Ilse Calderon

Hi there! I’m a Chief of Staff at Forge Global and invest through OVO Fund, a pre-seed stage fund, in the Bay Area, CA. I also run an angel fund, AKA Angel.

Past Events

SPEAKER @ ALL RAISE X LATINXVC EVENT
Featured Author in Hispanic Rising Stars Book
Speaker @ LTX Fest
Hispanics in tech webinar
Jan 2022 | She Conquers Capital Podcast
Forbes 30 Under 30 | Venture Capital

My work

SEPT 2023 | Taylor Swift and Startups
July 2023 | What DTC Startups can learn from Barbie's Genius
JAN 2023 | Forbes - A new Model for BNPL
OCT 2022 | Forbes - mental health in hispanics
DEC. 2021 | Forbes - a playbook for healthcare founders
sept. 2021 | FORBES - U.S. HISPANICS & AMERICAN HEALTHCARE
october 2021 | Forbes feature on Ilse
nov. 2020 | forbes - the hc latinx community: a mexican- A Stanford graduate
July 2020 | Techcrunch - Investing in the Hidden Generation
sept 2020 | Techcrunch - Brands looking to scale
sept 2020 | Fast Company - VCs are ignoring this community
Sept 2020 | Forbes article quotes me
Sept 2020 | Interview with LatinxAmerica Podcast
march 2019 | Negotiating the Terms Interview
Medium Posts I've written
Youtube Rebel One Interview
Investment Thesis - The Rise of the Hypercultural Latinx
Voyage Houston Interview
Republic Venture Partner Interview
oct 2020 | Forbes - how to target the hc latinx
Revenue Podcast - Chat with Ilse Calderon
VCedia Podcast Interview

Volunteering

 

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)

From March 2020 to June 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, in honor of my little brother, I ran for Silicon Valley Women of The Year campaign and raised ~$20k for LLS. I’ve been on the Silicon Valley Chapter Adult Advisory Board for the past few years.

 

Built By Girls

For the past few years, I have been a mentor to several high school girls interested in learning more about the venture capital ecosystem.