Coquí Notes

Coquí Notes are fieild notes from the cultural ecosystem of Puerto Rican startups in the US.

By Coquí Ventures

· Launched 2 months ago

Episode 4: The Two Percent Problem Nobody Wants to Say Out Loud

Inside The Corridor, with David Olivencia

Jun 22•Coquí Ventures

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Episode 3: The First Yes: What Samara Mejia Hernandez Knows About Backing Founders Nobody Else Will

On The Corridor, the founder of Chingona Ventures explains why the best founders are hiding in plain sight, how AI just rewrote early-stage diligence…

Jun 15•Coquí Ventures

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The Gap That Grows As Everyone Else Levels Up

New Latino funds are scaling up. The pre-seed first check is emptying out. The data on why, and where Coquí chooses to stand.

Jun 12•Coquí Ventures

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The Most Mispriced Asset in Venture

Latino founders are not a diversity play. They are a returns problem hiding in plain sight.

Jun 8•Coquí Ventures

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Inside the Investor Mindset: What It Really Takes

The conversations about capital that usually happen behind closed doors. In the open.

Jun 5•Coquí Ventures

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🇵🇷 Why I'm building La Familia.

May 11•Coquí Ventures

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85% of Puerto Rican startups have never raised a dollar.

May 18•Coquí Ventures

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We Served Before We Were Citizens.

May 25•Coquí Ventures

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The Gap That Grows As Everyone Else Levels Up

Jun 12•Coquí Ventures

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Episode 2: Puerto Rico's Best-Kept Secret Isn't the Beaches. It's the Talent.

Watch now (39 mins) | The Corridor, Episode 2 - with Dianis De Jesus

Jun 1•Coquí Ventures

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🇵🇷 The startup ecosystem was not built for us.

So we built our own.

May 28•Coquí Ventures

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The Fundraise Stack.

Every tool you need to run a professional raise, from first outreach to close. The difference between a founder who closes and a founder who stalls is…

May 26•Coquí Ventures

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We Served Before We Were Citizens.

A Memorial Day reflection from a US Navy veteran and Boricua founder.

May 25•Coquí Ventures

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🇵🇷 The phone call home.

Every Boricua founder I know has had this conversation.

May 22•Coquí Ventures

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Episode 1: Conversations About Power and Progress

He spent 20 years at Microsoft and P&G. Then he decided the real work was just beginning.

May 21•Coquí Ventures

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