Eli Velasquez
MANAGING PARTNER, CO-FOUNDER

Co-founder and Managing Partner,
Investors of Color; Capital Stack Investors

Oversaw U.S. State Department Global Investors Program, including new angel networks in Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, Vietnam, Mexico, and Colombia

Board Member, Angel Capital Association, Hispanics in Philanthropy, Founders First Capital Partners

Capital Advisor, Stanford Latino Business Action Network

LP in a series of venture funds

Founding Board Advisor

  • AccelHub Venture Partners

  • Business Angel Minority Association (baMa)

Associate Vice Chancellor, Texas Tech University 

Co-founded Lubbock Angel Network

  • Invested over $4M, four exits since its founding in 2015

  • Over $20M in funding for startups, entrepreneurship programs, and proof of concept funds

Boeing Company

  • Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS)

  • Intellectual Property Consultant, Intellectual Property Business (IPB) unit

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Boston University
J.D. with Intellectual Property Certificate, Whittier Law School