Samara Hernandez - Founding Partner and Jefa @ Chingona Ventures

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Primary Job Title Founding Partner and Jefa
Primary Organization
Chingona Ventures

Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Regions Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US
Gender Female

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Samara Mejia Hernandez is based out of Chicago, Illinois, and is the Founding Partner and Jefa of Chingona Ventures. Samara previously worked at Papaya as a Board Member. Samara Mejia Hernandez attended the Northwestern University.

Personal Investments

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Samara Hernandez

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Seed Round - Agency AI

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Agency AI

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Agency AI	—	Seed Round - Agency AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Suma Wealth	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Suma Wealth	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Vantage Point	—	Seed Round - Vantage Point	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Ciphero AI	Chingona Ventures	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Ciphero AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Certiverse	Chingona Ventures	—	Series A - Certiverse	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Viva Benefits	Chingona Ventures	Yes	Pre Seed Round - Viva Benefits	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Linker Finance	Chingona Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Linker Finance	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Hoop	Chingona Ventures	No	Seed Round - Hoop	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cartwheel	Chingona Ventures	—	Seed Round - Cartwheel	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Suma Wealth	Chingona Ventures	—	Seed Round - Suma Wealth	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Betterleave	Chingona Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Betterleave	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sigo Seguros	Chingona Ventures	—	Seed Round - Sigo Seguros	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Scout	Chingona Ventures	Yes	Seed Round - Scout	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

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Samara Hernandez

is the

Founding Partner and Jefa

Chingona Ventures

. Additionally,

Samara Hernandez

has had

past jobs including

Venture Partner

MATH Venture Partners

Chingona Ventures Founding Partner and JefaApr 2019

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
MATH Venture Partners	Venture Partner	May 4, 2015	2019
Goldman Sachs	Sales, Asset Management, FICC, Business Practices	Feb 5, 2007	Apr 17, 2015
NuMat Technologies	Independent Consultant	Jun 2014	Sep 2014

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

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Samara Hernandez

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member of the Board of Advisors

SomosVC

Board Member

Beagle Labs

, and

Board Member

Dapta

SomosVC Member of the Board of AdvisorsDec 2025
Beagle Labs Board MemberOct 2025
Dapta Board MemberMay 2025
Viva Benefits Board MemberNov 14, 2024
Venture Forward DirectorMar 8, 2023
Communities In Schools Board Of DirectorsAug 2017
VentureUP Board Of DirectorsJul 2017
Liveoak Technologies Board ObserverJul 2016
Tiny Organics Board Observer
Angeles Investors Advisor

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Papaya	Board Member	Jan 2023	Mar 2026

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Seed Stage Investors Female Founded Venture Capital Investors	24,294
Greater Chicago Area Female Founded Venture Capital Investors	97,365
Venture Capital Investors with Investments in Illinois	10,997
Investors Active in Illinois	4,954
Illinois Seed Stage Investors	85,768
Greater Chicago Area Investors	16,256
Female Founded Early Stage Venture Investors with Investments in Great Lakes	49,871
Female Founded Seed Stage Investors with Investments in Great Lakes	42,553
Illinois Investors	14,909
Midwestern US Female Founded Seed Stage Investors	96,300