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.
Episodes
12 episodes
S1EP11 - We Need More Magical Thinking with Alison Greenberg
Every founder has encountered that “maybe investor”, the one who needs weeks to decide, asks endless questions, and quietly burns your timeline.In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Alison Greenberg, former CEO and co-fou...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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38:49
S1EP10 - Why Mess with My Maternity Leave with Sona Shah
What happens when the round is “closed” on paper, but your runway is still waiting on a wire?In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Sona Shah, CEO and co-founder of Neopenda, a med tech company building wearable vital sign ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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34:33
S1EP09 - Sniffing Out Predatory Terms with Cecilia Tse
What happens when the hardest part of fundraising is not the pitch, but the structure behind the check?In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Cecilia Tse, CEO and co-founder of hey freya, a science-backed women’s health com...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:17
S1EP08 - How's That for Masculine Energy with Jenni Ogden
What happens when your company is strong, your tech is real, and the only thing “missing” is a man in the room?In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Jenni Ogden, founder of Eye Q Productions, a creative producer and immers...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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20:46
S1EP07 - Bias Isn't Personal with Annie Brown
What happens when your technology is solid, your traction is real, and the problem is not your company, but the system deciding whether to trust you?In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Annie Brown, Founder and CEO o...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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44:30
S1EP06 - Find the Excitement with Mical Jeanlys-White
What happens when you stop trying to convince investors and start qualifying them instead?In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Mical Jeanlys-White, CEO and founder of WealthMore, an AI-native wealth tech platform built to...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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41:14
S1EP05 - Let's Not Be Curled Up on the Floor with Kaitlin Christine
What happens when you are building a life-saving women’s health company and most of the pitch is spent convincing investors the problem is real?In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Kaitlin Christine, breast cancer survivo...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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39:23
S1EP04 - Who You Take Advice From is Critical with Dr. Maria Uloko
What happens when you have world class credentials, real traction, undeniable market size and the room still reduces you to a “brand”?In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with @Dr. Maria Uloko, a board certified urologist, se...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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39:00
S1EP03 - Listening to Your Gut with Lisa Hillyard
MILO Human Care is Lisa Hillyard’s answer to a CPG industry built on overconsumption and late-stage capitalism. Drawing on her years in adtech and executive leadership, she’s rebuilding the category through regenerative values — starting with s...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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41:55
S1EP02 - Call Me a Charity One More Time with Kiki Freedman
In this episode, I sit down with Kiki Freedman, co-founder and CEO of Hey Jane, a telehealth platform delivering safe, discreet, and accessible abortion care and broader sexual and reproductive health services. Kiki shares how Hey Jane has grow...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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23:09
S1EP01 - Don't Elizabeth Holmes Me with Somer Baburek
In this episode of The Capital Flex, I sit down with Somer Baburek, President and CEO of Hera Biotech, a women’s health company building AI-powered diagnostic tests and devices to transform how conditions like endometriosis are identified and t...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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41:40
