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Diana Melencio

General Partner at XRC Ventures

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Overview

Work Experience

  • General Partner

    2021 - Current

    XRC is a multi-strategy fund investing in Pre-Seed to Series A companies within the intersection of consumer behavior and advancements in technology.

  • Investor & Board Member

    2022

    The at-home beauty device market is the fastest growing consumer category, estimated to grow 26%+ to over $90B by 2030, and Solawave is the fastest growing company within the category.

  • Investor & Board Member

    2023

    Award-winning SPF Beauty brand with products that leave no white cast, doesn't pill under makeup, could be reapplied OVER makeup and double up as skincare, too.

  • Investor & Board Member

    2023

    Unique, premium collegiate apparel that shows you're part of a community while still standing out from the crowd.

  • Early Stage VC

    2018 - 2020

    WISE Ventures is a venture fund focused on Seed to Series B tech-enabled opportunities across sports & entertainment, consumer, real estate, and adjacent industries. Select Investments include: Latch (SPAC IPO) | Fevo | Youi.TV (Acq'd by WarnerMedia) | Moved | Slate

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2015 - 2017

    QUINN, backed by well-known angel investor Jason Calacanis, XRC Labs, and Accenture, is an on-demand shopping and last-mile delivery platform for multi-brand retailers and their customers. Appeared on the Today Show, quoted in CNN, US News, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Glossy.co, Bustle, MarketWatch, and Monster.com.

  • Co-Founder & COO

    2013 - 2015

    OKMYOUTFIT is a mobile application that allows you to connect with a celebrity stylist. Data captured in those interactions include: demo, geo-tagging, brands, price preferences, wish list items; providing a robust data set to inform retailers on consumer purchasing trends and behavior. Featured on ABC News; The Best of Fashion Tech, Internet Week 2015.

  • Healthcare, Retail, and Consumer Investments

    2010 - 2013

    Member of 15-person investment team for top asset management firm with over $13 billion AUM. Focused on investments in the Healthcare, Retail, and Consumer space, accounting for *1B+ of portfolio.

  • Growth Equity Investments

    2008 - 2009

    Lead analyst responsible for identifying trading strategy and identifying long and short opportunities and investment ideas for generalist hedge fund.

  • Equity Research, Specialty Retail

    2008 - 2008

    First Team All-American Research Team, #1 ranked research team in the Specialty Retail sector, according to the Financial Times Institutional Investor.

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