# Samara Mejia Hernandez at Chingona Ventures > Samara Mejia Hernandez, Founding Partner at Chingona Ventures. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/samara-mejia-hernandez (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Chicago, US · Partner # Samara Mejia Hernandez Founding Partner at [Chingona Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chingona-ventures) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 1 +2 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Chingona Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=samara-mejia-hernandez)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=samara-mejia-hernandez) ## The firm [**Chingona Ventures** VC firm · US **5** cheques in 12 months **40** all time **2** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chingona-ventures) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Dame Products](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dame-products-2) - [Empower3d](https://millionrounds.com/startup/empower3d) - ConnectCareHero ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Betterleave Inc.** Director since 2023 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Chingona Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chingona-ventures)** Managing Director of the General Partner on 4 filings · since 2021 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Chingona Ventures - [**Andres Avendano** Senior Financial Risk Strategy and Operations Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andres-avendano) - [**Antonio Davila** Owner, Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/antonio-davila) - [**Braylon Gurnell** Consultant *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/braylon-gurnell) - [**Cameron Merten** Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/cameron-merten) - [**Rocio Meza** Senior Corporate Strategy *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/rocio-meza) - [**Samantha Little** Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/samantha-little) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 22 Aug 2022 · 46 min 347. Lessons from the Largest Latina Solo GP, Being Impactful Without Being an Impact Fund, and How to Use Sales Tactics for Success in VC (Samara Mejia Hernandez) With [Samara Mejia Hernandez](https://millionrounds.com/person/samara-mejia-hernandez) Mentions [Chingona Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chingona-ventures) About this episode Samara Mejia Hernandez of Chingona Ventures joins Nick to discuss Lessons from the Largest Latina Solo GP, Being Impactful Without Being an Impact Fund, and How to Use Sales Tactics for Success in VC. In this episode we cover: How Authenticity Benefits the Bottom Dollar Tips on Raising a Fund… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Samara Mejia Hernandez in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 16 Feb 2023 · 8 min Investor Stories 283: Why I Passed (Mejia Hernandez, Wroblewski, Burnham) Mentions [Brad Burnham](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-burnham)[Julie Wroblewski](https://millionrounds.com/person/julie-wroblewski)[Samara Mejia Hernandez](https://millionrounds.com/person/samara-mejia-hernandez) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Samara Mejia Hernandez Julie Wroblewski Brad Burnham Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 24 Nov 2022 · 9 min Investor Stories 271: Lessons Learned (Khera, O'Malley, Mejia Hernandez) Mentions [Neha Khera](https://millionrounds.com/person/neha-khera)[Samara Mejia Hernandez](https://millionrounds.com/person/samara-mejia-hernandez) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Neha Khera Brian O'Malley Samara Mejia Hernandez Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=samara-mejia-hernandez). ## Find people like Samara Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)