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Arati Sharma
@aratisharma
Founding Partner @backboneangels. Co-Founder @shopghlee. Ex @shopify. Married to @skanwar. she/her
Toronto
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Born October 6
Joined January 2009
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    Arati Sharma
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    Dec 8, 2021
    Honoured and humbled to be named Angel Investor of the Year by @NACOCanada. Thank you to the nomination committee and my @backboneangels team. But more importantly, thank you to the amazing women founders who have allowed me to join their cap tables. 🙏🏾
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    NACO Canada 🇨🇦
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    Dec 8, 2021
    Congratulations to Canada's 2021 Angel Investor of the Year @aratisharma! This award, supported by @BDC_Capital recognizes and celebrates an outstanding community leader and startup champion. Learn more at nacocanada.com/angel-of-the-y… #BuiltByAngels #WITfund
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    Arati Sharma
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    Jan 25, 2021
    Yesterday I had the Sunday scaries for the first time in 8 years. Why? This is my last week at @Shopify. Eek! 😬😅🤯🇨🇦🙏🏾💚
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    Arati Sharma
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    Mar 7, 2022
    Behind every Int’l Women’s day campaign, tweet, video, award, panel are…lots of women making it all happen. I propose next year we just take the day off.
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    Arati Sharma
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    May 27, 2021
    Just invested in two amazing companies led by two amazing women today and damn does it feel good.
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    Arati Sharma
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    May 28, 2021
    This tweet makes me realize how terrible I am at “building in public”. So here goes... 2021 Angel Investments (so far): Total = 20 Women Founders = 15 Women of Colour = 9 I know it’s about quality not quantity, but we need to place enough bets to help change the trajectory. 🇨🇦
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    Arati Sharma
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    May 27, 2021
    Just invested in two amazing companies led by two amazing women today and damn does it feel good.
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    Arati Sharma
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    Sep 1, 2020
    And that’s the end of that chapter.
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    Arati Sharma
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    Aug 1, 2020
    Wow 7 years at @Shopify today. To think my first job here was to help raise the awareness of Shopify as an employer in Toronto. Anyway, thank you for trusting us with your businesses and taking a bet on our products. We’re hiring (everywhere): shopify.com/careers
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    Arati Sharma
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    Mar 8, 2021
    Introducing @backboneangels 😇💸❤️🇨🇦⏰👀👩🏾‍💻 Backboneangels.com #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2021
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    Backbone Angels
    Each angel invests their own capital in the startups they choose to back based on their own interests and criteria (see our bios for more info).
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    Arati Sharma
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    Mar 1, 2021
    Last week I realized we hit 30 Angel investments, with now 65% of the portfolio committed to women and BIPOC founders. It’s time to scale, but in our own way. Come join us as the first team member of our family studio👇🏾🙏🏾 jobs.lever.co/bloom/94910551…
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    Arati Sharma
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    Mar 21, 2020
    I can’t keep cooking a bajillion meals a day. How did my mom do this? How did she feed four kids? Why did I ever complain about eating roti and daal everyday? This is on twitter because I’m not giving her the satisfaction until she takes this virus more seriously.
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    Arati Sharma
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    Jul 18, 2020
    In the last 7 years, I’ve witnessed a lot of iconic brands and creators build their businesses on @shopify. But nothing comes close to the excitement I feel when a small Indian designer is on @Shopify. The west is sleeping on Indian fashion. So much more than just Sabyasachi.
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    Arati Sharma
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    Aug 2, 2019
    Celebrating 6 years at @Shopify today! 😮 I’ve been so fortunate to build teams, start new programs, learn through a hell of a lot of failure, all while staying true to my startup, entrepreneurial nature. Hard to believe I start my maternity leave in a couple of weeks! 🤰🏾
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    Arati Sharma
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    Jun 2, 2021
    ‘Shopify Mafia’ Aims to Become Bigger Force in Angel Investing. Like I’ve said before, we’re out there writing cheques (and giving our time). Also there’s a lot of us, more than the few mentioned in the article.
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    ‘Shopify Mafia’ Aims to Become Bigger Force in Angel Investing
    From theinformation.com
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    Arati Sharma
    @aratisharma
    Aug 12, 2020
    I promised myself I wouldn’t start a business during mat leave, but here we are. Please welcome to the world, @shopghlee ! shopghlee.com A little bit about Ghlee (thread👇🏾)
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    Ghee-Based Skincare & Lip Balm
    Ghee-based skincare, because your mom was right! Introducing ghee lip balm, a slightly less greasy way of using this natural moisturizer this winter. Ghlee is handmade and packaged in Canada.