{"id":143078,"date":"2023-03-02T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-angeles-investors-announces-funding-for-latina-owned-booming-frozen-packaged-food-line-maspanadas\/"},"modified":"2023-03-02T15:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T19:50:02","slug":"angeles-investors-anuncia-financiamiento-para-la-linea-de-alimentos-envasados-congelados-en-auge-de-propiedad-de-latinas-maspanadas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/angeles-investors-anuncia-financiamiento-para-la-linea-de-alimentos-envasados-congelados-en-auge-de-propiedad-de-latinas-maspanadas\/","title":{"rendered":"Angeles Investors Announces Funding For Latina Owned Booming Frozen Packaged Food Line, MasPanadas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 1, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3796134-1&amp;h=574201906&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fangelesinvestors.com%2F&amp;a=Angeles+Investors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Angeles Investors<\/a><\/u> \u2013 the angel investor community finding, funding and growing the most promising Hispanic and Latino\/a ventures \u2013 is pleased to announce its recent seed investment in MasPanadas, a <span class=\"xn-location\">Rockville, Maryland<\/span>-based business that makes a modern, American-palate-friendly empanada. Angeles Investors co-led the investment with <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3796134-1&amp;h=1324867933&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unionkitchen.com%2Fseries-a-investment-fund&amp;a=Union+Kitchen+Ventures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Union Kitchen Ventures<\/a><\/u>. The deal was led by Angeles Investors member, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3796134-1&amp;h=2117864989&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Flouis-caldera-6716aa17%2F&amp;a=Louis+Caldera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Louis Caldera<\/span><\/a><\/u>, an experienced corporate director.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgc24aleft\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgc24aleft\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2012360\/Angeles_Investors_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3796134-1&amp;h=3752174020&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmaspanadas.com%2Fpages%2Fabout-us&amp;a=MasPanadas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">MasPanadas<\/a><\/u>\u00a0was founded by <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Margarita Womack<\/span>, Ph.D.<\/b> in 2020. While the business started as a food services operation, it more recently has emerged as a booming frozen packaged food line expanding rapidly into 1,000+ natural and organic retailers, including Whole Foods Market, as well as in hotels, country clubs, and event venues. Margarita was recognized in 2022 as Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Mid-Atlantic region) and was named Top CEO of the Year (small business leader) by the Washington Business Journal.<\/p>\n<p>This investment is a monumental moment for Angeles Investors as it accomplishes two goals: 1) giving more Latina founders access to venture capital, and 2) creating more opportunities for Latinas to join corporate boards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I founded Latin Goodness Foods\/MASPANADAS with a mission to offer Better Food for working families and also to provide Better Jobs that enable Better Lives for our employees, the majority of whom are fellow immigrants from <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>,&#8221; said Margarita Womack Ph.D., MasPanadas Founder. &#8220;I am thrilled to partner with Angeles Investors, Inc., who offer the resources, experience, and unique insight needed to continue to grow our business and who share my commitment to engaging and positively impacting Hispanic\/LatinX communities. Together, mas is better!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3796134-1&amp;h=2591986548&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fmonicamhernandez%2F&amp;a=Monica+Hernandez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Monica Hernandez<\/span><\/a><\/u>, Founder of <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3796134-1&amp;h=2065035825&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmasglobalconsulting.com%2F&amp;a=Mas+Global+Consulting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mas Global Consulting<\/a><\/u>, a provider of agile software development and technology services with teams in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> and LATAM, and recognized as a top 3% Women Owned Business per American Express, will be serving on MasPanadas&#8217; Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be more excited to join the MasPanadas Board. <b>MAS<\/b> Global and <b>Mas<\/b>Panadas have more than a name in common. Our company missions go beyond making a financial impact and extend deeply into impacting our communities,&#8221; said MAS Global Founder, <span class=\"xn-person\">Monica Hernandez<\/span>. &#8220;Our higher purpose and sense of community have brought us together by way of Angeles Investors. By combining the knowledge, <i>ganas<\/i> and connections of our investor community, we will help MasPanadas reach their full potential.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe the MasPanadas team, combined with its truly unique approach, will unlock the full potential of the U.S. consumer market,&#8221; said Angeles Investors CEO, <span class=\"xn-person\">David Olivencia<\/span>. &#8220;Our firm&#8217;s investment philosophy is all about finding the most exciting startups, funding the most disruptive and fastest growing business models and growing the impact of Hispanic and Latino entrepreneurs in the U.S. economy. With MasPanadas, we have discovered the perfect match.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to partnering on more deals that create growth opportunities for our Hispanic and Latinx communities.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact <a href=\"mailto:members@angelesinvestors.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dahlia Majirez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3796134-1&amp;h=791991134&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2012360%2FAngeles_Investors_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2012360%2FAngeles_Investors_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2012360\/Angeles_Investors_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Angeles Investors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 1, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3796134-1&amp;h=574201906&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fangelesinvestors.com%2F&amp;a=Angeles+Investors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Angeles Investors<\/a><\/u> \u2013 the angel investor community finding, funding and growing the most promising Hispanic and Latino\/a ventures \u2013 is pleased to announce its recent seed investment in MasPanadas, a <span class=\"xn-location\">Rockville, Maryland<\/span>-based&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comida-y-bebida"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143078"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143151,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143078\/revisions\/143151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}