The Capital Flex Podcast
We’re codifying the capital playbook—because no founder should have to learn the hard way.
Hosted by Naseem Sayani, VC and unapologetic truth-teller, The Capital Flex unpacks what really happens when female founders raise money inside systems not built for them. From bias in the room to predatory term sheets, these are the stories we usually hear in DMs not headlines.
Each episode offers unfiltered insight, real strategies, and a new playbook where we write the rules. Because the system won’t fix itself. But we will.
The Capital Flex Podcast
Latest Episodes
BONUS - EP1: Women Have Learned How to Speak Men
For every two women who write a venture check, ninety-eight men do. That’s not a pipeline problem, it’s math, and it’s the pattern I’ve watched play out on repeat across two full seasons of The Capital Flex.In this solo wrap-up, I step o...
S2EP12: Even Taboo Can Get Acquired with Maria Molland
A New York City subway agency called Thinx’s period underwear ads too inappropriate. The same stations were running ads for erectile dysfunction pills.In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Maria Molland, former CEO of Thin...
S2EP11: The Behaviors I Can't Unsee with Karen Drexler
She had already made this investor a lot of money. When she came back to pitch her own company, he told her he doesn't back founders who look like her, then asked how many kids she was planning to have. Making investors' money is supposed to ea...
S2EP10: We Launched the Category with Leah Solivan
She drew the blueprint for the gig economy in 2008. Uber. Lyft. DoorDash. They all came later. In the moment, though, she navigated significant disbelief and had an investor call her “babe” mid-pitch. . She built it anyway.In this episod...
S2EP9: Going Public via a Reverse-Merger with Sabrina Johnson
She had the science, the credentials, and a market that encompassed half the population. The people with the capital just didn't care enough about women's health to bet on it. So she stopped trying to convince them.In this episode of The...
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