Education
B.S. in Political Science; UNC Chapel Hill
Elevator Pitch
Niki Shamdasani is the co-founder of Sani (sani.co), an apparel brand inspired by South Asian culture. Sani launched South Asian fashion on Rent the Runway and in Nordstrom, has been featured in places like the TODAY show and Forbes, and has been worn by celebrities like Karlie Kloss. The company focuses on responsible manufacturing including by working with community-focused manufacturers, using deadstock raw materials, and producing them in small batches.
Previously Niki was a design thinking consultant at PRX and on the Program and Investments team of Matter, a startup accelerator for early-stage media companies in San Francisco and New York. She graduated from UNC in 2015.
