Shalini Sardana

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

2021

She Raises Capital is a global AI driven matching and funding platform that supports female founders, early stage investors and members of the ecosystem who want to come together to drive equity, access and better outcomes for all. We have worked with 100s of founders and investors in last 3.5 years before scaling with human centered tech and AI that systematizes & reduces barriers to entry by leveling the playing field for all. As a data driven platform, we have built the end-to-end experience with the core focus on improving visibility for our founders, predictability of the capital raise process and bringing them funding optionality to build, run and grow successful investment ready businesses! We support founders with business education, resources and tools in addition to a strong community for peer to peer support! For those raising capital, we provide deep investment readiness education , put them in their drivers seat and a full tech stack of tools they need . And if and when you are ready, we put you in front of investors and bring you other capital sources. We support investors with access to these amazing well prepared businesses. We bring them full set of tools to drive better, faster decisions and management of their portfolios.

Angel Investor

2021 - 2024

Portfolio: Eisana Corp, founded by Dr Carole Spangler Vaughn Eisana is redefining how cancer patients experience treatment by developing affordable, tech-enabled solutions to prevent the most debilitating side effects. Products include cooling devices to prevent nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy) and hair loss during chemotherapy. Backpack Healthcare, co-founded by Hafeezah Muhammad Backpack Healthcare is a youth and family behavioral and mental healthcare company making mental healthcare more personal, accessible and inclusive. Hubly Surgical, founded by Casey Grage Hubly Surgical is bringing cranial/orthopedic drilling solution to market. Mahmee, co-founded Melissa Hanna Mahmee is revolutionizing maternal and child healthcare with a patient-centric care management platform that makes it easy for practitioners to make referrals and collaborate to deliver high-quality, individualized care online and in person. C-Note, co-founded by Yuliya Tarasava and Catherine Berman CNote is a women-led impact investment platform that uses technology to unlock diversified and proven community investments that increase economic mobility and financial inclusion. Bloomi, cofounded by Rebecca Alvarez Story Bloomi is a BIPOC and sexologist-led wellness destination that offers inclusive content and clean intimate care essentials for all bodies.

Startup Mentor

2023 - 2023

Advisory Board Member - Women Living a Richer Life

2022 - 2022

Never in the history of the world have women had the kind of collective economic power as they do today. To make the most of this cultural shift, it is time to start asking some deeper questions and to help women take more agency around how their wealth is utilized. Women want to live from a place of deep financial strength and use their resources and their time in a manner that supports their unique values and passions. Women Living a Richer Life (WLRL), led by Tama Smith, is an innovative and active community focused on helping women develop the knowledge and tools to craft a wealthy life which integrates a sense of financial, social, emotional, and physical wellbeing. WLRL's objective is to create conversations, connections and community that mobilizes women around their purpose and passions. Events include: - Money & Relationship Conversations - Women in Community Salons - Conversation circles around money, worth and movement - Sessions on care planning and family wellbeing - Financial education workshops for high school and college students - Money & Fashion in partnership with Nordstrom - Personal empowerment as the presenting sponsor of Melinda Gates’ first book, "The Moment of Lift"

Founder

2019 - 2022

Impact by Women is a bootcamp for female entrepreneurs that also helps them find values-aligned investors. Raising capital is reported as one of the biggest challenges faced by women entrepreneurs. The experience is fraught with multiple barriers and inadequate support & mentorship throughout the process. Low success rates perpetuate a cycle of self doubt for existing entrepreneurs while discouraging new entrepreneurs to enter the arena. We want to change this experience. We understand the importance of an investor who sees the value of investing in women for a better future and can support their entrepreneurial vision. Our goal is to match women with such values-aligned investors. As the pipeline of such investors continues to grow, a bridge that connects them to vetted women entrepreneurs is needed. Impact by Women provides this bridge.

Activator

2019 - 2021

SheEO is a global community of radically generous women transforming the way we fund, support and celebrate women-led Ventures working on the World’s To Do List. Since launching in 2015, 4000 women Activators in four countries have collectively loaned out $4M to support 53 women-led Ventures. Our goal is to reach 1M women Activators and a $1B perpetual fund which will support 10,000 women-led Ventures each year for generations to come. Are you IN? https://sheeo.world/

Angel Investor

2018 - 2021

SF Fall 2018 Cohort Pipeline Angels is a network of women investors working to "change the face of angel investing" and creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs. Since launching in April 2011, 200+ women have invested over US$5M in 50+ companies. As an angel investor, I'm supporting women entrepreneurs for a better and more equitable future. Becoming an investor has challenged the creative in me to develop entrepreneurial perspectives at the same time use my creativity to change the status quo. Areas of focus: FemTech, Women’s Health, EdTech, Financial education for women

Venture Partner

2020 - 2021

The Venture Partner Program includes founders and investors who support Republic's mission to democratize investing and provide access to capital for underrepresented founders.

Dot Connector

2018 - 2020

Women's Startup Lab, led by Ari Hori is a unique accelerator program helping women entrepreneurs. They have a broad focus: Technology, women’s empowerment, Leadership and corporate innovation. Their mission: “Be extraordinary. Be the impact." After meeting Ari, having attended several events like Influencer Salons, VC nights, Pitch summits and meeting many of their graduate women entrepreneurs, I was so impressed that I wanted to get involved.

Design Lead

2019 - 2020

Rob Joyce, a social impact consultant and experienced non-profit leader and I have collaborated to create a curriculum that incorporates social impact into the DNA of an early stage startup aligned with company values and vision. Our focus is particularly on women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs with a larger goal to: - design a new social impact driven entrepreneurial ecosystem - redefine the norms of business development to be inseparable from community development - imagine a highly effective “impact alignment” that entwines business success with the success of internal and external stakeholders. - create a new paradigm of "success" built on values of dignity, sustainability, and social justice powered by transparency, accountability, and intentional design.