Jessica leon

Jessica is a Venture Partner at Base Ventures.
At Base, she focuses on fundraising, deal sourcing, and investment diligence.
She is passionate about creating access for underinvested communities through venture capital.
Previously she was the Chief of Staff to the CEO of Kadeya, a closed-loop water bottle machine working to end the use of single-use plastic water bottles.
She has extensive experience in venture capital and financial services, investing in Black and Latinx founders.
Her experience in venture capital includes New Market Venture Partners, Kapor Capital, Luna Cap Ventures, where she worked in every aspect of venture capital, including early-stage and late-stage investing, debt structuring, fundraising, limited partner relationship management, sourcing, writing investment memos, and conducting company diligence.
In addition, at Citigroup, she drove the analysis to invest billions of dollars within underserved communities nationwide.
At Goldman Sachs, she led Environment and Social Governance investing initiatives.
Jessica is passionate about reducing the gap in access to education and career opportunities.
She is a co-founder and board member of Latinx MBA, an organization developing, empowering, and advancing Latinx leaders in business to create positive economic change for the U.S.
Latinx community.
She also led extensive initiatives at Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO), serving on the Junior Leadership Board.
Jessica holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Finance and Operations Management from the University of Idaho, a Master’s of Business Administration from MIT Sloan School of Management, and a Master’s of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
She was an Impact Capital Manager, Toigo, and LunaCap Fellow.