52-million-fund |
| Team size | 6 (1 founding partner, 1 senior principal, 1 chief of staff, 1 CFO, 2 senior advisors)
source: https://chingona.ventures/team |
| Investment stage | Pre-seed
source: https://chingona.ventures |
| Check size | $250K-$2MM
source: https://chingona.ventures |
| Founders | Samara Mejia Hernandez (Founding Partner); Fernando Carranza (Senior Principal); Veronica Crystal Mejia (Chief of Staff); Lori Deluca (CFO); Sonia Sahney Nagar (Senior Advisor); Stella Garber (Senior Advisor)
source: https://chingona.ventures/team |
| Legal entity | Not found in public filings
source: No Delaware LLC/AG filings found in public records |
| Contact email | media@chingona.ventures
source: https://chingona.ventures/contact |
| Investment focus areas | Fintech, future of work, future of learning, health tech and wellness
source: https://www.cooley.com/news/transactions-and-views/2022/chingona-ventures-closes-new-52-million-fund |
| Fund II size | $52M
source: https://www.cooley.com/news/transactions-and-views/2022/chingona-ventures-closes-new-52-million-fund |
| Portfolio companies | Ciphero (2025), Beni, Betterleave, Career Karma, Suma Wealth, Certiverse, Finix, Beagle Labs, Chord, Remitly, Snowball Wealth
source: https://chingona.ventures; https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/673490-785428; https://www.superscout.co/portfolio/chingona-ventures; https://www.facebook.com/135035546545466/posts/happy-new-year-from-chingona-ventures-we-re-excited-to-share-our-2025-year-in-review/; https://www.linkedin.com/company/chingona-ventures |
| Mission statement | A high-conviction pre-seed firm that writes the first check into founders the rest of the industry overlooks; 100% owned and operated by women
source: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chingona-ventures/posts/ |