Shamin Walsh

Managing Director

2017 - Current

BAM Ventures is an early stage VC firm based in Los Angeles focused on backing the next rising consumer brands, products, and technologies worldwide. We are entrepreneurs supporting entrepreneurs and take a collaborative and founder-friendly investment approach. We seek to mitigate risk and optimize returns by investing early and dedicating our time, relationships, and expertise at the optimal point of value/opportunity.

Advisory Board Member

2018

Alpha is an invite-only networking community where leaders in tech can connect, collaborate, and speak candidly with their peers in a private setting.

Advisor

2017

Board Member

2015 - 2017

Alchemy43 is setting the gold standard for cosmetic injectables.

Board Observer

2014 - 2017

VNTANA brings fans face-to-face with their favorite brands, artists, actors, and athletes by transporting high-definition, interactive holograms across the globe in the retail and entertainment space.

Partner

2014 - 2017

Manage deal sourcing, diligence, deal structuring, and portfolio relations for early stage ventures that can benefit from our institutional knowledge and in house operations and supply chain infrastructure to scale.

Adjunct Professor - Entrepreneurial Finance

2014 - 2016

Attorney

2013 - 2013

•Handled all aspects of business litigation case involving claims for trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract

Law Clerk for the Honorable Joe Billy McDade

2013 - 2013

Fellow

2012 - 2013

•Managed own client caseload and successfully negotiated over $20,000 in relocation benefits for low-income tenants in the Housing and Eviction Defense Unit •Drafted and orally argued motion to admit newly discovered material evidence that resulted in reopening case and prevailing on the merits

Telemundo/MUN2 Business and Music Affairs Legal Intern

2012 - 2012

•Developed acquisition strategy for Spanish-language programming through collaboration with Business and Music Affairs team; performed financial valuation on programming metrics to maximize viewership in emerging bilingual cable network •Drafted and negotiated film and music license agreements; created marketing opportunities for televised events