Lisette Tellez

Board President

2023

SomosVC (fka LatinxVC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on growing and supporting the Latino/a venture capital ecosystem. The organization aims to increase the representation of Latino/a professionals in venture capital, help Latino/a venture investors build their careers and networks, and improve access to capital for Latino/a-led venture firms.

Board VP

2021 - 2023

Committee Member

2021 - 2021

Managing Director

2019

We are an early-stage venture capital fund passionate about helping entrepreneurs bring innovative solutions to market. We are proud to support founders building unique solutions that will shape the futures of their industries.

Senior Associate

2018 - 2019

Integrative Health Coach

2018

Managing Partner

2016 - 2018

Dorm Room Fund is a student-run venture capital firm, backed by First Round Capital, that has invested in over 160 student startups across the US and Canada. Our mission is to help build the strongest community of student entrepreneurs possible by providing early capital and a strong network. We believe that a relatively small amount of capital can help student founders take their ideas from the dorm room to the market. Responsibilities include sourcing companies, analyzing investments, and supporting the local entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Fellow

2017 - 2018

Redesigned and rebuilt the website for Live Well Watertown, the Town of Watertown’s community wellness program. Updated and linked social media accounts, calendars, mailing lists, and newsletters to provide a more seamless experience for the residents of Watertown to access information on local wellness opportunities.3

TechGen Advisor

2015 - 2017

Tech Generation connects hundreds of top undergraduate and graduate students with internships at local tech startups with the ultimate goal of building the next wave of tech innovation in Massachusetts. By providing an online platform for mutual discovery, TechGen connects students and companies on an ongoing basis, ensuring that the Boston tech community benefits from the incredible talent in our backyard throughout the calendar year.

Data Science Intern

2017 - 2017

Analyzed the drugs sold on the online "darknet" markets. Created a pipeline process to turn 1TB of web scrapes of the darknet markets into a clean dataset. Extracted relevant fields from the HTML for every individual drug product listing and then further parsed the fields to produce a dataset that could be used to discover trends and insights.

Intern

2016 - 2016

Contributed to projects for various Rokk3r Labs portfolio companies. Projects were structured around Rokk3r Labs'​ exponential platform and included product strategy and technical evaluation, business development and investment strategy, and branding and growth planning.

Intern

2015 - 2015

Experience in Product Development, Customer Support, and Sales & Marketing