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Shelly Kapoor Collins

Founder of Nex Cubed

Washington, District of Columbia

Overview 

Shelly Kapoor Collins is a Partner at Sway Ventures and the Founding Partner of the Shatter Fund, with a focus on investing in diverse sectors like Health IT, FinTech, and AI. She has made significant investments in companies like Hello Alice and Alice, showcasing her expertise in entrepreneurship and strategic partnerships. Collins has a strong background in advising and investing in startups, serving on boards, and contributing to the entrepreneurial ecosystem, particularly in supporting underrepresented founders and fostering innovation in various sectors.

Work Experience 

  • Dingman-Lamone Center for Entrepreneurship Board of Advisors

    2024 - Current

  • Campaign Ambassador

    2024

    Volunteer role to support our school's capital campaign "Elevating Excellence".

  • Advisor - HBCU Founders Fund

    2022

    Advisor to the HBCU Founders Fund to bring equity in entrepreneurship to founders of color.

Nex Cubed FinTech specializes in accelerating transformative fintech solutions.

  • Investor/Member

    2022

    Broadway Angels is an angel investment group made up of world-class investors and business executives who all happen to be women. We all have decades of experience investing in and managing the best technology companies in the world. All of us are or have been General Partners in venture capital firms or Senior Executives in top technology and consumer companies. For most of us, we have been the only woman partner or senior executive in our firm. All of us have built great careers and portfolios along with amazing relationships with entrepreneurs and executives.

Broadway Angels is an angel investment group made up of investors and business executives who all happen to be women.

  • Partner

    2021

    Sway Ventures is a US-based venture capital firm investing in early to mid-stage technology companies. Shelly is an Investment Partner at Sway Ventures where she leads early stage investing in Technology companies founded by women and diverse founders.

  • Founder

    2021

    The Shatter Foundation is an education nonprofit and the philanthropic arm of the Shatter Fund. The Foundation connects girls in underserved communities with access to capital, networks and markets to foster an inclusive economy and equitable entrepreneurship.

  • Founding Partner -- The Shatter Fund

    2017

    As General Partner of the Shatter Fund, my focus is on investing in disruptive female founded and led Technology companies. Why? It's the smart thing to do.

The Shatter Fund exclusively invests in high potential disruptive technology companies led by female entrepreneurs.

  • Commentator --Global Affairs

    2016

    Honored to contribute to the conversation by shining the spotlight on the critical importance of financial inclusion for women on a global level, including access to capital. https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/profiles/911-shelly-kapoor-collins/profiles/international-blog.php @PennLawIntl

  • Advisor

    2021 - 2025

    Sports betting and gaming startup for casual fans co-founded by Jaymee Messler and Kevin Garnett. Especially excited to help accelerate the #betonwomen movement: "Betting on women will drive increased audience, engagement and revenue for both the sportsbooks as well as the sports themselves. It's a movement." --Jaymee Messler, CEO and Co-Founder, Gaming Society

Gaming Society is a gamification company that provides content around sports, entertainment, and culture.

Raised $3,500,000.00 from Acies Investments and TLI Bedrock.

  • Member - Board of Directors

    2020 - 2024

    https://alfsv.org/about-us/board/

ALFSV is a network of regional leaders committed to serving the common good in Silicon Valley.

  • Advisor and Investor

    2020 - 2024

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