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Shaherose Charania

Partner, Unshackled Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2025

  • Venture Partner

    2024 - 2025

    Writing true first checks into immigrant founders.

  • Podcast Host

    2024

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

2018 - 2025

  • Advisor, Angel Investor & SPV Lead

    2018 - 2025

    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.

2023 - 2024

  • Venture Partner

    2023 - 2024

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

2018 - 2023

  • 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.

2019 - 2023

  • Advisory Board Member, Entrepreneurship Initiative

    2019 - 2023

2021 - 2021

  • Angel Track

    2021 - 2021

2016 - 2018

  • 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 to design the first version of their values, product and brand for first launch. In 2020, 23 Design was acquired by Frog.

2014 - 2017

  • 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.

2006 - 2016

  • 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