Peri Ehlman

Investor @marquee_vc // Proud @NorthwesternU @LoyolaAcademy @GoldmanSachs alum

[LAUNCH @LAUNCH]

Thank you to our investor judges @nicberardi @PeriEhlman @danroever for joining us 🙏

And thank you to our partners @FenwickWest and @Google for their continued support for our founders!

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

Our November Newsletter just dropped!

This month’s highlights:
🚀 Agency Announces $20M Series A
🌴 Chingona Ventures Takes LA Tech Week
🌟 @PeriEhlman Highlighted for her EVCA Leadership

Check out the full issue here: https://t.co/QHjCWIgIUk

[Genie AI @geniegetsme]

Beta in progress https://t.co/1xVHKYIZ7w we can finally get specific about Genie. More in comments.

[Peri Ehlman @PeriEhlman]

Hate pap smears? Me too.

@ChingonaVC is thrilled to have been an early investor in @TealHealth, which is on a mission to make cervical cancer screenings more accessible to all.

Learn more about our pre-seed investment below.

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

This Women’s History Month, we’re proud to celebrate portfolio company @TealHealth. Teal Health is bringing to market the first-ever at-home, self-collect cervical cancer screening in the US, currently under FDA review.

Learn more about why we invested: https://t.co/w4jKfIO7WC

[Peri Ehlman @PeriEhlman]

@startupstella @HoopDotApp Hoop

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

🚀 We are thrilled to announce our investment in https://t.co/LSyNJ2PlEz led by @IbaMasood! The company has officially emerged from stealth and announced $2.25M in pre-seed funding led by @ChingonaVC and @ActOneVC.

Why we invested: https://t.co/1zYb9obfMK

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

Happy New Year from Chingona Ventures! ✨

We are excited to share our 2024 Wrapped — an inside look into our deal flow, investments, and firm activity over the past year.

Check it out here: https://t.co/gqnbXjBwlM

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

Our January Newsletter is live!

This month's highlights:
🎉 Chingona Ventures 2024 Wrapped
💰 @Agency Raises $12M Seed Round
👏 Welcoming Rebecca Wing and Pilar Baeza!
🎙️ Interview with Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs

Read the full issue here: https://t.co/LjV4OV9kCE

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

In November, we hosted our second Annual LP Meeting in downtown Chicago. Over 50 Chingona Ventures’ limited partners (LPs) and founders joined us from across the country for a day of engaging conversation, connection, and celebration.

Read more here: https://t.co/uCWpoiKAdK

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

Our December Newsletter is live!

This month's highlights:
🌿 @leaf_trade Gets Acquired by @LeafLinkUS
🙌 Recapping Our Second Annual LP Meeting
💸 The Future of Getting Paid in the U.S.

Check it out here: https://t.co/7xxVBwY2oB

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

We are excited to announce our investment in @i_Ask_Ai - an AI-powered search engine built by Chicago-based founders,@dominikmazur and Brad Folkens.

The company recently announced $4.2M in seed funding via @axios.

Check out the full press release: https://t.co/TOKJoo22bp

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

🎉 We are thrilled to welcome @LinkerFinance to the Chingona Ventures portfolio! The company recently announced its oversubscribed $3.7M seed round. Read more below.

https://t.co/nRehsx260w

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

Our July Newsletter is out! 🇺🇸

A few highlights:
💰 @HoopDotApp Raises $5M in Funding
🛒 Our Investment in @trycartwheel
📝 The Insurance Product and Players by @grishzsa

Check it out here: https://t.co/zG01d46u4O

[gris @grishzsa]

@garrytan It exists! Have you heard of Lirvana Labs/Yeti Confetti Kids?

Built by @panghy, ex-cofounder of Wavefront/ Principal Engineer at VMWare and is led by @_christiepang.

The app has a 4 .7 rating on the AppStore just 2 months out of stealth 🚀
https://t.co/nQruHK2rXW

[Peri Ehlman @PeriEhlman]

@garrytan I second #yeticonfettikids! It offers this plus dynamic question based activities generated on-the-fly adapting not just to the video watched, but overall learning trajectory, and a LLM-powered co-viewing guide that is joyful and can speak bilingually @panghy @_christiepang

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

📣 Congratulations to @startupstella and the entire team at @HoopDotApp on the announcement of their $5M seed round with participation from @ChingonaVC!

Check out the full TechCrunch feature here: https://t.co/Ugaw6XMReT

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

We are excited to share that @ChingonaVC has led the latest round of funding for portfolio company, @trycartwheel🍽️

Our GP, @SamaraMHernandz, will assume a board observer seat, playing a pivotal role in accelerating Cartwheel’s growth and momentum. https://t.co/PBZd6YIo4p

[Peri Ehlman @PeriEhlman]

Congrats Dean Ehlman! GO BLUE!! #mgograd

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

🎈 5 years ago today, we launched Chingona Ventures!

🚀 Since then, we have raised $59M in capital, reviewed over 7,000 deals, and invested in 43 early-stage companies.

Read more here: https://t.co/gvx2W84igk

[Chingona Ventures @ChingonaVC]

We are proud to share that our Founding Partner, @SamaraMHernandz, has been selected as an honoree for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Capitalism Power100 List ("DEIC Power100") presented by Blueprint Capital Advisors LLC. 🎉 #DEICPower100

Read more: https://t.co/HGExlyKp5K