Fundraising Fox
Cristian Raygoza
InvestorFormer Venture Partner at Gaingels
San Francisco, California
Writes $50K – $1M checks · typically $300K
Find your path to Cristian
323 people in our graph can introduce you to Cristian.
Each arrow is one introduction. Sign up to fill in the first one.
Ask PJ LaBarbera to introduce you to Cristian
You →PJ · together at Rho (2026) →Cristian
Ask Jamie Chen to introduce you to Cristian
You →Jamie · together at Rho →Cristian
Ask Sam Okafor to introduce you to Cristian
You →Sam · 2 people · together at Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago →Cristian
Sign up to find every way you can get introduced to Cristian
- Your email: the people you already email who know Cristian
- 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: people you know who worked, studied or invested with Cristian
- Your LinkedIn: the connections who can make the intro for you
We rank every route by how warm it is, so you raise on warm intros instead of cold emails.
About
Cristian Raygoza is Head of VC & Startup Partnerships at Rho, where he manages venture capital and startup relationships. He also serves as an advisor to Bullpen Capital and as a general partner at Iluminar Ventures. Previously, he held roles including Head of VC & PE at Clara, Venture Partner at Gaingels, and President of TrueColors LatAm.
Experience
- RhoHead of VC & Startup Partnershipscurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- RhoVC Partnerships Lead2025 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- RhoSF Founding AE2025San Francisco, CA
- Bullpen CapitalAdvisorcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Iluminar VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentMexico City, Mexico
- TrueColors LatAmExecutive Directorcurrent2023 — presentMexico City, Mexico
- GaingelsVenture Partner / prev. CoS2021 — 2026
- ClaraGlobal Head of Startups, VC, & PE2023 — 2024Mexico City, Mexico
- On DeckFellow2022San Francisco, California, United States
- AIGFixed Income Investor2018 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- Harris School of Public Policy at the University of ChicagoResearch Assistant2015 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- AIGPrivate Equity & Hedge Funds Analyst2017New York, New York
- ForkableGrowth & Ops Analyst2016
__Twitter.png)
Skills & more
+12 more
WritingNonprofitsEditingFundraisingEvent PlanningGrant WritingSpanishAnalysisPublic SpeakingCustomer ServiceTeamworkVolunteer ManagementLanguages Portuguese · Spanish
From Cristian's professional profile.
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Network12
Investors connected to Cristian in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cristian Raygoza?
- Cristian Raygoza is Head of VC & Startup Partnerships at Rho, where he manages venture capital and startup relationships. He also serves as an advisor to Bullpen Capital and as a general partner at Iluminar Ventures. Previously, he held roles including Head of VC & PE at Clara, Venture Partner at Gaingels, and President of TrueColors LatAm.
- What check size does Cristian Raygoza write?
- Cristian Raygoza typically writes checks of $50K – $1M.
- What companies has Cristian Raygoza invested in?
- Investments tracked here include albo, Around, Choiz, Cubbo, HENRY, Latitud, Lizza, Neivor, Pandas, Siglo, Valora, Worky, and 1 more.
- Where did Cristian Raygoza go to school?
- Cristian Raygoza studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics); West Covina High School (Diploma).
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago677
+ 671 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Rho8
+ 2 more
Also worked at Gaingels30
+ 24 more
Also worked at On Deck297
+ 291 more
Also worked at AIG108
+ 102 more