Melissa Krinzman brings an unusual combination of 20+ years as an entrepreneur and operator before becoming a VC, including founding Venture Architects in 1998 which helped over 1,000 startups raise more than $1 billion in capital. As a Miami native and the city's inaugural Venture Capitalist in Residence, she co-founded Krillion Ventures with an explicit Miami-first thesis to back local South Florida founders while integrating philanthropy and education into her investment approach through founding charter schools and running community coaching programs.