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Chingona Ventures
vc$52M
Fund Size
$52M
Check Size
$0.3M→$2.0M
Location
🇺🇸United States
Activity
Statusactively investing
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Investment Thesis
Chingona Ventures invests in founders from backgrounds or in industries that are not always well understood by the traditional investor, focusing on businesses catering to massive generational and demographic shifts in the U.S. to back underrepresented founders, particularly women and those from non-coastal regions.
About Chingona Ventures
A Chicago-based, Latina-led venture capital firm and one of the very few institutionally-backed, pre-seed focused funds led by a sole Latina general partner, with Fund II totaling $52 million.
Sectors
fintechfuture of workedtechhealth technologyfood technology
Stages
pre-seedseed
Geographic focus
United StatesNon-coastal regions of the United States
Team
| Samara Mejia Hernandez | Founding Partner |
| Grisel Hernandez | Senior Associate |
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Notable Investments
Certiverse, Optimal AI, Plasma, Teal Health, Beagle Labs, Beni, Leaf Trade
Verified 16 July 2026 · Sources: company website, Fusion42 review
Frequently asked questions
- What does Chingona Ventures invest in?
- Chingona Ventures invests in fintech, future of work, edtech, health technology and food technology at the pre-seed and seed stages.
- Which geographies does Chingona Ventures focus on?
- Chingona Ventures focuses on United States and Non-coastal regions of the United States, and is headquartered in United States.
- What is Chingona Ventures's typical check size?
- Chingona Ventures typically writes checks of $0.3M to $2M.