about
Our History
Mendoza Impact was started as the philanthropic arm of the Mendoza family. Having deployed over $30M to successful diverse Founders through their VC fund Mendoza Ventures. They believe that the funding discrepancy isn’t a pipeline problem – it’s a commitment problem.
As a result of this gap in commitments, in 2023 they founded Mendoza Impact to expand their reach and network to funding earlier stage founders, first time fund managers, and build a pipeline for diverse talent in PE/VC through their Fellows program.
Mendoza Impact is a registered 501(c)(3) Non Profit.
Our Team
Senofer Mendoza
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Experienced sales executive, investor, and thought leader General Partner of Mendoza Ventures, a leading investor in diverse Founders Won NAIC’s Rising Star Award as a diverse emerging manager to watch
Corder Carter
BOARD MEMBER
Cordell is the Executive Director for the Aspen Institute Socrates Program leading a global education forum for leaders learning from leaders, Founding Director of the Aspen Institute Project on Belonging which equips leaders to create a society where everyone belongs and enjoys equitable opportunities to thrive and Founder of the Festival of the Diaspora, which curates annual convenings of leaders across the Americas and Eastern Europe.
Christopher Aleman
BOARD MEMBER
Based in Texas, Chris is an active investor and ecosystem builder for the LatinX community. He is an active board member at ALPHA dedicated to help grow young emerging talent while helping grow the startup community in the South West.
Adrian Mendoza
BOARD MEMBER
Adrian is the founder and general partner at Mendoza Ventures which is both Latinx and woman-owned and the first Latinx-founded VC fund on the east coast. His firm focuses on investments in Fintech, AI, and Cybersecurity, with diversity playing an important role in their investment decisions—about 80% of their portfolio consists of startups led by immigrants, people of color, and women.
“We operate at the intersection of Impact and Venture.”
Adrian Mendoza, Founder