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