2025 Speakers

Vanessa has led multi-million dollar investments in well-known brands like Mejuri and Kindred. Her focus on women-led companies and elevating underrepresented groups in VC is a cornerstone of her approach (she's on the board of LatinxVC), yet is only the start of what makes her impressive. She was a board observer for Robinhood until its IPO and built products for Microsoft, Disney, Twilio, and Box before she got into investing. Her product background has given her unique intel into how AI will impact consumer products (not just enterprise). Still, she also believes non-AI investment opportunities are being neglected with the intense AI hype.