Mendoza Ventures

Mendoza Ventures has proven that diverse and minority founders can outperform the norm As a result, Mendoza Ventures Fund I is a top quartile seed stage fund in only 5 years

Adrian Mendoza is a Founder and General Partner at Mendoza Ventures After having two VC-funded startups in Boston, Adrian started Mendoza Ventures to address the funding gap in the pre-seed investment stage for underrepresented founders

Senofer a Founder and General Partner at Mendoza Ventures She is an advocate for diversity and inclusion across both her professional and her personal life She is a former enterprise sales executive selling into large brands including Marriott, Fairmont, and Starwood

Adam Kerr is a senior partner at Mendoza Ventures With over 2o years as an experienced asset manager at State Street and Nueberger Berman, Adam is an experienced investor and fintech entrepreneur

Asya Bradley is a senior partner at Mendoza Ventures With over 2o years of investing in underestimated founders, Asya is an experienced investor and fintech entrepreneur

Scott is the Chief Financial Officer at Mendoza Ventures He is an experienced investor, business advisor, and connector of people and markets with over 25 years of financial services experience in global financial centers of Boston, Melbourne, Dublin, London, and Sydney

Melissa is a Fall Associate and Venture Fellow from Babson School of Business VC Puppy is a senior associate at Mendoza Ventures Prior to his role he was part of the founding team at Good Dog Labs

Mariana is a Fall Associate and Venture Fellow from Texas McCombs School of Business

What makes Mendoza Ventures special?

We invest in spaces (Fintech, AI, CyberSec) where we have direct domain and industry expertise

As active hands-on investors we limit our portfolio to 12-15 companies where we can dedicate significant time to achieving their success

We meet weekly with our portfolio companies to help them activate us as an investor From finding co-investors to building culture - our team is engaged

We look for the best idea and entrepreneurs regardless of their location or country

Don’t take our word for it

Mendoza Ventures has gone above and beyond what I typically would have expected from an investor In addition to understanding what we’re building and connecting with our vision to empower people, they also appreciate the complexity of launching a consumer financial services product

Mendoza Ventures isn’t just an investor, but a partner in driving forward Wabbi’s success Their roll-up their sleeves approach, and deep industry knowledge makes them an invaluable asset

We are excited and grateful to welcome Mendoza Ventures as an investor Their entrepreneurship experience and expertise in AI and Fintech will be extremely valuable to Listo as we scale our social impact by democratizing access to financial services

Are you ready to change the world?