Adrianna Samaniego

Originally from the small border town of Douglas, Arizona, Adrianna moved with her family to Buford, Georgia, at the age of sixteen. As a proud Mexican-American, sister, daughter, and Tia to three wonderful nieces, her family roots have always been close to her heart. Adrianna is a first-generation college graduate who had the privilege of attending the University of Georgia, where she majored in Finance. Furthering her academic pursuits, she earned an MBA from Columbia Business School. She is based in Brooklyn, NY, with her partner Vanya and their beloved pets—Nala, their dog, and Timothy & Chloe, their cats.

Adrianna Samaniego is a Partner at Cherryrock Capital, venture firm focused on leading an and co-leading Series A & B rounds in underinvested founding teams. At Cherryrock, Adrianna applies her extensive experience to support the best emerging technology startups in scaling from $1M to $100M+.

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Prior to Cherryrock, Adrianna was a Partner at Female Founders Fund, a leading early-stage fund investing in female-founded technology companies across B2B, Healthcare, Climate, and Enterprise Saas. In this role, she managed the investment team and led over twenty-five investments in rapidly growing female-led startups. Additionally, Adrianna was instrumental in establishing and managing the FFF Scout Program, which targets early-stage Black, Latine, and Indigenous female founders, as well as the FFF Entrepreneur in Residence program. Her investment acumen and dedication to fostering diversity in tech drive her approach to building category-defining businesses.

Her expertise in scaling businesses is complemented by an eight-year tenure at Google, where she co-founded Emporium within Area 120, Google’s startup incubator, where she led the rapid development and launch of a B2B marketplace aimed at enhancing procurement opportunities for diverse-owned businesses. This complemented her leadership and creation of Google's Global Supplier Diversity Program, which generated over $2B in opportunities for diverse-owned companies.

Recognized for her trailblazing efforts, Adrianna has been honored with distinctions such as Fast Company Queer50, Business Insider Rising Star in VC, a Kauffman Fellow (Class 28), University of Georgia's 40 Under 40, an Alumni Society Class of '22 member, and receiving the Top Latinas in Tech Giants award.