Shaherose Charania

Podcast Host

2024 - Current

The podcast for Angels and Seed Investors bold enough to write the first check.

Venture Partner

2023

We invest at seed and pre-seed across aging and longevity, the female economy and the future of work.

Angel Investor & SPV Lead

2018

Selectively investing pre-product market fit (pre-seed) and post-product-market fit (Series A and beyond) into founders from my network as an Angel and SPV lead.

Senior Director, Incubation Investments, Valiant Labs

2020 - 2023

Established our white space and insights practice exploring the future of Sustainability, Commerce and Wellness.

Senior Director & Strategic Advisor to EIRs, Valiant Labs

2020 - 2020

Guided EIRs on their 0 to 1 innovation process as their in-house advisor.

Strategic Advisor to the President & Senior Director, Studio, Valiant Labs

2018 - 2020

Established our Investment Committee and Innovation Pipeline process.

Advisory Board Member, Entrepreneurship Initiative

2019 - 2023

Angel Track

2021 - 2021

Early-stage Product and Brand

2016 - 2018

23 Design was a product and brand studio working with early-stage startups and venture funds. In 2020, 23 Design was acquired by Frog.

Member, Board of Directors

2014 - 2017

Good World Solutions designs technology to increase transparency in global supply chains to promote sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable workers and farmers, in the food, apparel and electronics industries.

Co-Founder & CEO

2012 - 2016

Women 2.0 was the industry's first impact-driven media company for women founders in technology. Designed transformative programs and an inclusive ecosystem for founders to connect with investors through an annual conference, networking events, workshops and startup competitions in collaboration with Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Y-Combinator, 500 Startups, SoftTech VC and industry influencers spanning Google, Microsoft, MasterCard, Amazon, Lyft and others. Top 30 startups went on to raise $150 million collectively or were acquired within 5 years. Our work was covered in the WSJ, Bloomberg, Fortune, Fast Company, Inc., Techcrunch and more.

Co-Founder

2006 - 2012

Board Member

2014 - 2015