Lisette Tellez

Ocean Azul Partners is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2016 by David Zinn and Kristy King. Ocean Azul Partners is headquartered in Miami.

SomosVC is an organization that aims to increase the representation of Latino and Latina professionals in venture capital, help them build their careers and networks, and improve access to capital for Latino-led venture firms. The organization has hosted social happy hours, educational virtual programming events, and an event for Latino emerging managers to share best fundraising practices. In 2021, SomosVC officially incorporated and re-launched in partnership with founding sponsor, Silicon Valley Bank, to significantly grow the scale and impact of its efforts to help increase Latino representation in the venture capital industry. The organization also launched a mentorship program connecting junior Latino venture professionals with senior venture professionals. The organization was founded by a group of nine Latino professionals in venture capital who shared similar observations on the current state of the industry and ideas on how they could change the next generation of VCs to make significant progress in Latino VC representation.

New England Venture Capital Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization which operates as a catalyst, and advocate, and a resource for the innovation economy. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

First Round Capital (First Round Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Josh M. Kopelman. The firm is headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.