Ricardo Garcia-Amaya
InvestorFounderFounding Equity Partner - Acrew DC Fund at Acrew Capital · Founder/CEO at VOIQ
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedVOIQ · YC
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About
Ricardo Garcia-Amaya previously founded ILUMA, an AI platform for executive insights, and worked in the NYC Mayor's Office during Michael Bloomberg's administration on technology policy. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and is an Aspen Institute Tech Fellow.
Founder/CEO at VOIQYC S15
Intro paths
YC
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Experience
- Ripple-TalksFoundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Alumni FoundersFoundercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Acrew CapitalFounding Equity Partner - Acrew DC Fundcurrent2021 — present
- Top American Latinx Tech LeadersFoundercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ILUMAFounder & CEO2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- Orange DAOFounding Governance Committee Member2021 — 2022
- VOIQFounder - CEO2015 — 2021San Francisco, California
- New America AllianceChair of the Technology Committee2009 — 2015
- New America AllianceDirector of the NAA Angels2013 — 2014
- Winning Mayoral Campaign, Providence RITechnology Advisor - Virtual Outreach2010 — 2011
- NYC Mayor's Office of OperationsAssociate2009 — 2010
- Etectonics LLCFounder & President2000 — 2008
Skills & more
Strategy59Strategic Planning15Leadership31Management25Fundraising23Non-profits3Social Media8Entrepreneurship65Social Entrepreneurship3Team Building4Start-ups17Social Networking7
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Marketing StrategyMarketingProgram ManagementManagement ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsPolicyMobile DevicesLeadership DevelopmentProduct ManagementBusiness StrategyIntegrationStrategic CommunicationsLanguages French · Spanish
From Ricardo's professional profile.
Colleagues at Acrew Capital
Aliisa Rosenthal
General Partner at Acrew Capital
Andrew McKinzie
Investor at Acrew Capital
Angela Azem
VP of Operations at Acrew Capital
Ariel McCann
Administrative Operations Assistant & Office Manager at Acrew Capital
Asad Khaliq
Founding Partner at Acrew Capital
Ashley Morello
Executive Assistant at Acrew Capital
Brody Gardner
Assistant Controller at Acrew Capital
Carmen James
Chief Strategy Officer at Liquidity Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ricardo Garcia-Amaya?
- Ricardo Garcia-Amaya previously founded ILUMA, an AI platform for executive insights, and worked in the NYC Mayor's Office during Michael Bloomberg's administration on technology policy. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and is an Aspen Institute Tech Fellow.
- Where does Ricardo Garcia-Amaya work?
- Ricardo Garcia-Amaya is Founder/CEO of VOIQ and Founding Equity Partner - Acrew DC Fund at Acrew Capital.
- What companies did Ricardo Garcia-Amaya found?
- Ricardo Garcia-Amaya founded VOIQ.
- Where did Ricardo Garcia-Amaya go to school?
- Ricardo Garcia-Amaya studied at Y Combinator (Class of 2015); NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, Entrepreneurship and Innovation); HEC Paris (Master of Business Administration (MBA) Study Abroad, Strategy).
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