Naseem Sayani

Investor | Innovator | Ecosystem Builder | Board Director

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

About

If you're interested in joining The Capital Flex podcast as a guest, please email [email protected] Seasoned venture investor and business/digital strategist with 20+ years of experience across venture capital, business building, digital innovation, and digital strategy. Panelist at NY and LA TechWeek, Biocom California, SoCal Bio, Women's Health Innovation Summit, CES, and Digital Hollywood; Keynote speaker at SoCal Bio, LA TechWeek, NY TechWeek (all in 2023 and 2024), Impact Omnichannel 2019 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Digital Entertainment World (2016; 2017) in Los Angeles; and published by FemTech Insider, Forbes, dot LA, BCGDV Pollen, Huge Ideas, Campaign Magazine, AdAge, and Digiday on the topics of digital strategy, innovation, and fusing strategy and design to launch new ideas.Specialties: Digital Strategy & Innovation, Launching Start-ups and New Businesses, Org and Capability Design; Business Transformation; Women's Health, Financial Inclusion, Venture Capital

Experience

  • GCWC (1 yr 10 mos)
    • Investor / Ecosystem Builder / Speaker
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

      I lead with a commitment to empowering female founders. I invest in transformative startups that enhance women's health, wealth, and lived potential. My VC and angel portfolios include sectors such as healthtech and fintech, and I actively engage in speaking opportunities at conferences and on podcasts to amplify the voices and experiences of women in tech and venture capital. Reach out, I would love to connect!

    • Podcast Host, The Capital Flex
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      The Capital Flex unpacks what really happens when female founders raise money inside systems not built for them. Subscribe and follow The Capital Flex! https://thecapitalflexpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ If you're interested in joining as a guest, please email [email protected]

    • Community Leader, The Founders' Coven
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

      A community of female founders flexing their community superpowers and sharing business training/insights, to build strong businesses. Join us here -- https://forms.gle/5LLWUou2NnLSs48Z9

  • Director, Innovator's Circle at Women's Health Access Matters
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    "This is the women's health pipeline engine." WHAM Innovator’s Circle is a collaboration of fund managers committed to accelerating investment and innovation in women's health. The members of the Circle represent VC funds with AUM between $5M and $250M from pre-seed through series A/B with sector expertise from biotech, diagnostics, and devices through to telehealth and AI, and across diseases and conditions that exclusively, differently, and disproportionately impact women. The Circle will spotlight early-stage innovation, shape investment strategies, and coordinate capital across small and large capital partners.

  • Venture Partner & Advisor at The Sparrow Fund
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Venture Advisor at Zero Limits Capital
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Advisor at TOWER
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    TOWER CAPITAL GROUP is defining, developing, and funding the category of Generational Health. Generational Health are those effects passed on genetically, epigenetically, and environmentally, reshaping human health beyond the 4+ generation. These effects are scientifically and systemically measurable. They represent a multitrillion-dollar opportunity for both the public and private sector growth. It transcends individual well-being, shedding light on the collective impact of genetic and environmental health assets passed down across generations.