RACHEL SHEINBEIN

Rachel Sheinbein is a Venture Partner at Lemnos and an active angel investor in companies such as Pepperlane, Weights and Biases, Ellevest, Picnic Health, Goldieblox, Social Imprints, Aspiration, Thrive Natural Care, Scan (acquired) and PV Evolution Labs (acquired). Before Lemnos, she was the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Makeda Capital which focused on investing in public companies with female CEOs. Before she launched Makeda, she was a Partner at CMEA Capital, a venture capital firm with more than $1.2 billion under management, investing in Clean Technology. She was formerly a board member for Arcadia Biosciences (public) and Solaria. Before CMEA, Rachel was a consultant for start-ups in the areas of bio-plastics, solar and water. For nine years prior, Ms. Sheinbein worked at Intel, in wastewater systems, environmental health & safety, and supply chain IT. Rachel is co-President of the board of Challenge Day, transforming social and emotional relationships among teenagers. Rachel was the President of the board of Expanding Your Horizons Network, a non-profit that encourages girls in math, science, engineering and technology which is now under the leadership of Techbridge Girls. She holds a Chemical Engineering degree with a concentration in Environmental Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Rachel was also a sponsored fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she received an MBA and a Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering, with a focus on operations and supply chain.