Alicia Hanf
Alicia is the CEO & Managing Partner at Dear Mama Ventures and oversees the fund’s global activities, and ecosystem development. Alicia has over 10 Years of combined experience in Startups, Sales (SAAS), Marketing, Business Development, VC operations, and fundraising, but most importantly she has the gift of connection, and the passion for building strong ecosystems.
Alicia is fortunate enough to have worked with both startup, private and public companies such as Walt Disney, the Department of Defense, the NFL, and most proudly the US Army. Alicia returned to civilian life to lead the way for veterans to become startup founders, launching the LA chapter of Bunker Labs, helping scale the organization from 10-35 locations in 15 months. Alicia has designed curriculum for use at Saudi Aramco’s Wa’ed Accelerator, worked with various family offices, and VC firms, and helped hundreds of startup founders develop and launch new businesses. Her perseverance through her military training, as well as overcoming a major loss in her life has helped her to be a successful adviser today for fast-paced startups & international celebrities such as NBA Allstar and angel Investor Baron Davis, where she directed fund management, and investments.
Alicia believes that it is possible to change the world a little, to a lot each day. She demonstrates this through her commitment to supporting minority entrepreneurs in realizing their dreams, motivating others to champion growth, inspiring people to be their best, and generating extraordinary results for the communities she serves. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her two daughters, but is a global citizen at heart.