Naseem Sayani (she/her)

Coco Sellman, host of A Force for Good, brings together some of the brightest minds to discuss how we can create successful, scalable businesses that lead in both impact and profits. Listen in to hear about:

▶ Diversity challenges in the VC industry and how Emmeline Ventures is tackling this by way of our focus on expanding capital access for female founders.
▶ Investment strategies that helped our team elevate the sectors and arbitrage opportunities that will drive financial returns… Show more

Coco Sellman, host of A Force for Good, brings together some of the brightest minds to discuss how we can create successful, scalable businesses that lead in both impact and profits. Listen in to hear about:

▶ Diversity challenges in the VC industry and how Emmeline Ventures is tackling this by way of our focus on expanding capital access for female founders.
▶ Investment strategies that helped our team elevate the sectors and arbitrage opportunities that will drive financial returns and significantly impact women’s lives.
▶ Tech inclusiveness and why a foundation in inclusivity is crucial for women’s health and overall wellness.
▶ Vital lessons on leadership, budgeting, and strategic hiring for sustainable growth in startups. Show less

Women’s History Month just ended. There was a lot of kumbaya and bagels for female founders — but not much else at most events hosted by funds and diversity groups. (A few champions of female founders who are doing it right are highlighted below so keep reading.)

Women continue to receive only a small fraction of the funding from firms. Read more at FT.com.

"Every week I have the privilege of chatting with remarkable women who are breaking down barriers, overcoming their own obstacles, and putting it all on the line to lift up other women and build financial opportunities. Three of these women are the co-founders and general partners of Emmeline Ventures, Azin Radsan van Alebeek, Naseem Sayani (she/her), and La Keisha Landrum Pierre. This week we hear their fund journey, how they came together, why they do what they do, and how they are helping… Show more

"Every week I have the privilege of chatting with remarkable women who are breaking down barriers, overcoming their own obstacles, and putting it all on the line to lift up other women and build financial opportunities. Three of these women are the co-founders and general partners of Emmeline Ventures, Azin Radsan van Alebeek, Naseem Sayani (she/her), and La Keisha Landrum Pierre. This week we hear their fund journey, how they came together, why they do what they do, and how they are helping the founders they invest in.", Host, Laura Nix Gerson Show less

Naseem Sayani, co-founder of Emmeline Ventures, to discuss her journey as an angel investor and her dedication to supporting diverse founders. Naseem shares how her background in management consulting and her passion for women's health, financial inclusion, and sustainability led her to become an angel investor and co-found Emmeline Ventures with her partners La Keisha Landrum Pierre and Azin Radsan Van Alebeek. They dive into the challenges faced by female founders in securing venture capital… Show more

Naseem Sayani, co-founder of Emmeline Ventures, to discuss her journey as an angel investor and her dedication to supporting diverse founders. Naseem shares how her background in management consulting and her passion for women's health, financial inclusion, and sustainability led her to become an angel investor and co-found Emmeline Ventures with her partners La Keisha Landrum Pierre and Azin Radsan Van Alebeek. They dive into the challenges faced by female founders in securing venture capital funding, the importance of diverse representation in investment, and the need to reshape the conditioning around risk and failure for women in the entrepreneurship space. Show less

Flipping the script. Undoing years of conditioning. Trusting your gut. Getting after the big opportunities. Leaning into relationship building. Changing the world. Just the start of what La Keisha Landrum Pierre and I dug into with Grace Vinton on her HiTea Tuesday podcast.

Fantastic conversation on the importance of women in venture capital and the influence we have as check writers.

This episode discusses the importance of women getting financially literate and investing, especially in women-led ventures. We dive into why only a small fraction of venture capital goes to women-founded companies and why getting more women involved as check writers helps bridge this gap. We also emphasizes the importance of investing in women's health and how building data-driven startups could significantly impact women's health outcomes. We wrap up with strategies women can use to start… Show more

This episode discusses the importance of women getting financially literate and investing, especially in women-led ventures. We dive into why only a small fraction of venture capital goes to women-founded companies and why getting more women involved as check writers helps bridge this gap. We also emphasizes the importance of investing in women's health and how building data-driven startups could significantly impact women's health outcomes. We wrap up with strategies women can use to start investing, even in relatively small amounts. Show less

Women have long faced challenges when it comes to their access and quality of healthcare, due in large part to sex and gender biases and a lack of representation in medical research. This disparity often leads to delayed diagnosis, misdiagnosis or undertreatment. Fortunately, momentum is building to resolve these systemic issues and improve outcomes for women.

Motherhood, family, fertility and entrepreneurship…oh my! These are words and topics that don’t often go together. In fact…many would argue that these do not blend in this industry.

