Assia Grazioli-Venier

ADVISOR

Assia Grazioli-Venier has agreed to act as one of our outside advisors. Ms. Grazioli-Venier is a venture capitalist and advisor to high-growth consumer tech startups, entertainment companies and sports businesses. She has worked at the forefront of technological disruption for over 18 years, from the first onset of mobile, to music streaming, subscription models, D2C commerce and sports-tech. In 2016, Ms. Grazioli-Venier launched Muse Capital with her business partner Rachel Springate. Muse Capital is a seed-stage consumer fund investing in Future of Women’s Health, Education, Wellness, Gaming, Fintech, and Product-lead Communities. Muse Capital operates as a bridge between Silicon Valley and the brand world and entertainment industry. Ms. Grazioli-Venier also currently serves on board of Turning Point Brands (TPB), is a minority owner of DC’s soccer club Washington Spirit, recently served on the board of directors of MRAC SPAC (Marquee/Raine) and was a member of board of directors of Italy’s Juventus Football Club (JVTSF) for 9 years (2012- 2021) where she sat on both control/risk and remuneration committees. Prior to Muse Capital, Ms. Grazioli-Venier also served on the board of advisors of Northzone, one of Europe’s leading technology investment partnerships whose portfolio includes Spotify and iZettle, sold to PayPal in 2018. Prior to that, she was for several years an innovation & investment advisor to Andrea Agnelli at LAMSE, S.p.a. Starting in 2010, Ms. Grazioli-Venier was advisor to Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) for over five years, where she was involved in global strategic initiatives and business expansion efforts, such as forging deals with Tinder, Dubset, helping to establish the Los Angeles office, as well as building out the artist services division across Europe, that contributed to Spotify’s growth and innovation. Ms. Grazioli-Venier kicked-off her career in 2004, creating and launching TV, Radio & Digital for Ministry of Sound, one of the leading dance music brands/record labels in Europe, which later sold to Warner Music. Ms. Grazioli-Venier also serves as co-chair of AllRaise in Los Angeles, which is a non-profit organization championing diversity in the funder and founder ecosystem, and sits on the board of Impact46, a social impact advisory firm catering to family office foundations.