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Chingona Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 40 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $24M, Jun 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAugmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)B2BCRM

Deploying now
45%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 40 on record
Since the last cheque18days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$100K – $1.0MRounds led2 of 40Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 92%
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Chingona Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.3M

What they do

We are Chingona Investing in the next generation of badass founders.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)B2BCRM
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first40 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Oct
    DaptaSeed · US · LatamList$6.0MLed
  3. Sept
    Beagle LabsPre-seed · US · AlleyWatch$4.1MLed
  4. Jul
    Linker FinanceSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  5. Apr
    BeniSeed · US$815KWith 3 others
  6. 2025

    9 rounds

  7. Dec
    Ciphero AIPre-seed · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  8. Sept
    SafeHillPre-seed · US$2.6MWith 2 others
  9. Aug
    Yeti Confetti KidsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  10. Jun
    LuminXSeed · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  11. Apr
    Linker FinanceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. Mar
    CertiverseSeries A · US · TechCrunch$11MWith 3 others
  13. Feb
    ScoutDebt · US$1.0MWith 4 others
  14. Feb
    Optimal AIPre-seed · US$2.3MSole investor
  15. Jan
    ScoutSeed · US$56KWith 4 others
  16. 2024

    9 rounds

  17. Nov
    VivaPre-seed · US$2.2MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    CartwheelDebt · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  19. Jun
    PaerpayVenture · US$700KWith 5 others
  20. Jun
    HoopSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  21. May
    KudosSeries A · CA$10MWith 4 others
  22. Apr
    Yeti Confetti KidsSeed · US$5.3MWith 1 other
  23. Apr
    ToplVenture · US$1.3MWith 4 others
  24. Feb
    She MattersVenture · NL$2.0MWith 2 others
  25. Feb
    iAsk AiSeed · US$5.7MWith 2 others
  26. 2023

    8 rounds

  27. Nov
    EarlyBirdSeed · US$4.5MWith 3 others
  28. Nov
    BetterleaveSeed · US$2.4MWith 3 others
  29. Oct
    TendrelSeed · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  30. Sept
    Tiny OrganicsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  31. Aug
    CrateSeed · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  32. Jul
    InnovareGrant · US$150KWith 3 others
  33. Jun
    ConnectCareHeroSeed · US$1.8MWith 3 others
  34. Jun
    Zero GroceryVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  35. 2022

    5 rounds

  36. Dec
    BeniSeed · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  37. Sept
    DameSeries A · US$7.0MWith 1 other
  38. Sept
    Empower3dSeed · US$2.6MWith 3 others
  39. May
    ToolchainVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  40. Apr
    Leaf TradeSeries B · US$13MWith 1 other
  41. 2021

    4 rounds

  42. Nov
    OlivexHK$5.8MWith 3 others
  43. Aug
    ExpectfulVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  44. May
    ReelSeed$6.3MWith 3 others
  45. Mar
    ShopflixPre-seed$1.6MWith 1 other
  46. 2019

    1 round

  47. Jul
    Career KarmaUS · Edsurge$1.5MWith 9 others

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The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

SMSamara Mejia HernandezManaging Director of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$61Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Chingona Ventures Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 316482

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Chingona Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Chingona Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Chingona Ventures in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Chingona Ventures

What does Chingona Ventures invest in?

Chingona Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR), B2B and CRM.

How active is Chingona Ventures?

40 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Chingona Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Dapta (Seed, Oct 2026), Beagle Labs (Pre-seed, Sept 2026) and Linker Finance (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are Chingona Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $1.0M.

Does Chingona Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 40 investments on record (5%).

Where does Chingona Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%).

Is Chingona Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Chingona Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (9 rounds together), Gaingels (8 rounds together) and Everywhere Ventures (6 rounds together).

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