Shahirah Gardner

Investment Director of Skalata Ventures

Investment Director - Skalata, Co-founder - Finch // Shahirah is a serial tech entrepreneur and VC. Currently, she is Investment Director at Skalata Ventures, a $25m seed fund and co-founder of Finch, a financial data intelligence platform powering Australia's leading banks. As a dedicated champion for diversity and inclusion, Shahirah co-created The Giant Warm Intro led by Rampersand VC and served as advisory board member for Girls in Tech Australia. Previously, she worked in Silicon Valley, providing marketing strategy to leading tech companies such as Splunk and Eve Online.

In her spare time, Shahirah is a qualified yoga instructor and passionate about bringing health and wellness to founders on the coast.