Chingona Ventures — Full Portfolio

Cartwheel provides a software platform for restaurant delivery and order management, serving independent restaurants and multi-unit brands through their own delivery networks.

B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Angeles, US

Alexander Vasilin(Founder)Dan Zamylin(Founder)inMagdim Metshin(Founder)inAlex(Co-Founder, CEO)

Co-investorsACAct One Ventures3737 AngelsEUEudemian VenturesMOMoonshots Capital

SafeHill is a cybersecurity company that combines AI and human ethical hackers to help security teams identify and prioritize real security exposures and attack paths.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFircrest, US

MPMike Pena(CEO/Founder)inHMHector Monsegur(Chief Research Officer/Founder)inNGNicholas Gonzalez(Chief Revenue Officer/Founder)in

Co-investorsTETechstarsMUMucker CapitalMEMercury Fund

Agency built AI products; the company announced it is being acquired by Klaviyo and winding down on August 31, 2026, with its team joining Klaviyo.

AI & Machine Learning

ETElias TorresinLukeAdam Silverman(Founder)Alex Reibman(Founder)

Co-investorsARArray Ventures Management LlcARArtisanal VenturesFEFelicis VenturesHUHubSpot VenturesMEMenlo VenturesSESequoia Capital+4 more

Beni is a search and discovery platform that aggregates 300 million secondhand deals across resale marketplaces, allowing consumers to find used items from their favorite brands at lower prices through web, mobile app, and browser extension.

Circular EconomyConsumerMarketplacesBrooklyn, US

Katharine Sanner(Executive Officer)Kate Sanner(Founder)Sarah Pinner(Founder)

Co-investorsBEBetter Ventures Central LlcBUBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcXYXYZ Venture Capital

Boom operates a leasing platform connecting property managers and renters through the full leasing process, from inquiry to approved resident.

FintechPropTechSaaSAustin, US

RWRob Whiting(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBUBungalow CapitalCLClocktower VenturesFOFox VenturesGAGaingelsMAMana VenturesMIMischief+7 more

Cartwheel is a browser-based AI platform that turns text, video and motion libraries into editable, rigged 3D character animation.

AVAlex Vasilkin(Founder)inAndrew Carr(Founder)Daniel Tartakovsky(Founder)Joe English(Founder)Jonathan Jarvis(Founder)Juliana Chen(Founder)

Co-investorsACAccelCRCraft VenturesTETenOneTen VenturesTITIRTA Ventures3737 AngelsACAct One Ventures+11 more

Cartwheel delivers evidence-based mental health and clinical care services to students and families through partnerships with school districts.

Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechMental HealthCambridge, US

JEJoe English(Co-Founder and CEO)inDaniel Tartakovsky(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardHMHolly Maloney(Director)inGYGreg Yap(Director)inSKSteve Kupfer(Director)in

Co-investorsABAble PartnersALAlumni VenturesBOBoxGroupCRCraft VenturesGEGeneral CatalystMEMenlo Ventures+11 more

Co-investorsCHCherryrock CapitalHYHyde Park Venture PartnersZEZeal Capital Partners

Chord provides a unified data layer and AI-powered agents for commerce brands to centralize fragmented data across tools and automate operations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceMarketing Tech

BMBryan Mahoney(Founder)inHDHenry Davis(Founder)inBola Awoniyi(Founder)

Co-investorsACAct One VenturesALAlleyCorpBRBright Pixel CapitalEQEqual VenturesFOFoundation CapitalGOGood Friends+12 more

Ciphero provides a deterministic security layer that lets security teams observe, audit, and verify AI interactions across models, agents, and machines.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Rob Gross(Founder)inSen Tian(Founder)inSKSaoud Khalifah(Founder)in

Co-investorsEVEverywhere VenturesPRPropeller Inc.BUBullpen CapitalHUHustle FundLOLotus Venture PartnersSOSovereigns Capital Venture

ConnectCareHero provides live, culturally relevant programming to help senior living communities and healthcare organizations reduce social isolation among older adults.

