# Shally Shanker

> Shally Shanker is a seed investor at AiiM Partners (Palo Alto) backing Sustainability and Organic. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AiiM Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-impact-investment-management)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shally-shanker-33661716/

Shally Shanker is a seed investor at AiiM Partners in Palo Alto focused on Sustainability and Organic. Shally Shanker is the Founder and Managing Partner of AiiM Partners. Focus on portfolio strategy, investment thesis, diligence & management. Formerly of The Schmidt Family Foundation, Hillspire, and the Stanford School of Medicine.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sustainability | 2 | 67% |
| Organic | 1 | 33% |
| Life Science | 1 | 33% |
| Organic Food | 1 | 33% |
| Bioinformatics | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eDNA Explorer | eDNA Explorer is a platform for organizations to gain actionable insight on biodiversity questions using the power of environmental DNA or eDNA. eDNA is a technology that let's you sequence all the eDNA in a scoop of soil or water to get a list of every living thing that has been in the area over the last few days. We work with regulatedcompanies that use nature in industries like agriculture, consumer goods, petroleum and pharmaceuticals AND with environmental stewards like governments and NGOs to help them easily turn eDNA into action. By combining eDNA with geospatial data and overlaying AI algorithms, we can answer questions about biodiversity health, track progress across metrics, and create predictions to inform decisions across ecososytems around the world. | $500K | Pre-Seed | Mar 13, 2024 |  |
| ReMo Energy | ReMo Energy is a pioneer in the use of renewable energy in place of fossil fuels to produce industrial goods. | $5.3M | Seed | Jul 14, 2022 |  |
| MyForest Foods | MyForest Foods focuses on creating sustainable plant-based food products using mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms. The company's flagship product, MyBacon, is crafted from oyster mushroom mycelium grown in vertical farms. This process utilizes a proprietary cultivation method developed by its parent company, Ecovative, to control theshape and density of the mycelium as it grows. MyForest Foods' approach aims to offer a sustainable alternative to traditional meat products. | $7M | Seed | May 27, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Darco Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darco-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Crop Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-crop-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stray Dog Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stray-dog-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AiiM Partners

VC Fund · Palo Alto, United States

AiiM Partners invests in technology-enabled companies addressing climate change and equity/access, targeting a $17 trillion market opportunity in oceans/water, air/energy and land/agriculture. AiiM Partners' team has a combined 160 years of investment, operating, and industry experience in building global, successfulbusinesses. Women founders and CEOs form half of the AiiM Partners Fund assets while over half of the assets are with people of color.

1 contacts available at AiiM Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shally Shanker | Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shally-shanker |

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## FAQ

### What does Shally Shanker invest in?

Shally Shanker invests primarily in Sustainability, Organic and Life Science startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shally Shanker last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shally Shanker closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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