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Jolynn Vallejo

Chief of Staff

Jolynn is Kapor Capital’s Chief of Staff. She is passionate about creating generational wealth for underserved communities and fostering an ecosystem of diverse investors, emerging fund managers and startup founders. An entrepreneur herself, Jolynn started her own record label at age 20 and built a career in music business, recruitment and public relations. She holds a BA in Development Studies from the University of California at Berkeley, with a minor in Education.

Previous to Kapor Capital, Jolynn was the Director of LatinSF- the economic development arm of the city of San Francisco focused on investment between the Latin American region and the city. Under her tenure, Jolynn secured $25.5 Million in investment, generated 350+ jobs and advised over 100 Latino/Latin American startup founders in venture fundraising, go-to-market strategy and US market intelligence.

Jolynn is a proud San Francisco native of Ecuadorian decent. In her free time she’s enjoying live music, eating cheese, or taking off with her daughter to a nature getaway.