Welcome to Ganas Ventures
Ganas Ventures is actively investing $100K into pre-seed and seed community-driven startups in the US & Latin America.
About Ganas
Top US & LATAM Latina-led fund
Welcome to Ganas Ventures! We're known as a top Latinx-VC fund and are recognized by organizations such as Nasdaq and Techcrunch. Our passion lies in nurturing pre-seed and seed-stage startups across the US and Latin America, with a strong emphasis on building through community. At Ganas, it's not just about funding; it's about empowering visionary founders solving big problems. We offer support and connect you with our extensive community of over 83K members, helping you transform bold ideas into successful companies.
Meet our GP
VC Trailblazer
Lolita Taub, our General Partner at Ganas Ventures, isn't your usual VC. With a solid 15 years in Silicon Valley, she's seen it all, bringing over $70M in tech sales and doing over 100 venture deals. Lolita is big on investing in startups that are set to make waves in the US and Latin America. You might've caught her name in Forbes or the BBC, and she's recognized as a top investor by organizations such as LAVCA. What really sets her apart? She's won awards for being the kind of VC that underrepresented founders actually find helpful and love working with. With Lolita, it's not just about deals; it's about producing outsized returns and changing the face of VC!
Stats
Porfolio
Investment Snapshot
Pre-seed: 46%
Seed: 54%
US: 69%
Latin America: 31%
Founders
Diverse leaders
BIPOC-led: 92%
Women-led: 62%
LGBTQ-led: 8%
Co-Investors
Partner Power
1K+ Network
Featured co-investors: a16z, DCG, NFX, Village Global, 500 Global
Community
Collaborative
Community: 83K+
Deal Partners: 150+
LPs: 70+
Mentors: 160+
Perk Partners: 80+
Testimonials
Calanthia Mei
Portfolio founder
“Lolita is some of the kindest and most proactive investors. She constantly thinks about how she can add value, and was quick and efficient in her investment diligence process.”
Jordon Durst
Portfolio founder
"I personally have been following Lolita for some time via her newsletters and she truly seemed to care and add value to Founders. Once I met her, I knew my assumptions were true."
Gina Gotthilf
Portfolio founder
"Lolita is bold thought leader, and her influence and eye for helping underrepresented founders with a focus on Latin America were elements that made Ganas a great fit for Latitud.”
Manhattan West
Ganas LP
"From the first 5 minutes of our Zoom w/Lolita, we knew she was a winning force to be reckoned with"
Asya Bradley
Ganas LP
"Huge fan of Lolita. We need to put our money where our mouth is and do everything we can to fund more diverse founders and emerging fund managers so we can finally build what our society really needs."
Kelly Lei
Ganas LP
"I decided to invest because of our value alignment in creating a more equitable world, Lolita's differentiated access due to her deep and wide network, her community focus in both thesis and founder support. And she's just a powerhouse."
In community
