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Desiree Vargas Wrigley

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Founding GP at Velocity Catalyst Fund

Chicago

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A Chicago-based serial founder turned funder, she is CIO of P33, founder and executive director of TechRise by P33, and a founding partner of The Josephine Collective angel group, where she has led 20 Pre-Seed and Seed investments since 2022. She previously founded Pearachute and GiveForward, the first peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform, and worked at the Kauffman Foundation and Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors after graduating from Yale.

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Who is Desiree Vargas Wrigley?
A Chicago-based serial founder turned funder, she is CIO of P33, founder and executive director of TechRise by P33, and a founding partner of The Josephine Collective angel group, where she has led 20 Pre-Seed and Seed investments since 2022. She previously founded Pearachute and GiveForward, the first peer-to-peer crowdfunding platform, and worked at the Kauffman Foundation and Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors after graduating from Yale.
Where does Desiree Vargas Wrigley work?
Desiree Vargas Wrigley is Founding GP at Velocity Catalyst Fund.