Melissa Krinzman

Melissa Krinzman is the Managing Partner at Krillion Ventures, a $50 million early-stage venture capital fund, and is currently based in Miami, Florida. Before launching her current fund, she founded Venture Architects in 1998, a New York City-based business planning firm that advised over 900 companies and helped startups secure more than $1 billion in investment capital. Earlier in her career, she contributed to the founding teams of three national nonprofit organizations, including the Points of Light Foundation and DoSomething. In 2021, Krinzman was appointed as the inaugural Venture Capitalist in Residence for the City of Miami, a one-year advisory role focused on local technology sector expansion. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University, and her current investment focus centers on seed and early-stage opportunities across the fintech, proptech, logistics, and healthtech sectors.