Samara Hernandez is the Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures, a Chicago-based venture firm that invests in pre-seed startups, primarily in the Midwest and primarily founded by overlooked individuals who are focused on massive markets.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Samara's story & how she started investing?

  • Investing in Badass founders

  • Looking for the "Chingona factor" in founders

  • Exciting portfolio companies

and more..

Links mentioned on the episode:

Pitch Chingona Ventures: https://www.chingona.ventures/apply

Follow Samara on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamaraMHernandz

Follow Chingona Ventures on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chingonaventures/

Full episode blog at https://vc10x.com/chingona-ventures