Five years ago, Boston’s fintech scene was barely getting off the ground. Meetups were small, investors were few, and the investors who did write checks to early-stage startups often ended their involvement after that.
For husband-and-wife entrepreneurial pair Adrian and Senofer Mendoza, it was a clear gap in the market. The two founded venture capital firm Mendoza Ventures five years ago to fill the need for hands-on investors, ones that would go beyond writing checks and help founders grow their footprint in the earliest stages of entrepreneurship.
Adrian and Senofer, who head up Boston-based Mendoza Ventures as general partners, were entrepreneurs in the Boston tech ecosystem prior to starting their VC firm. They recalled an incredibly positive experience with a Waltham-based investor and wanted to replicate that in their own firm.
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