Maria Gutierrez Peñaloza is a Co-Founding Partner at Nido Ventures, focusing on technology and innovation in the US-Mexico corridor. She holds degrees from Stanford and has experience at Tesla, Apple, and Backbone Systems.
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Nido Ventures writes $100K to $250K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.
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- Tesla · logistics and semiconductor procurement
- Apple · logistics and semiconductor procurement
- Backbone Systems · Chief of Staff
- Nido Ventures · Co-Founding PartnerNow
- Tesla
- Apple
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Who is Maria Gutierrez?
Maria Gutierrez Peñaloza is a Co-Founding Partner at Nido Ventures, focusing on technology and innovation in the US-Mexico corridor. She holds degrees from Stanford and has experience at Tesla, Apple, and Backbone Systems.
How much does Maria Gutierrez invest?
Maria Gutierrez invests through Nido Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $250K at pre-seed.
How do I pitch Maria Gutierrez?
A warm intro from a founder Nido Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Maria Gutierrez do before Nido Ventures?
logistics and semiconductor procurement at Tesla; logistics and semiconductor procurement at Apple; Chief of Staff at Backbone Systems; Tesla; Apple.
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