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Samara Hernandez

Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures

Greater Chicago Area

Overview 

Samara Hernandez is the Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures, where she focuses on investing in diverse founders and female investors across various sectors such as Education, Health IT, and FinTech. With a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University and experience as a Board Member in multiple organizations, she has successfully invested in companies like Hoop, Dame Products, and Topl, showcasing her expertise in startup ventures and venture capital.

Work Experience 

  • Founding Partner and Jefa

    2019 - Current

    Investing in badass founders at the earliest stages.

Chingona Ventures focus on investing at the earliest stages.

  • Investment Committee

    2024

    Building investment solutions to bridge access for Capital Entrepreneurs.

  • Board Member

    2025

    Prospect and Qualify Leads in Seconds.

  • Board Member

    2024

    The engineering optimization engine.

  • Board Member

    2024

    Digital Banking for Community Banks Reimagined.

  • Board Member

    2024

    Viva helps landlords boost income (NOI)
while renters build wealth.

  • Finance Leaders Fellow

    2023

Aspen-HP Digital Equity Accelerator is an accelerator that fuels innovation by investing in not-for-profit organizations and NGOs.

  • Board Member

    2023

    Betterleave offers employees personalized assistance and resources that cover the full spectrum of bereavement care, across work and life.

  • Board Member

    2023

    Transforming students' lives with world-class STEM tutoring.

  • Board Member

    2020

    SUMA Wealth is the leading financial technology company devoted to increasing prosperity for young, U.S. Latinos.

Suma Wealth is a FinTech company with the mission to engage, educate, and empower the Latinx community.

Raised $12,500,000.00 from Cooley, Commerce Ventures, Acumen, Ascendo venture capital, ResilienceVC, Female Founders Fund, Chingona Ventures, Ulu Ventures, VamosVentures and OVO Fund.

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