Naseem Sayani is a trailblazing consultant turned entrepreneur turned Venture Capitlist and General Partner at Emmeline Ventures. Naseem shares her health and fertility journey and struggles openly and transparently and in ways that many won’t. Starting with fertility challenges, through to IVF, and… Show more

Motherhood, family, fertility and entrepreneurship…oh my! These are words and topics that don’t often go together. In fact…many would argue that these do not blend in this industry.

Naseem Sayani is a trailblazing consultant turned entrepreneur turned Venture Capitlist and General Partner at Emmeline Ventures. Naseem shares her health and fertility journey and struggles openly and transparently and in ways that many won’t. Starting with fertility challenges, through to IVF, and ultimately her adoption journey and how these experiences taught her about the environment that women live and navigate today when it comes to fertility and how this drove and inspired her to create Emmaline Ventures to fund companies that are solving these types of problems that millions of women experience. Show less

In a world designed by men, for men, Naseem Sayani and her co-founders and Managing Partners, La Keisha Landrum Pierre and Azin Radsan Van Alebeek are the flag-bearers for women in venture. After becoming exhausted of being the only voices in the room, their venture fund Emmeline Ventures, invests in founders that are doing the work and redirecting access and opportunity towards women. Emmeline Ventures is a group of investors designing a future where women are empowered to manage their health,… Show more

In a world designed by men, for men, Naseem Sayani and her co-founders and Managing Partners, La Keisha Landrum Pierre and Azin Radsan Van Alebeek are the flag-bearers for women in venture. After becoming exhausted of being the only voices in the room, their venture fund Emmeline Ventures, invests in founders that are doing the work and redirecting access and opportunity towards women. Emmeline Ventures is a group of investors designing a future where women are empowered to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. Show less

TechCrunch+ spoke four fund managers at venture firms that back women or founders of color to capture their take on the potential fallout from Fearless Fund. We included funds that back only women because women, specifically white women, were the main benefactors of affirmative action, and as the fallout from that overturn continues, any further efforts by Blum and others to impede similar schemes will probably negatively impact them and all women, too, regardless of race.

Venture capital has been dominated by cis white men since the practice first began. While the founders and innovators seeking funding are starting to vary from that profile, many of those still writing the checks and offering funding fall into that dominant profile. Naseem Sayani is one woman who is trying to change that.

Naseem Sayani co-founded Emmeline Ventures in January 2022 with two missions: to help back more women founders and to hire more women and people of color as VC checkwriters. She is part of an increasing number of women and people of color whose mission is to change the dire state of funding for marginalized groups.

Emmeline’s investment thesis comes at a pivotal time for women’s innovation: Funding for companies focused on women’s health has remained strong, especially following the… Show more

Naseem Sayani co-founded Emmeline Ventures in January 2022 with two missions: to help back more women founders and to hire more women and people of color as VC checkwriters. She is part of an increasing number of women and people of color whose mission is to change the dire state of funding for marginalized groups.

Emmeline’s investment thesis comes at a pivotal time for women’s innovation: Funding for companies focused on women’s health has remained strong, especially following the overturn of Roe v. Wade — women’s health companies raised $1.15 billion in 2022, a slight dip from the $1.26 billion they raised in 2021 but much higher than the $466 million picked up in 2020. Show less

SHOW HER THE MONEY pulls back the curtain on the extreme underfunding of women in the Venture Capital world, with less than 2% of venture capital going to women. Featuring female entrepreneurs who have boot-strapped their companies and those who helped them scale into success stories. SHOW HER THE MONEY is a compelling and crucial reminder that money is power and women need it to achieve true equality.

The film follows four visionary entrepreneurs as they endure uphill battles to turn… Show more

SHOW HER THE MONEY pulls back the curtain on the extreme underfunding of women in the Venture Capital world, with less than 2% of venture capital going to women. Featuring female entrepreneurs who have boot-strapped their companies and those who helped them scale into success stories. SHOW HER THE MONEY is a compelling and crucial reminder that money is power and women need it to achieve true equality.

The film follows four visionary entrepreneurs as they endure uphill battles to turn their ideas into reality. In spite of their dedication and passion constantly being challenged, these women, with the financial support and mentorship of their angel & VC investors, become even more determined, resourceful and resilient, and the growth of their businesses is mind-blowing. Each business has the potential to become a “unicorn” … a billion dollar business.

Watch the trailer here >> https://youtu.be/prkRc-Yoeyo
Find out more about the film here >> https://showherthemoneymovie.com/
Recent news >> https://beverlypress.com/2023/07/documentary-highlighting-women-entrepreneurs-screens-in-weho/ Show less

On this podcast Girls Who VC welcomes Naseem Sayani to talk about her experiences from consulting, to angel investing, to building a fund investing in female founders.