Digital HealthFintechHealthtechInsurTechSaaSWellness & FitnessChicago, US

OMOsvaldo Montelongo(CEO & Founder)inTornu Ngwayah(CMO & Founder)Bob Lee III(CTO & Founder)

Co-investorsGAGaingelsNENew Age CapitalTETechstarsPIPivotal Ventures

Crate builds a personalization layer for AI systems that learns user preferences and intent from content engagement, enabling AI to make more contextually relevant predictions and recommendations rather than relying on clicks or broad algorithms.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTarzana, US

DLDessy Levinson(Founder)inABAnna Bofa(Founder)inAdam Levy(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Iny(Director)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesBABase Venture Management, Inc.MAMaC Venture CapitalSLSlauson & Co.UPUpfront Ventures

Dame designs and engineers sexual wellness products, including vibrators such as Eva and Fin, developed in-house to address disparities in sexual pleasure and satisfaction for women.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFemTechWellness & FitnessNew York, US

AFAlexandra Fine(Co-founder)inJanet Lieberman(Co-founder)inBenjamin Aldridge(Executive Officer)

BoardRDRick Desai(Director)in

Co-investorsAMAmboy Street VenturesASAssembled BrandsIGigniteXL VentureJOJoyance PartnersLIListen Ventures

EarlyBird offers UGMA custodial investment accounts that let parents and family members invest on behalf of a child, with funds usable for education, a home down payment, starting a business, or other purposes.

ConsumerFintechSaaS

Caleb Frankel(Founder)Jordan Wexler(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesBRBridge Venture FundCHChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)GRGroundswell VenturesJOJourneyOne VenturesKAKairos Angels+7 more

Encantos is a children's education company that creates "storyteaching" experiences—curriculum-infused stories delivered through an app plus physical and digital products like animated series, books, songs, games, and puzzles—to teach kids skills such as creativity, critical thinking, and communication.

ConsumerEdTechMedia & EntertainmentCulver City, US

SJSusie Jaramillo(Founder)in

Co-investorsAMAmplifica CapitalKAKapor CapitalL'L'ATTITUDE VenturesPOPortfoliaRERevolutionWEWestbound Equity Partners+4 more

Encantos is a children's media studio that creates original stories, books, and animations, along with an app that blends storytelling with curriculum-based learning ("storyteaching").

ConsumerEdTechMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGAGaingels

Finix provides embedded payments infrastructure for software platforms, acting as an outsourced PayFac (PayFac-as-a-Service) with end-to-end payments technology, compliance and risk management, merchant onboarding, and reporting tools.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Richie Serna(Founder)inSean Donovan(Founder)in

Co-investorsACAcrew CapitalHOHomebrewINInsight PartnersINInspired CapitalLILightspeed Venture PartnersTRTribeca Venture Partners+25 more

Optibot is an AI-powered code review platform that provides engineering managers and CTOs with real-time visibility into PR cycle time, DORA metrics, AI code adoption, and sprint health by analyzing GitHub and GitLab activity.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsACAct One VenturesMIMindshift Capital

heyC builds AI-powered training and real-time support tools that help employees learn and develop skills in their everyday workflow rather than through traditional workshops.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech

SBShaily Baranwal(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCOCorazon Capital

Hologram provides global IoT connectivity solutions that simplify device management and reduce costs for businesses deploying internet-connected devices across multiple countries.

HardwareIoTSaaSChicago, US

BFBenjamin Forgan(Executive Officer, Director)inPWPatrick Wilbur(Executive Officer, Director)Anne Rosen(Executive Officer)

BoardNSNick Solaro(Director)in

Co-investorsBUBullpen CapitalCACapital Midwest FundCOConvergeDRDrive CapitalFOFounders Circle CapitalGAGaingels+11 more

Honey Homes pairs households with dedicated, vetted handymen to manage home maintenance and upgrades through a technology platform.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerPropTechSaaSOakland, US

VPVishwas Prabhakara(Founder)inAPAvantika Prabhakara(Founder)inVanti Prabhakara

Co-investorsANAngel Collective Opportunity FundEREra VenturesFLFlybridge Capital PartnersGAGaruda VenturesKHKhosla VenturesPEPear VC+3 more

Hoop builds AI agents that help individuals and teams manage context, prioritize what matters, and follow through on work spread across email, chat, meetings, and documents.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFuture of WorkSaaSNew York City, US

