Sapna Shah

Principal

About

I am an angel investor. After 11 years of investing in retail and consumer, I'm now focused on investing in sports, particularly women's and mixed-gender sports (teams, leagues, fan engagement and more). My portfolio of over 20 companies includes Unrivaled Basketball, North Jersey Pro Soccer/NY Cosmos, Break Sports, FINDMINE, Silk + Sonder, Iterate.ai, Stantt, Monica + Andy, Realworld and The Renatural. If you're a founder looking to submit a pitch deck, please email me at info@redgiraffeadvisors.com.

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

Strategic Planning, Financial Analysis, Retail, Product Development, Apparel, Entrepreneur, Menswear, Entrepreneurship, Market Research, Social Media, E-commerce, New Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Management, Strategy, Budgets, Competitive Analysis, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnerships

Experience

Principal

Red Giraffe Sports

2013-10 - Present · 13 yrs

United States

Red Giraffe Sports is my investment vehicle. Red Giraffe makes early-stage investments in sports, specifically in the women's sports, fan engagement and sports as community verticals. Previously, I invested in retail and consumer startups. Select current investments include: Unrivaled Basketball, North Jersey Pro Soccer/NY Cosmos, Break Sports, FINDMINE, Monica + Andy, Stantt, Iterate.ai, Realworld and The Renatural. Board Member at North Jersey Pro Soccer, Board Observer at Stantt.

Expert Advisor

The NORTH by Female Founder Collective

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

An expert advisor marketplace to book one: one time with the top vetted leaders in their fields. Book an advisory session with me: https://findyournorth.co/advisors/sapna-shah

Board Member

NY Tech Alliance

2019-10 - Present · 7 yrs

Greater New York City Area

The mission of the NY Tech Alliance is to represent, inspire, support, and help lead the New York technology community and ecosystem to create a better future for all.

Member, Expert Network

New York Fashion Tech Lab

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

Greater New York City Area

The Expert Network acts as informal advisors for companies accepted into the New York Fashion Tech Lab, providing guidance on the broad range of issues addressed by entrepreneurs in this space. Lab advisors leverage both their expertise and network to provide connections, perspective, content and strategy.

Mentor

Ember Lab (fka TrendSeeder Corp)

2015 - Present · 11 yrs

Trendseeder helps emerging fashion companies to build their brands and grow their businesses.

Board Member

Women's Forum of New York

2022-1 - 2025-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

New York, United States

Founded in 1974, the Women’s Forum of New York is an invitation-only organization of more than 500 women representing the highest levels of achievement across all professional sectors and spheres of influence in our city. I have served on the Membership, Engagement and Retention committees.

Founder

Retail X Series

2017-6 - 2024-12 · 7 yrs 7 mos

Greater New York City Area

Retail X Series is an ecosystem for retail and consumer startups in New York and and around the US, featuring events, a podcast, a Slack community, office hours and resources for early stage founders who are revolutionizing the future of retail and consumer.