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Maria Salamanca, a former refugee from Colombia, now a partner at Unshackled Ventures, focuses exclusively on investing in immigrant founders entering the U.S. She is part of a select group of Latinx female partners in U.S.-based venture firms. Unshackled Ventures supports founders in the earliest stages and aids them in navigating the immigration process. The firm has filed 150 petitions for founders with consistent approval ratings. With Fund II at $20 million, they invest in 18-20 companies annually, providing an average check size of $250,000. Maria has led investments in startups like Dispo, Aavia, Inspirit Learning, Prismpop, Maximus, The Landing, and Hairtelligence. Active in Out in Tech and LatinxVC, Maria Salamanca showcases a commitment to supporting diverse startup ecosystems and holds leadership roles in various tech and venture capital communities.
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: active
AI Reasoning: Search results and Crunchbase entries show Maria Salamanca led or was listed in investments including Dispo and Maximus. Dispo seed round is from March 2021; other portfolio companies like The Landing and Maximus have funding rounds around 2022-2024. Maria moved to Ulu Ventures in 2022 and has a profile mentioning activity in 2024 (Class of 2024 feature). The most recent identified investment activity connected to her is in mid-2024 (e.g., involvement with Ulu Ventures investments noted in June 2024). That places her last known investment between 6 and 3 months prior to the reference date, which corresponds to the requested classification. The startup referenced in the evidence is Dispo.
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Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.
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