# Maya Chorengel

> Maya Chorengel is a Series B investor at Elevar Equity backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Elevar Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elevar-equity)
- Location: Oakland, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-chorengel-603b76

Maya Chorengel is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Elevar Equity. She was a Senior Partner at TPG. She attended Harvard Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 38% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 38% |
| Apps | 2 | 25% |
| Banking | 2 | 25% |
| Farming | 1 | 13% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 38% |
| Series D | 3 | 38% |
| Series C | 2 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Little Leaf Farms | At Little Leaf Farms, they are committed to delivering the freshest, best tasting baby greens to New England salad lovers all year round. From our greenhouse in Devens, Massachusetts, they can deliver our products to stores within a day of harvest – a big difference from the majority of lettuce that is grown on the West Coast and spends a weektraveling by truck to our local stores. And, the sustainable growing practices they support have been carefully developed to protect our planet. They hope you enjoy the fresh, delicious flavors of our baby greens! | $300M | Series B | Jun 15, 2022 |  |
| Human Interest | Human Interest is a 401(k) provider that makes it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to help their employees save for retirement.The company built an end-to-end technology to solve administrative and compliance problems for small and medium-sized businesses. It also offers easy and affordable employee retirement plans and helped thousandsof businesses across America to offer retirement accounts to their employees.In 2015, the San Francisco, California-headquartered company was formed by Paul Sawaya and Roger Lee. | $200M | Series D | Aug 04, 2021 |  |
| Varo Money | Varo Money is driven by a mission to redefine banking so it’s easy for everyone to make smart choices with their money. In one mobile app, Varo offers customers no-cost premium bank accounts and high-interest savings accounts offered through The Bancorp Bank, and tech-first features to help people manage their money more easily.The company wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $241M | Series D | Jun 03, 2020 |  |
| Varo Bank | Varo Money is driven by a mission to redefine banking so it’s easy for everyone to make smart choices with their money. In one mobile app, Varo offers customers no-cost premium bank accounts and high-interest savings accounts offered through The Bancorp Bank, and tech-first features to help people manage their money more easily.The company wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $241M | Series D | Jun 03, 2020 |  |
| Varo Money | Varo Money is driven by a mission to redefine banking so it’s easy for everyone to make smart choices with their money. In one mobile app, Varo offers customers no-cost premium bank accounts and high-interest savings accounts offered through The Bancorp Bank, and tech-first features to help people manage their money more easily.The company wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $100M | Series C | Jul 16, 2019 |  |
| Varo Bank | Varo Money is driven by a mission to redefine banking so it’s easy for everyone to make smart choices with their money. In one mobile app, Varo offers customers no-cost premium bank accounts and high-interest savings accounts offered through The Bancorp Bank, and tech-first features to help people manage their money more easily.The company wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $100M | Series C | Jul 16, 2019 |  |
| Varo Money | Varo Money is driven by a mission to redefine banking so it’s easy for everyone to make smart choices with their money. In one mobile app, Varo offers customers no-cost premium bank accounts and high-interest savings accounts offered through The Bancorp Bank, and tech-first features to help people manage their money more easily.The company wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $45M | Series B | Jan 18, 2018 |  |
| Varo Bank | Varo Money is driven by a mission to redefine banking so it’s easy for everyone to make smart choices with their money. In one mobile app, Varo offers customers no-cost premium bank accounts and high-interest savings accounts offered through The Bancorp Bank, and tech-first features to help people manage their money more easily.The company wasfounded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $45M | Series B | Jan 18, 2018 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Warburg Pincus](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/warburg-pincus) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gallatin Point Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gallatin-point-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HarbourVest Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harbourvest-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Manatt Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manatt-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [U.S. Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/us-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Elevar Equity

VC Fund · Seattle, United States

Elevar Equity invests early growth capital in businesses that demonstrate a direct correlation between high impact and returns.

5 contacts available at Elevar Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maya Chorengel | Co-Founder and Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maya-chorengel |
| Aarushi Tibrewala | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aarushi-tibrewala |
| Amie Patel | Partner and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amie-patel-9662 |
| Andrés Alvarez Vélez | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andr%C3%A9s-alvarez-v%C3%A9lez |
| Johanna Posada | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johanna-posada |

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## FAQ

### What does Maya Chorengel invest in?

Maya Chorengel invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Apps startups, most often at Series B and Series D stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Maya Chorengel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Maya Chorengel closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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