BSBrian Schmidt(Co-founder, Operations, Finance & Legal)inJGJustin Gallagher(Co-founder, Product, Engineering & Design)inSGStella Garber(Co-founder, Go to Market)in

Co-investorsDIDivergent CapitalINIndex VenturesOROrigin VenturesUSustwoVEVenture Guides Management, L.P.Y Y Combinator

iAsk AI is a free AI-powered search engine that answers user questions with instant, source-backed responses without storing user data.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

BFBrad F.(Founder)in

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesCHChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)COCorazon CapitalPRPritzker Group Venture Capital

Innovare offers Inno, a strategic intelligence platform for schools that connects data sources such as attendance, assessment, and student support into one workspace.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSChicago, US

FDFernando DeLeón(Founder)inNicholas Freeman(Executive Officer)Adrian DeLeon(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMGMarcos Gonzalez(Director)in

Co-investorsCLCleveland AvenueGAGaingelsPOPortfoliaPRPropellant VenturesTATAWANI VenturesVAVamosVentures+2 more

Kudos is a personal finance app that connects to users' credit cards to automatically recommend the best card at checkout, activate card-linked offers, track rewards and benefits, and use AI to cancel subscriptions and negotiate bills.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechLos Angeles, US

Ahmad Ismail(Executive Officer, Director)inTikue Anazodo(Founder)in

BoardAGAmias Gerety(Director)in

Co-investorsQEQED InvestorsSASamsung NextNENewtype VenturesPAPatronPRPrecursor VenturesSCSciFi VC+1 more

Leaf Trade is a B2B marketplace platform connecting cannabis cultivators and dispensaries for wholesale transactions.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintechSaaSChicago, US

James Yi(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Piermont(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Reich(Director)Jeff Kleban(Director)Woody Benson(Director)

Co-investorsARArtemis Growth PartnersGRGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHYHyde Park AngelsLELeaps by Bayer

Linker Finance provides digital banking technology for community financial institutions to enhance customer relationships and serve business customers.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSPasadena, US

JGJorge Garcia(Founder & CEO)inACAlejandro Corpeño(Founder)in

Co-investorsFFFf Venture CapitalTETechstarsTETenOneTen VenturesAUAudaz CapitalCOCommerce Ventures

Lirvana Labs makes an AI-powered K-5 learning platform that offers personalized, bilingual instruction, adaptive games, and data tools for teachers to identify learning gaps and generate reports.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechMenlo Park, US

CPChristie Pang(Founder)inHong Yee Christie Pang(Executive Officer, Director)Ho Yan Clement Pang(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsGOGobi PartnersKAKapor CapitalTRTranscend Capital Partners

Lirvana Labs offers Yeti (including Yeti Confetti Kids and an AI Co-Pilot), an AI-powered K-5 learning platform that personalizes instruction, supports bilingual/dual-language teaching, and provides progress data for teachers and administrators.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSMenlo Park, US

Christie Pang(Founder)Clement Pang(Founder)

LuminX builds a visual AI layer for warehouse operations, using slim edge units that read every pallet as it moves to create a real-time digital twin of the dock.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US

OutRival is a no-code AI platform that enables non-technical customer experience teams to create and deploy AI solutions including chatbots, voice agents, and workflow automation for customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSMiami, US

RARuben A. Harris(Co-Founder and CEO)inTMTimur Meyster(Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer)inArtur MeysterJared Forman(Analytics \u0026 Data Manager)Mary Cornesio(Recruiting Coordinator)Carlo zambon(talent)

Co-investorsINInitialized CapitalY Y CombinatorALAlumni VenturesBRBronze InvestmentsKAKapor CapitalNENecessary Ventures+17 more

Papaya Tutor connects K-12 students with bilingual tutors for personalized 1:1 tutoring, using assessment data to build tailored learning plans and coordinate with students, parents, and schools.

EdTechMiami, US

Sandra Vanessa LaPlante(Founder)

Scout provides financial advisory and wealth management services for college athletes, particularly those benefiting from NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) opportunities.

