Samara Hernandez
Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures
Greater Chicago Area
Overview
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.