Shayna Modarresi

Shayna Modarresi is a venture capital investor and former Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital based in Silicon Valley, California. She began her financial career in New York working in investment banking at Lazard before transitioning into venture debt and early-stage technology investments. Modarresi previously served as Senior Vice President of Venture Debt at Bridge Bank and operated as the Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of The Bond Fund. Additionally, she held the position of Vice President of Venture Capital Fund Placements at CAI Investments and worked as a startup advisor for Atrium. During her tenure at Runway Growth Capital starting in May 2021, she directed technology sector investments and structured growth debt facilities to drive startup funding rounds. Her career focuses on providing strategic capital and venture debt to early-stage technology companies navigating digital disruption.