Maria Gutierrez Peñaloza, Angel Investor

Maria Gutierrez Peñaloza is the Co‑Founder and Managing Partner of Nido, an integrated platform combining venture capital and corporate innovation to accelerate B2B technology adoption across the U.S.–Mexico corridor. Through Nido Ventures, she invests in pre‑seed and seed engineering‑driven startups in sectors like manufacturing, logistics, infrastructure, CPG, and financial services, while Nido Labs partners with Mexico’s leading industrial firms to design innovation roadmaps and run venture clienting pilots that deliver measurable impact. She also co‑founded Nido Angels, building a cross‑border network of early‑stage investors, and is a member of MoVi Collective. In 2025, Maria joined the Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle, a global network of professionals driving positive change across industries. As an investor, she backed Arkham Technologies in its $2.5M seed round in 2024, underscoring her commitment to supporting engineering‑driven startups transforming traditional industries.