Adrian Mendoza

Investor at Mendoza Ventures, the first Latinx VC fund on the east coast. Founder Mendoza Impact

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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About

Adrian is the founder and general partner at Mendoza Ventures which is both Latinx and woman-owned and the first Latinx-founded VC fund on the east coast. His firm focuses on investments in Fintech, AI, and Cybersecurity, with diversity playing an important role in their investment decisions—about 80% of their portfolio consists of startups led by immigrants, people of color, and women. Since its founding seven years ago, Mendoza Ventures has raised two funds and had two successful exits. The firm is currently raising its third fund, a $100M fintech fund anchored by Bank of America, focused on early growth funding rounds. In 2022, Axios Magazine listed Adrian as one of the five most influential people in Boston and the LA Times honored Adrian as a DEI visionary as one of California’s most prominent game-changers and thought leaders in the business world today. Adrian is also a regular contributor on CNBC on the state of Venture capital in the US and the firm has recently been covered in Forbes, Bloomberg, and The Boston Globe. The Mendoza family just recently launched Mendoza Impact a philanthropic initiative to help fund diverse and female founders and funds mangers.

Experience

Chief Executive OfficerStealth
2026-03-01

FounderMendoza Impact
2023-04-01

Board MemberMendoza Impact
2023-04-01

Founder and General PartnerMendoza Ventures
2016-01-01

Board MemberPRAXI.AI
2023-10-01

InvestorPRAXI.AI
2023-10-01

Board MemberWabbi
2021-11-01

InvestorWabbi
2021-11-01

InvestorDaylight (Acquired by Atlas)
2022-02-01

InvestorFinaeo Inc.
2021-02-01

Board MemberFiVerity
2021-01-01

InvestorFiVerity
2021-01-01

InvestorFinch (Acquired by Finder)
2019-08-01

Board MemberSenso
2020-02-01

InvestorSenso
2020-02-01

InvestorListo Unlimited
2019-08-01

InvestorCanvas Envision
2019-08-01

Board MemberKALYP Technologies
2019-07-01

InvestorKALYP Technologies
2018-06-01

InvestorAlyce by Sendoso
2016-08-01

AdvisorGood Dog Labs, LLC.
2016-08-01

InvestorGood Dog Labs, LLC.
2018-02-01 to 2018-12-01

AdvisorUnbound Commerce
2017-04-01 to 2018-12-01

Co-founder & CTOAPPTIENT
2015-01-01 to 2018-12-01

AdvisorSophity LLC
2016-10-01 to 2017-06-01

Entrepreneur in Residence at Lab of Forward Thinking (LOFT)Manulife
2015-08-01 to 2016-01-01

PartnerMendoza Design
2008-03-01 to 2015-12-01

Co-founder & CTOMarlin Mobile
2009-04-01 to 2015-01-01

Adjunct FacultyMassachusetts College of Art and Design
2010-01-01 to 2014-01-01

Senior LecturerSuffolk University
2004-01-01 to 2010-01-01

Product and design team leadConnectEDU
2008-02-01 to 2008-11-01

Senior Information ArchitectFidelity Investments
2006-09-01 to 2007-10-01

OwnerSynthesis 3 Design Studios
1998-01-01 to 2007-01-01

Director of e-Communicationscambridge biomarketing Group
2002-01-01 to 2003-01-01

Senior UI DesignerIBM
2000-01-01 to 2001-01-01

Project DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
1998-01-01 to 1998-01-01

Education

Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Master of Architecture - MArch, Architecture
1998 to 2000

University of Southern California
Bachelor of Architecture - BArch, Architecture
1993 to 1998

University of Southern California
Minor, School of Engineering, Interactive Multimedia
1997 to 1998