Zehra Naqvi

Zehra Naqvi

Lore · AI search engine for fandoms

Lore is an AI search engine built for fan communities, turning niche knowledge into a navigable index. New York-based, raising on conviction.

Listen to Zehra on Brown Girls, Money Moves with her investor Marina Girgis of Precursor Ventures.

Jaiya Varshney

Jaiya Varshney

Tydra Labs · Ocean-tech biomaterials

Tydra develops biomaterials from ocean inputs, replacing synthetic plastics with naturally-derived alternatives at industrial scale.

Maya Bakhai

Maya Bakhai

Spice Capital · Pre-seed fund

Spice Capital is a pre-seed venture firm investing in technical founders pre-product.

Listen to Maya on Brown Girls, Money Moves S2 Ep 1 with her investor Nitya Subramanian.

Simran Kang

Simran Kang

MyFO · Family-office software

MyFO builds software for family offices, replacing decades of spreadsheets with a single source of truth for the next generation of wealth.

Maria Cabral Menezes

Maria Cabral Menezes

WashWise · Reimagining laundry as a daily ritual

WashWise is rethinking laundry from the ground up — not as a single product but as a daily behavior. Two launch products designed to extend the life of clothes, reduce unnecessary washing and dry cleaning, and give time back. Penn alum, ex-finance.

Trisha Sakhuja-Walia

Trisha Sakhuja-Walia

Brown Girl Magazine · The platform for the South Asian diaspora

Brown Girl Magazine is the leading digital media platform for South Asian women across the diaspora — a decade-strong publication covering culture, identity, politics, and creative work. Trisha is CEO and co-founder.

Lisa Mattam

Lisa Mattam

Sahajan · Clinically proven Ayurvedic skincare

Sahajan is the first clinically proven Ayurvedic skincare brand, blending ancient South Indian wisdom with pharmaceutical-grade science. Founded by Lisa in 2015, Sahajan is carried at Sephora Canada and stocked across 400+ luxury hotel properties globally. Former pharmaceutical executive, Kerala roots, Toronto-based.