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Why he left PE to start a VC fund that invests in minority-led businesses // Marcos Gonzalez, Founder & Managing Partner of VamosVentures
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Why he left PE to start a VC fund that invests in minority-led businesses // Marcos Gonzalez, Founder & Managing Partner of VamosVentures

The Consumer VC episode #255 with Marcos Gonzalez, Founder & Managing Partner of VamosVentures

Hey Friends,

Our guest today is Marcos Gonzalez, Founder & Managing Partner of VamosVentures. VamosVentures is committed to creating a pipeline of diverse VC investors. Their investments include Stix, DRNXSMYTH, and Suma.

We also discuss:

  • How he invests in both software and consumer businesses

  • Approach to portfolio construction

  • How to increase the number of diverse founders who are venture-backed

  • His diligence process

  • Why he’s bullish about Los Angeles

  • Latin American products that will be adopted by the U.S. & much more

Thank you for listening.

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