Angeles Investors To Recognize Top Funders & Venture Capital Firms Investing in Hispanic and Latinx Startups with 2022 Angeles Estrellas Award
Awardees and the investor community at large will convene at the Angeles Investors Q3 Pitch Night Event & Awards in Chicago, Illinois August 18-19, 2022.
Chicago, IL, August 18, 2022 — Angeles Investors – the investor community finding, funding and growing the most promising Hispanic and Latinx Ventures – is pleased to recognize the 2022 Angeles Estrellas award recipients. Awardees, attendees, and the industry at large will convene both in person and virtually at the Awards in Chicago, Illinois August 19, 2022, to recognize the top funders and venture capital firms investing in Hispanic and Latinx startups. This year’s honorees exemplify leadership in not only investing in top startups but also investing in founders who are among the fastest-growing segments in the U.S. economy.
This year’s Q3 event will take place across multiple sites in Chicago, Illinois, at Google’s Chicago Office, Northern Trust, the Chicago Booth Gleacher Center (450 Cityfront Plaza Dr), and Wintrust. The Estrellas awards dinner is being sponsored by Goldman Sachs. Keynote speaker Michael Frerichs, Treasurer, State of Illinois, will open the event. Accredited investors will have an opportunity to hear a few of America’s top startups pitch for funding.
“We’re excited to be back in-person for the event this August to celebrate great business achievements, reconnect with old peers, forge new partnerships, and obtain new perspectives into this fast-paced industry from the world’s leading investors and entrepreneurs”, said Adela Cepeda, Angeles Investors Board Chair and Director at BMO Financial Corporation.
It’s been a priority of Insert Estrella Awardee Company Name Here to provide access and opportunity to the Latino startup community, where gaining access to funding — the necessary fuel to grow their companies – is a constant struggle.
Nominations for the Angeles Estrellas award are solicited from Angeles members, partners and the general public. Awardees are evaluated on the quantity and total dollars invested in Hispanic and LatinX startups as well as their commitment to the Hispanic and Latinx startup ecosystem.
Angeles Investors is a community of investors on a mission to find, fund and grow the most promising Hispanic and Latinx startup ventures. Angeles Estrellas awardees will be recognized during the 2022 Angeles Investors Q3 Pitch Night Event and Awards Celebration on August 19, 2022. Contact Dahlia Majirez members@angelesinvestors.com, for membership and sponsorship opportunities.
