Christine Cardenas

Christy Cardenas is a Managing Partner at Ecliptic Capital, a venture capital fund fueling innovation across Middle America and based in Austin, TX. Christy is a believer in entrepreneurship as a means for social mobility and, as such, is particularly focused on women and diverse founders. Christy is a CPA and has nearly a decade and $12 billion in investment banking and private equity transaction experience. Christy is intimately familiar with both economic and technological transformations, having through her career witnessed firsthand both the 2008 credit crisis and the ongoing revolution as the world moves from fossil fuels into clean energy. She believes our existing systems are ripe for innovation and is investing in similar transformations across many sectors, all in support of a better future. Christy dedicates herself to entrepreneurship, sustainability, social good, diversity and all things woman.