Leandro is a VC at M25 investing in Midwest Pre-Seed and Seed startups across most industries where he is responsible for sourcing, meeting with founders, conducting due diligence, and supporting firm operations including monitoring & reporting and the annual Midwest Startup Cities Rankings.  

He co-leads Latinx VC’s Breaking into VC Fellowship and pre-Partner community, is involved with VCFamilia, mentors for Techstars and Venture Forward’s VC University, and was recognized by HBCUvc as an Emerging Venture Leader. 

Previously, Leandro was an associate for the Techstars Anywhere accelerator, a volunteer analyst for the Tech Coast Angels, and built up San Diego’s ecosystem as MD of sponsorships and a lead organizer of the San Diego Startup Week for 4K attendees. He graduated from Valparaiso University, grew up in Joliet, Illinois, and is originally from Central Mexico.