Welcome to the latest episode of More Equity's Latina Luminaries series, hosted by Harlem Capital's Melody Hahm. In this episode, we sit down with Mariana Costa, Co-Founder of Laboratoria, Latin America's revolutionary boot camp program empowering women in tech. Mariana shares her perspective on the disappointing trajectory of venture capital funding for Latina businesses since its peak in 2018, with only 2% going to Latin American founders and a mere four tenths of a percent going to Latina women. Join Melody and Mariana as they discuss Mariana's passion for empowering others, stemming from ..read more

Welcome to the latest episode of More Equity's Latina Luminaries series, hosted by Harlem Capital's Melody Hahm. In this episode, we sit down with with Noelle Acosta, Co-Founder & CEO of Noula, which provides tailored, hormone based virtual care to patiences. Noelle shares her experiences with imposter syndrome and explores her mission of creating a path for founders and CEOs of color, especially women of color, who don't often have the same advantages as those from more advantageous backgrounds. Join Melody and Noelle as they discuss Noelle's path from the sales to becoming a tech founder ..read more

Welcome to the latest episode of More Equity's Latina Luminaries series, hosted by Harlem Capital's Melody Hahm. In this episode, we sit down with with Suzy Ferreira, Founder and CEO at Dinie, a complete infrastructure that enables businesses to offer credit to their customers. Suzy's journey from Iturama, Brazil to co-founding Dinie required resilience, passion, and determination. While working in corporate banking she realized that her true mission was helping small businesses gain access to fair credit products. Join Melody and Suzy as they discuss Suzy's journey, raising money in the hei ..read more

Welcome to the latest episode of More Equity's Latina Luminaries series, hosted by Harlem Capital's Melody Hahm. In this episode, we connect with Angela Acosta, the founder and CEO of Morado, a SaaS platform for the beauty salon industry in Latin America. Angela's unique upbringing and career experience has helped her create and scale Morado, which is now operating in 100 cities in Colombia and backed by investors like Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, and QED. With a background in fintech and working for Rappi, one of Latin America's biggest unicorns, Angela was well situated to find succes ..read more

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Diverse Emerging Managers Series: The Next Wave — hosted by Gabby Cazeau. In this episode, Gabby speaks with Megan Ruan, General Partner at Gold House Ventures. Having studied at Yale, London School of Economics, and Stanford, Megan is a GP at Gold House Ventures, a $30 million vehicle investing in the next generation of exceptional Asian and Pacific Islander (API) founded companies. Tune in as Gabby and Megan discuss the unique approach Gold House Ventures to the VC landscape and learn about how Megan's background has s ..read more

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Diverse Emerging Managers Series: The Next Wave — hosted by Gabby Cazeau. In this episode, Gabby speaks with Brandon Hoffman, founder of Sunset Ventures. A Wharton alum currently based in Los Angeles, Brandon invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups. Prior to his career in venture capital, Brandon was working in the music business and was inspired by the disruption Spotify brought to the industry. Tune in as Gabby and Brandon discuss the unique approach Sunset Ventures brings to the VC landscape and learn about how Br ..read more

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Diverse Emerging Managers Series: The Next Wave — hosted by Gabby Cazeau. Today we speak with Sydney Thomas, founder of Impressionism Capital. Impressionism Capital invests in companies that reflect the real world, focusing on communities that haven't been "over-fished". Before founding Impressionism, Sydney worked in the public sector under multiple administrations and then transitioned into venture capital, joining the team at Precursor Ventures. Tune in as Gabby and Sydney discuss the unique approach Impressionism Cap ..read more

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Diverse Emerging Managers Series: The Next Wave — hosted by Gabby Cazeau. Today we speak with Ana Carolina Mexia and Maria Gutierrez, partners at Nido Ventures. Nido is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that backs companies in Spanish Speaking LatAm and companies who are targeting the latinx community in the US. Before Nido, Ana was a software engineer at LinkedIn, while Maria is a former global supply chain manager at Apple and Tesla. Both are currently completing MBAs at Stanford. Tune in as Gabby, Ana, and Maria discuss ..read more

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Diverse Emerging Managers Series: The Next Wave — hosted by Gabby Cazeau. Today we speak with Miguel Armaza, founding partner of Gilgamesh Ventures. Gilgamesh is an early-stage fintech venture capital fund that invests primarily in Latin America. Before transitioning into venture capital, Miguel was a banker for Citi and MUFG across Europe, North America, and LatAm. He holds an MBA from Wharton and an MA from the Lauder Institute and has lived in several countries, including Bolivia, China, Russia, Ireland, Uruguay, Italy ..read more

Welcome to More Equity. Today, we’re bringing you a new episode from our Harlem Capital Limited Partner Series — connecting with Harlem Capital LPs to share insights on navigating the VC fundraising journey. In today’s episode, we speak with Hunter Somerville — Partner at the StepStone Group and a member of the private equity team, focusing on venture capital and growth equity investments. The StepStone Group is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory services to clients. They have $134B in assets under management, and $570B in ..read more