Alexis is a pre-seed investor at Unshackled Ventures where she focuses on deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio support. Alexis previously worked at the nexus of business and policy working at international business advisory firm, McLarty Associates, the Department of Justice, and on Capitol Hill. Prior to Unshackled, Alexis traveled to Brazil as a recipient of the Department of States Critical Language Scholarship, working with early-stage founders at Brazil's top tech incubator, ACATE. Outside of investing, Alexis leads SomosVC's 'Breaking Into Venture Capital' fellowship - A program designed to help equip young Latinx professionals to break into the venture capital industry. Alexis graduated from American University with a B.A. in International Development & Economics. She grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico before moving to the Bay Area at the age of ten.
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