# Samina Vaziralli

> Samina Vaziralli is a Series C investor at Cipla (Mumbai) backing Consumer and Nutrition. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cipla](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cipla)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Samina Vaziralli is an Executive Member of the Board of Directors and Global Head of Strategy and New Ventures at Cipla Inc. Samina is a daughter of M. K. Hamied, Vice Chairman of the Board of Cipla. Samina is part of the core leadership team and has been with the company since 2011. Samina brings diverse experience of working in the United States,the United Kingdom, and more recently India. Samina has played a significant role in the Company’s ongoing transformation journey and has a strong understanding of both operating levers of the business today and key drivers for future growth and sustainability. Samina has been responsible for successfully incubating and shaping Cipla’s Consumer Healthcare business as part of Cipla New Ventures. Samina has also recently taken on an expanded role leading global strategic alliances and enabling Cipla’s people strategy and leadership development. Samina was previously with the investment management division of Goldman Sachs. Samina graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a M.Sc. degree in International Accounting and Finance.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consumer | 1 | 100% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 100% |
| Snack Food | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Epigamia | Epigamia is a premium all-natural Greek yogurt that encourages a healthy lifestyle one cup at a time. Launched in June 2015, they are focused on traditional dairy. | $21.3M | Series C | Jan 16, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Danone Manifesto Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danone-manifesto-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DSG Consumer Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dsg-consumer-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [InnoVen Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svb-india-finance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Verlinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verlinvest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Cipla

VC Fund · Mumbai, India

Cipla is a drug manufacturing company that focuses on a variety of pharmaceutical products.

5 contacts available at Cipla.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Naina Kidwai | Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nana-lal-kidwai |
| Sahil Kumar | Manager Corporate Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sahil-kumar-037b |
| Vikram Sudarsan | Strategy Head - Cipla New Ventures - Cipla USA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vikram-sudarsan |
| Samina Vaziralli | Global Head - Strategy & New Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samina-vaziralli |
| Y. K Hamied | Founder & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-k-hamied |

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## FAQ

### What does Samina Vaziralli invest in?

Samina Vaziralli invests primarily in Consumer, Nutrition and Snack Food startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Samina Vaziralli last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Samina Vaziralli closed in Jan 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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