We joined Catherine Gray to chat about the opportunity we're after at Emmeline Ventures and the incredible documentary we're all a part of, SHOW HER THE MONEY, releasing this fall. Listen in!

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Withum’s Women in Financial Services Team is spotlighting some dynamic female leaders in the industry. With dedication, hard work, and collaboration, these women continue to break barriers, ensuring that they and those who come after them have a rightful seat at the table.

Inspired by the many history-making women named Emmeline, Emmeline Ventures invests in female founders building game-changing businesses that empower women in particular to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world.

New femtech startups are pushing boundaries as investors weigh the risks — and the potential rewards.

Naseem Sayani is Co-founder and Managing Director of Emmeline Ventures, a female-founded early stage fund investing in ambitious female founders who are building businesses that are helping women to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. Join host Shiva Mirhosseini as she chats with Naseem about making strategic investments to change the game and create an ecosystem around female founders.


This show is produced by Shift Forward Health, the… Show more

Naseem Sayani is Co-founder and Managing Director of Emmeline Ventures, a female-founded early stage fund investing in ambitious female founders who are building businesses that are helping women to manage their health, build their wealth, and live in a cleaner, safer world. Join host Shiva Mirhosseini as she chats with Naseem about making strategic investments to change the game and create an ecosystem around female founders.


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Female founders need the same #marketing #access as their peers when building businesses in #womenshealth. Let's get the language into our #everyday lexicon, remove the #censorship, and break the #stigma.

The aftermath of Roe is clarifying more and more the inequities across a woman’s lived experience in the United States, and we’re quickly seeing the decision’s impact on women broadly, and most concerning, the most marginalized women amongst us.

Here’s what we’re keeping an eye on at Emmeline Ventures.

For entrepreneurs, coming out of COVID-19 isn’t the end of a crisis. It’s the beginning of a new way of thinking about their approach to product-market fit, financing, marketing and go-to-market strategies. And for some, will be a time to reflect on their personal approach to risk. The exponential pace of change to society will mean that only those entrepreneurs who have the greatest ability to adapt will survive.

BCGDV's first ever live stream on LinkedIn! Join me as I share perspective on the big data & marketng innovations influencing growth and consumer engagement -- and the companies making it real.

Perspective on how brands & retailers should think about digital, innovation, retail experiences, loyalty and all the rest -- Snapshot summary from the full keynote talk at Omnichannel 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark earlier this year.

FACES: Naseem Sayani, Partner & Venture Architect Director at BCG Digital Ventures Manhattan Beach; Profile & Caeer snapshot

e-Commerce guru and PIMpoint Americas’ keynote speaker, Naseem Sayani, is back to share more insights and give an inside look at her journey into the digital world.

PIMpoint America’s Keynote speaker Naseem Sayani offers some of her vast knowledge and insight on the topic of e-commerce.

It has to be easy for customers to shop. So easy that they don’t have to speak with the shop assistants. Data is becoming even more important for tailoring buying experiences to the individual customer – it has to be personal to a completely different extent than we are used to today.

This is what the American retail expert, Naseem Sayani, principal at BCG Digital Ventures, says of the biggest trends in retail in the US. For more than 20 years, she has helped companies transform their… Show more

It has to be easy for customers to shop. So easy that they don’t have to speak with the shop assistants. Data is becoming even more important for tailoring buying experiences to the individual customer – it has to be personal to a completely different extent than we are used to today.

This is what the American retail expert, Naseem Sayani, principal at BCG Digital Ventures, says of the biggest trends in retail in the US. For more than 20 years, she has helped companies transform their business, among which include customers such as Nike, Sephora, and Coca-Cola.

We have asked her to point out five trends that Danish retailers must keep an eye on, given that the US market is far ahead of the Danish market where Amazon is 50% of the market. Show less

Digital platforms are growing in prominence as younger generations of fans and brand advocates spend more time on these channels versus watching traditional TV. And pricing is following the same trend.

Many companies treat business strategy and design like the baton handoff in a relay. Instead, it should be a sustained collaboration.

