Shaherose Charania
Podcast Host at First Funders
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Podcast Host
2024 - Current
The podcast for Angels and Seed Investors bold enough to write the first check.
Advisor, Angel Investor & SPV Lead
2018
I am a founder-first investor and invest in B2B and B2C startups. I have invested in the future of commerce, productivity, disruptive health solutions, sustainability, wealth democratization, marketplaces, and more, from Pre-Seed to Growth.
Venture Partner
2024
Writing true first checks into immigrant founders.
Unshackled Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund for immigrant-founded startups.
Venture Partner
2023 - 2024
We invest at seed and pre-seed across aging and longevity, the female economy and the future of work.
Senior Director, Incubation Investments, Valiant Labs
2020 - 2023
Established our white space and insights practice exploring the future of Sustainability, Commerce and Wellness for GenZ, Women and Aging consumers.
Senior Director & Strategic Advisor to EIRs, Valiant Labs
2020 - 2020
Guided EIRs on the 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.
Nike is a retail brand that provides the sale of apparel, footwear, sports equipment, and accessory products.
Raised $239,000,000.00 from Pershing Square Capital Management.
Advisory Board Member, Entrepreneurship Initiative
2019 - 2023
Angel Track
2021 - 2021
First Round Angel Track is a community of operators and founders looking to develop their skills and identities as early-stage investors.
Lead, Early-stage Startups & Funds
2016 - 2018
23 Design was a product and brand studio working with early-stage startups and venture funds. Facilitated Design Thinking workshops with founders design the first version of their values, product and brand for first launch 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.
Our mission is to increase transparency across global supply-chains and create dialogue between workers, companies and consumers.
Co-Founder & CEO
2012 - 2016
Women 2.0 was the industry's first 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. The 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