Pilar Johnson is a Black and Mexican-American venture capital investor at Debut Capital who came into VC through operations and DEI leadership at companies like Prolific Interactive and WeWork, rather than through traditional finance or founder backgrounds. She intentionally starts with small check sizes ($5k–$25k) and focuses on providing high hands-on support to founders, while balancing her investing work with part-time nonprofit work focused on ending racism and police brutality. Pilar Johnson is a Black and Mexican-American venture capital investor at Debut Capital who came into VC through operations and DEI leadership at companies like Prolific Interactive and WeWork, rather than through traditional finance or founder backgrounds. She intentionally starts with small check sizes ($5k–$25k) and focuses on providing high hands-on support to founders, while balancing her investing work with part-time nonprofit work focused on ending racism and police brutality.