Who We Are
Colibrí Strategies is led by advisors with deep, research-grounded expertise in venture capital, institutional investing, and portfolio construction.
We are not generalist consultants. Our work is informed by empirical training, applied research, and direct engagement with institutional allocators, venture capital managers, and ecosystem builders.
We translate how venture capital actually behaves into strategies that hold up under institutional scrutiny.
The team behind the research.
Itzel brings experience across venture capital and private equity, with a focus on how venture funds generate returns and what drives performance. Previously an Investor at Reinventure Capital and Cebron Group, she has worked across fund investing, portfolio analysis, and institutional capital strategy. Her work helps institutions underwrite venture managers with greater rigor and confidence. She is a Doctoral Candidate at Pepperdine University, where her research examines venture capital fund performance and the structural drivers of outcomes within the asset class.
Dr. Itzel Moncada
Managing Partner
Dr. Mariela Salas
Managing Partner
Mariela brings over 20 years of experience across venture capital, finance, infrastructure, and technology, with leadership roles at JPMorgan, Verizon, and Ascendus. Former Executive Director of SomosVC and Partner at ALMA Fund, she has advised emerging fund managers and limited partners on strategy, fundraising readiness, and ecosystem-building. Mariela holds a Doctorate from Pepperdine University, where she is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow. Her research focuses on leadership, identity, and long-term performance in venture capital.
Empirical training and venture capital foundations
Our advisory work and our platforms rest on the same foundation. We study venture on its own terms, and we bring that discipline to every LP and GP we partner with.
RESEARCH-GROUNDED
Trained in the evidence
Our partners come from applied research and doctoral work on venture fund performance, so our recommendations rest on data rather than on precedent from other asset classes.
SPECIALIST FOCUS
Venture, not general consulting
We work only with venture capital and the institutions that allocate to it. That focus is what lets us translate how the asset class behaves into strategies that survive institutional scrutiny.