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Our December Newsletter is live! This month's highlights: 🌿 Leaf Trade Gets Acquired by LeafLink 🙌 Recapping Our Second Annual LP Meeting 💸 The Future of Getting Paid in the U.S. Check it out here: mailchi.mp/chingona/decem…

In November, we hosted our second Annual LP Meeting in downtown Chicago. Over 50 Chingona Ventures’ limited partners (LPs) and founders joined us from across the country for a day of engaging conversation, connection, and celebration. Read more here: medium.com/p/3bd7da543035

We are grateful for the continued support of the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer! Samara M Hernandez recently sat down in an interview with Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs where she discussed the origins of the firm. Check it out here: tinyurl.com/362c8w6k

Our January Newsletter is live! This month's highlights: 🎉 Chingona Ventures 2024 Wrapped 💰 @Agency Raises $12M Seed Round 👏 Welcoming Rebecca Wing and Pilar Baeza! 🎙️ Interview with Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Read the full issue here: mailchi.mp/chingona/janua…

Happy New Year from Chingona Ventures! ✨ We are excited to share our 2024 Wrapped — an inside look into our deal flow, investments, and firm activity over the past year. Check it out here: medium.com/chingona-ventu…

Congratulations to portfolio company Teal Health on the announcement of its latest $10M fundraise led by Emerson Collective and Forerunner. Chingona Ventures invested in the company's pre-seed round in 2021. Full press release here: getteal.com/news/teal-heal…

🎉 Congratulations to portfolio company founder Tikue Anazodo, CEO of Kudos, on being named to the Forbes Fintech 50 2025 List for the second consecutive year! forbes.com/sites/martinac…

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🚀 We are thrilled to announce our investment in getoptimal.ai led by Iba Masood! The company has officially emerged from stealth and announced $2.25M in pre-seed funding led by Chingona Ventures and Act One Ventures. Why we invested: medium.com/chingona-ventu…

Our February Newsletter is live! A few highlights: 💰 Optimal AI Raises $2.25M in Pre-Seed Funding 🚀 Kudos Named to Forbes Fintech 50 2025 🏡 Honey Homes Expands to New Cities Check out the full issue here: mailchi.mp/chingona/febru…

Say goodbye to meeting bots 🤖, and hello to Hoop for Mac! Yesterday, portfolio company Hoop introduced the Hoop app for Mac, the first AI tool that automatically captures tasks across virtual meetings, email, and Slack. Check it out today at hoop.app 🙌

Our March Newsletter is live! This month’s highlights: 👩‍⚕️ Teal Health: Providing Better Access, Experience, and Outcomes for Women 🧬 Thesis on Personal Health by MBA Associate, Rebecca Wing 🤖 Thesis on AI Agents by MBA Associate, Pilar Baeza mailchi.mp/chingona/march…

We are honored to have been named to the 2025 Power100 Asset Managers in Venture Capital list for the second consecutive year, presented by Blueprint Capital Advisors. Read more here: power100family.com/honoree/2025/P…

This Women’s History Month, we’re proud to celebrate portfolio company Teal Health. Teal Health is bringing to market the first-ever at-home, self-collect cervical cancer screening in the US, currently under FDA review. Learn more about why we invested: tinyurl.com/2c2czzy3

We are thrilled to share that Certiverse has closed an oversubscribed $11M Series A round led by Cherryrock Capital We’re proud to have backed Certiverse from the very beginning and are excited to continue supporting them in this next stage of growth🚀 tinyurl.com/ysvp5u5t

Our April Newsletter is live! This month’s highlights: 💰 Certiverse Raises $11M Series A 🚀 Elias Torres, CEO of Agency, Interviewed on 20VC Fund 📚 Welcoming our MBA Associates, Rebecca and Neesha mailchi.mp/chingona/april…

Our May Newsletter is live! This month’s highlights: 🏠Boom 💸 Announces Exclusive Partnership with ManageAmerica ⭐️gris presents at the VC Platform Global Summit Check out the full issue here: mailchi.mp/chingona/may20…

We are excited to share that portfolio company EarlyBird: Time Capsule has officially been acquired by Acorns! Congrats to Jordan Wexler, Caleb Frankel, and the entire team at EarlyBird! We're proud to have been one of the company's earliest investors, investing at the pre-seed stage.

🔥 We are excited to announce our investment in LuminX! Today, the company announced its oversubscribed $5.5M seed round. Check out its feature in Axios here: axios.com/pro/supply-cha…

Our June Newsletter has arrived! This month’s highlights: 🐣 EarlyBird: Time Capsule Acquired by Acorns 🔬 Teal Health Receives FDA Approval 💼 Thesis on the Future of Work by Rebecca Wing 🤝 Thesis on the Future of Sales by Neesha Godbole mailchi.mp/chingona/june2…