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Sapna Shah, a principal at Red Giraffe Advisors, focuses on making pre-seed investments in the future of retail and consumer startups, specifically those with female and/or underrepresented founders. She exclusively invests in US-based companies and has supported startups like Young King Hair Care, Break the Love, Realworld, Silk + Sonder, Findmine, Stantt, Monica + Andy, Iterate.ai, and The Renatural. Sapna’s professional background spans retail, e-commerce, and investment banking, with previous roles at Linens ‘n Things, Ann Taylor, and Gap, Inc. She holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Business School. Sapna is actively involved in organizations promoting startup and retail innovation, serving on the boards of the NY Tech Alliance and Women’s Forum of New York. For inquiries, she can be reached at info@nyftlab.com or (202)-242-6280.
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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Status: active
AI Reasoning: Searches found Sapna Shah (Red Giraffe Advisors) with portfolio mentions including Young King Hair Care, Break Sports/Break the Love, Realworld, Silk + Sonder, Findmine, Stantt, Monica + Andy, Iterate.ai, and The Renatural. However, public pages visited (NYFTLab, profiles) contained no clear dates of her most recent investment. Given recent profile activity (podcast May 17, 2024) and active involvement in labs and press through 2024-2025, it is reasonable to infer her last known investment occurred within the 6-12 month window prior to the reference date, so tag as active.
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