Shaherose Charania

Shaherose Charania is a former founder and operator turned early-stage investor. She is currently a Partner at Unshackled Ventures and is the host of First Funders, a podcast spotlighting the people shaping the future of venture. Previously, she was a Venture Partner at Cake Ventures and a Corporate Incubation leader designing and launching Nike’s first digital incubator. Earlier in her career, she founded Founder Labs, one of the first Lean Startup incubators and was the Founder & CEO of Women 2.0, a pioneering media and community platform for female founders. Shaherose spent the first half of her career as an operator in Product, Marketing and brand across three early-stage venture-backed startups.