Shaherose Charania
Partner, Unshackled Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
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Min Investment:
$10,000.00Max Investment:
$50,000.00Target Investment:
$25,000.00
Skills
Education
- IB
- E
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Investments
Work Experience
2024
Partner
2025
Venture Partner
2024 - 2025
Writing true first checks into immigrant founders.
2024
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