Lolita Taub is a Latina venture capitalist, advisor, speaker, and startup coach. As General Partner of Ganas Ventures, she has backed 100+ startups with $100K pre‑seed and seed checks, helping founders build, fundraise, and scale. Previously, she led investments at Backstage Capital, Portfolia, and K Fund. A former tech consultant at IBM & Cisco, she is also a World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Forbes 30 U30 finalist, and TEDx speaker.

  • GP. COMMUNITY BUILDER. FIRST-TIME AUTHOR.

    I teach the rules
    nobody taught me.

    Venture capital, community building, and what it takes to build and fund in markets the rest of VC overlooks.

    I grew up in South Central LA. I didn't inherit access. I built it. Now I spend my time making sure more people have what I had to figure out on my own.

    I've sat in every seat: founder, angel, GP, LP, ecosystem builder. I've invested in 100+ startups. The Startup-Investor Matching Tool I built has driven 10,000+ intros and over $30M raised.

    I'm also a first-time author. The book is called What Actually Matters: Startups, Capital, and the Rules Nobody Taught Us. September 15, 2026.

    GP, Ganas Ventures · 100,000+ community · 22K newsletter

  • 100+

    STARTUPS BACKED

    100K+

    COMMUNITY MEMBERS

    $30M+

    RAISED VIA MATCHING TOOL

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  • THE BOOK

    What Actually Matters: Startups, Capital, and the Rules Nobody Taught Us

    The venture capital system was never designed to explain itself. Most people figure out the rules by getting them wrong first.

    Ten chapters. Five roles. One question at the top of each that most people carry for years before anyone says it out loud. Coming September 15, 2026.

  • THE NEWSLETTER

    23,000+ founders, funders, and friends. Monthly. No filler.

    Every issue covers what's actually happening in VC, community building, and startups — for the people the rest of the industry overlooks.

    • Real frameworks from 100+ investments
    • Resources from the Startup-Investor Matching Tool
    • Curated from a community of 100,000+

    Past Sponsors · AWS · Salesforce · Notion · Techstars · Backstage Capital · Axios and more

  • WORK WITH ME

    A few ways to go deeper, depending on what you're working on.

    INVEST

    Ganas Ventures writes $100K checks into pre-seed and seed community-driven startups in the US and Latin America. No warm intro needed.

    BOOK A CALL

    Fundraising, GTM, or VC navigation. One session. Real decisions. Proceeds support the Startup-Investor Matching Tool, which is free for founders.

    SPEAKING

    I speak on underestimated founders, community-driven investing, and building in markets the rest of VC overlooks. Represented by Gravity Speakers.

    Speaker engagements · TEDx · Cannes Lions · SXSW and mor

    SPONSOR THE NEWSLETTER

    22,000+ underestimated founders, funders, and friends. Past sponsors: AWS, Salesforce, Notion, Backstage Capital, Techstars, Axios.

  • THE COMMUNITY

    Community is capital

    I built the Startup-Investor Matching Tool. It's driven 10,000+ intros and over $30M raised. For free.

    I've hosted 100+ events across the US, Latin America, and countries I'm still counting. I run a newsletter that goes to 22,000+ people. The community has 100,000+ members.

    The fund, the book, the tools. All of it comes from showing up for the people building things the rest of VC overlooks. That's not a tagline. It's the actual business model.

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