Kit and Ace, the apparel brand launched in 2014 by Shannon and J.J. Wilson, wife and son of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, grew quickly as an in-store retailer, adding 63 physical locations in two years. At the same time, the company’s digital growth stalled. Its e-commerce site did the bare minimum.... But the company recognized its e-commerce site was at odds with the brand’s physical push. At the end of 2015, the company began working with the digital agency Engine Digital to overhaul its… Show more

Kit and Ace, the apparel brand launched in 2014 by Shannon and J.J. Wilson, wife and son of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, grew quickly as an in-store retailer, adding 63 physical locations in two years. At the same time, the company’s digital growth stalled. Its e-commerce site did the bare minimum.... But the company recognized its e-commerce site was at odds with the brand’s physical push. At the end of 2015, the company began working with the digital agency Engine Digital to overhaul its online experience. Show less

In 2015, brands experimented with new platforms like Periscope to reach consumers; global politics became a central thread of online and offline conversations ahead of an election year; Black Friday was outpaced by mobile commerce as the bellwether for holiday shopping; and the return of Star Wars showed us how to best launch a multinational media product. If the shifts we’re currently seeing in behaviours, investments, and industry dynamics continue to advance as we expect them to, 2016 should… Show more

In 2015, brands experimented with new platforms like Periscope to reach consumers; global politics became a central thread of online and offline conversations ahead of an election year; Black Friday was outpaced by mobile commerce as the bellwether for holiday shopping; and the return of Star Wars showed us how to best launch a multinational media product. If the shifts we’re currently seeing in behaviours, investments, and industry dynamics continue to advance as we expect them to, 2016 should be a remarkable year for digital. What was once on the outer tier of ‘what’s possible’ will be closer to reality, and the expectations of users will be more acutely understood. So, what’s ahead for 2016? Here are a few things to watch for. Show less

Late night is having a comeback, but it's not leading to increased TV numbers. Instead, it's being led by young adults who are devouring clips of the shows online.

What it is telling networks is that the young adult audience that advertisers crave is there — but they're not interested in the traditional show format. Instead, late night is going through an evolution to appeal to today's digitally native consumer, which means less face-to-face interviews and more memeable moments.

Faalta (pronounced fahl ·ta) was created with the intent to foster discussion and facilitate access to advice and lessons learned from women who “have been there.” The aim of this global platform is to support the career development of women by providing multilingual content from those who are passionate about the topic of professional women in the workforce and women in leadership.

It is in this spirit that we seek to expand the conversation and take it one step further by giving… Show more

Faalta (pronounced fahl ·ta) was created with the intent to foster discussion and facilitate access to advice and lessons learned from women who “have been there.” The aim of this global platform is to support the career development of women by providing multilingual content from those who are passionate about the topic of professional women in the workforce and women in leadership.

It is in this spirit that we seek to expand the conversation and take it one step further by giving access to people’s stories and glean some insights from leaders who have and continue to forge new paths, and inspire a new generation of women to accelerate their careers. Show less

AUSTIN — I’ve been in digital for a long time, but this was the first year I finally made it to SXSW — and it did not disappoint. As much I wanted to resist the Britney Spears dancers, mechanical bulls and mobile advertisers with shiny globes on their heads, FOMO kept me from looking away. After three days on the ground, there are five takeaways that I’ve left with.
Read more at http://www.campaignlive.com/article/sxsw-five-first-impressions/1338474#4fQectdQiHXv0gx3.99

Companies hunting for a winning digital platform need to implement a strategy shaped by innovation and disruptive thinking. Placing the user at the center, and moving quickly to test & learn in the market is making all the difference.

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE_PRyWabAA

Meeting consumers in the new digital world is not about understanding their needs today -- but understanding their needs tomorrow. And then moving quickly to get there.

Watch the video here: http://vimeo.com/93649141

Companies in every industry are trying to find new sources of value through digital technology. But most of their efforts have not translated into enough market impact and growth. They need something bolder and more disruptive, but still very simple. They need reimagination.

Mobile technology has transformed the way brand and retailers engage with consumers -- building the right capabilities and planning for the right investments will be critical making this "work". Check out our new perspective on how to get there.

Omnichannel marketing offers marketers and retailers a holistic approach to reaching consumers with a more integrated message, through any channel and at any point in their path to purchase. The key to releasing this potential is a new set of capabilities, including sophisticated insights, content marketing, integrated data and analytics, agile development, and an integrated partner… Show more

Omnichannel marketing offers marketers and retailers a holistic approach to reaching consumers with a more integrated message, through any channel and at any point in their path to purchase. The key to releasing this potential is a new set of capabilities, including sophisticated insights, content marketing, integrated data and analytics, agile development, and an integrated partner ecosystem.

http://www.cspnet.com/industry-news-analysis/marketing-strategies/articles/today%E2%80%99s-shopper-marketing-it%E2%80%99s-open-247 Show less

A new study is revealing the opportunities and challenges in today’s marketplace, and how marketers, retailers, media companies, and other key industry players can compete to win.