Fintech

MHMichael Haddix Jr(Founder)in

Co-investors12125 VenturesAUAusum VenturesGAGaingelsJ4J4 VenturesMOMoai CapitalOUOUTBOUND CAPITAL+3 more

The She Matters Alliance collects insights from pregnant and postpartum mothers to improve maternal health outcomes through partnerships with hospitals and healthcare organizations.

FemTechHealthtechHR TechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Co-investorsEMEmmeline VenturesNYNYU Innovation Venture FundTETechstarsTWTwo RavensALAlmi InvestTHThe Fund

Sigo Seguros is a digital auto insurance agency that lets customers compare quotes from multiple insurers online and buy a policy in Spanish, with or without a US driver's license.

FintechInsurTech

NHNestor Hugo Solari(Founder)in

Co-investorsKEKern Venture GroupLIListen VenturesNENewlin VenturesRERemarkable VenturesRERevolutionBLBlockchain Founders Fund+3 more

Suma Wealth provides AI-powered financial coaching through chatbot assistants that help users budget, track spending, and build savings with personalized advice available in English and Spanish.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintech

BABeatriz Acevedo(Founder)in

Co-investors202045 VenturesBABackstage CapitalFEFemale FoundersGAGaingelsHOHow Women InvestPOPortfolia+6 more

Teal provides telehealth healthcare services for people assigned female at birth, offering virtual care without traditional in-office procedures.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechSan Francisco, US

KEKara Egan(Founder)inAvnesh Thakor(Founder)JDJoseph DeSimone(Director)Matthew Bettonville(Director)Kathryn Taylor Reddy(Director)SRSarah Rose(Executive Officer)

Co-investors.4.406 VenturesAVAventurine PartnersBLBlack Jays VenturesFEFelicis VenturesFOForerunner VenturesHAHalogen Ventures Management Company Llc+8 more

Tendrel is a manufacturing operations platform that connects existing plant systems (MES, CMMS, historians, quality systems) and uses AI to answer operational questions and flag production issues before they cost the business.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSammamish, US

Esteban Reyes(Director)Karsten Kell(Executive Officer)Mark Keller(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardANAkash Nandi(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBRBread And Butter Ventures, LlcMOMoment Ventures, LlcSUSUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL

Plasma is a financial technology company offering Plasma One, a stablecoin-based account and Visa card that supports USD₮ transfers, cashback, and yield through third-party DeFi protocols.

Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB

Co-investors1/1/1 Capital6T6th Man VenturesBEBeni Venture CapitalIMImpossible FinanceMEMercury FundMIMirana Ventures+12 more

A weekly podcast featuring deep dives into vertical AI, with founders and VCs discussing what it takes to build and scale such companies.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment

Nic Poulos(Co-Founder & GP, Euclid)Luke Sophinos(Founder & CEO, Vertical SaaS Group)

Co-investorsEUEuclid Venture PartnersALAlpha Square GroupALAlumni VenturesAUAUDEO VENTURESEMEmergence Capital PartnersFIFIRST ORDER+8 more

Vilya designs novel macrocycles using AI and computational biology to create medicines that don't exist in nature.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

DBDavid Baker(Founder)PSPatrick Salveson, PhD(Co-Founder, CTO)AMAdam Moyer, PhD(Co-Founder, VP of Molecular Design)DBDavid Baker, PhD(Nobel laureate, Co-Founder, Director, IPD UW, Prof. Biochemistry)GBGaurav Bhardwaj, PhD(Co-Founder, UW, Asst. Prof. Medicinal Chemistry)LSLance Stewart, PhD, MBA(Co-Founder, CSO & COO, IPD)

Co-investorsARARCH Venture PartnersMAMadrona Venture GroupMEMenlo VenturesNVNVIDIAALAltitude Ventures Management, LlcALAlumni Ventures+10 more

Viva provides a resident benefits app that bundles services such as 24/7 telehealth, bilingual K-12 tutoring, high-yield savings, rent reporting for credit building, and homebuying grants for renters and households across the U.S.

ConsumerFintechPropTechEdinburg, US

Co-investorsATAtlanta Technology AngelsRERevUp CapitalSISidecut VenturesTETechstarsALAltari VenturesEVEverywhere Ventures