Maria Salamanca is a notable venture capitalist based in San Francisco. Salamanca has made a name for herself as a Partner at Unshackled Ventures, an esteemed pre-seed fund that invests in day zero startups. Having been with the fund since its inception in 2015, Salamanca has been involved in 50+ investments and reviews over 2k deals annually. Apart from her career in venture capital, Salamanca has a strong background in politics. She is a founding COO at Swing Left and a founding Board Member & VP at LatinxVC. Salamanca has also worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Swing Left and an Executive Associate at FWD.us, a bipartisan political organization. She is a former co-founder of Encire and has held various roles in education and public policy analysis. Salamanca is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Harvard Business School, and the University of Cambridge.