Marcos has been a venture, private equity, and angel investor throughout his career both in the United States and abroad. In between investment funds, Marcos co-founded a tech company in Boston during the first internet wave of the 90s. Before entrepreneurship and investing, Marcos worked for the Boston Consulting Group. Marcos holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Ashley started her career at Morgan Stanley in Capital Markets and moved into strategic roles at YC startup Shoptiques.com, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Estee Lauder focused on the intersection of consumers and technology. She was previously an investor at Brand Foundry Ventures, Founders Factory, and Dorm Room Fund across commerce, health and wellness, and FinTech. Ashley holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from MIT Sloan.

Valeria started her career with Deloitte Consulting. Post-consulting, she transitioned to investing, gaining experience at Harlem Capital, PayPal Ventures, Avivar Capital, and Stanford’s Impact Fund focused on the intersection of human capital and technology. Valeria holds a BS from USC’s Marshall School of Business and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she also earned a Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation for her work and studies in social entrepreneurship.

Maya graduated from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics concentrating in Behavioral Economics. She was selected to the Wharton Research Scholars program where she completed her honors titled “Towards a Centralized Venture Capital Data Source – The Key to Increased Minority Access to Venture Capital?” Maya had summer internship and summer analyst positions at Citibank and at VamosVentures where she explored her interest in venture capital and consumer-facing businesses.

Xavier started his career at Morgan Stanley in the investment banking division and also spent time at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) investing in social media, infrastructure, and consumer software. Xavier has extensive experience as a tech entrepreneur and operator at Bond, Very Good Security, and Rightway Healthcare. Xavier holds a BA from Harvard College.

Andres has been in the startup ecosystem for the past 20 years, having worked both as an operator and investor for most of his career. Andres brings operational expertise in strategy, corporate finance, and corporate development having held various senior roles at early-stage FinTech companies. On the investment side, he compliments expertise in FinTech investing with experience in fund administration, compliance, and legal. Andres is a native of Chicago but currently resides in Austin, TX. He holds a BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.