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Monique Villa

Investor

Former Entrepreneur in Residence at Mucker Capital

Nashville, Tennessee

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1M

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About

Monique Villa is a seed-stage venture capitalist based in Nashville and Managing Partner at Daytrip Ventures. She previously served as a Senior Investment Advisor at Beyond Ventures, as the first Chief Investment Officer at Launch Tennessee where she led the creation of the $70M InvestTN fund, and as an early-stage investor at Mucker Capital from 2018 to 2022, opening the firm's first Nashville office. She serves on the boards of the Belcourt Theatre and Build In SE, an organization she co-founded to support ecosystem builders in the Southeast.

Experience

  1. Daytrip VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2025 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
  2. Belcourt TheatreMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentNashville, Tennessee, United States
  3. Build In SEBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentGreater Nashville Area, TN
  4. Build In SECo-Founder2018 — 2025Greater Nashville Area, TN
  5. SomosVCBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  6. Beyond VenturesSenior Investment Advisor2023 — 2025
  7. Mucker CapitalEntrepreneur in Residence2023 — 2025
  8. LaunchTNChief Investment Officer2022 — 2023Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  9. Mucker CapitalEntrepreneur In Residence2022Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  10. Mucker CapitalInvestor2018 — 2022Greater Nashville Area, TN
  11. Core Innovation CapitalChief of Staff2016 — 2018Greater Los Angeles Area & San Francisco
  12. Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship - Greater LAPrograms Manager / Startup Accelerator Lead2014 — 2016Greater Los Angeles Area
  13. Velos PartnersInvestor Relations2013 — 2014Westwood, CA
  14. TAG StrategicManager, Business Development & Client Services2012 — 2013Greater Los Angeles Area
  15. KCRWProduction Assistant2009 — 2012Santa Monica, CA
  16. TOMSHQ Intern2008Santa Monica, CA

Skills & more

Non-Profit Board1Seed Capital1Early Stage Investment1AccountingSpecial EventsInventory ManagementUniversity RelationsDirect MarketingC Level ManagementStartupsInvestment ManagementDue Diligence
+12 morePortfolio AnalysisPortfolio ManagementFund ManagementSocial MediaDigital MediaStrategic PartnershipsPublic RelationsEntrepreneurshipEvent PlanningSocial Media MarketingMarketing StrategyContent Strategy

Languages English · Spanish

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Thiago Olson
Managing Partner at EVE Atlas

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Who is Monique Villa?
Monique Villa is a seed-stage venture capitalist based in Nashville and Managing Partner at Daytrip Ventures. She previously served as a Senior Investment Advisor at Beyond Ventures, as the first Chief Investment Officer at Launch Tennessee where she led the creation of the $70M InvestTN fund, and as an early-stage investor at Mucker Capital from 2018 to 2022, opening the firm's first Nashville office. She serves on the boards of the Belcourt Theatre and Build In SE, an organization she co-founded to support ecosystem builders in the Southeast.
What check size does Monique Villa write?
Monique Villa typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Monique Villa invested in?
Investments tracked here include Blueprint Title, Cove Tool, Resilia, Stackin.
Where did Monique Villa go to school?
Monique Villa studied at UC Irvine (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Visual Media in Convergence Culture).
Does Monique Villa lead rounds?
Yes — Monique Villa has led 2 tracked investments.

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Also worked at TAG Strategic1

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