Naomi Shah

Naomi Shah is an American media executive. She started her career as a macro equities trader at Goldman Sachs, then joined the investment team at Union Square Ventures. In 2020, she founded venture-backed entertainment company Meet Cute when she was 24 years old.[1] In 2022, Shah was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30[2][3] list and on Marie Claire’s first annual culture power list.[4]

Naomi Shah
Born
Naomi Shah

Portland, Oregon
Alma materStanford University
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active2016-Present
TitleFounder and CEO of Meet Cute
Websitehttps://www.meetcute.com/

Early life and education

Shah was born in Portland, Oregon and attended Sunset High School (Beaverton, Oregon). In high school, Shah won the Inaugural Google Science Fair at the age of 16 and did a TED conference talk about her research. She placed first at the Intel Science Fair four years in a row.[5][6][7][8]

Shah attended Stanford University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.[9]

Career and business ventures

Shah founded Meet Cute on Valentine’s Day of 2020 to produce “feel good” Romantic comedy stories in audio form.[10][11][12] Meet Cute raised over 9 million dollars in investment and has produced over 450 romantic comedies as original 15-minute scripted audio episodes with a network of over 1,000 content creators, including Sara Shepard, Julianne Hough, and Ellie Goulding.[13][14]

In 2022, Meet Cute signed deals to expand their formats to TV, film, and short-form video.[15] Their current shows have featured celebrities such as Amy Sedaris,[16] Charithra Chandran and Noah Galvin.[17][18][19][20][21]

Personal

Shah lives in San Francisco, California.[22]

References
  1. Fox, MeiMei. "How Naomi Shah Is Building Meet Cute Into A Media Empire". Forbes.
  2. "Naomi Shah". Forbes.
  3. Kumar, Arun (December 14, 2021). "58 Indian Americans in Forbes Under 30 class of 2022".
  4. Christina Vuleta (November 22, 2022). "Marie Claire's 1st Annual Power List". Marie Claire Magazine.
  5. Shah, Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose + Naomi (January 10, 2012). "Award-winning teenage science in action" – via www.ted.com.
  6. Chang, Kenneth (July 18, 2011). "First-Place Sweep by American Girls at First Google Science Fair" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. Oregonian/OregonLive, Wendy Owen | The (February 7, 2012). "Beaverton student Naomi Shah headed to the White House again". oregonlive.
  8. Oregonian/OregonLive, Wendy Owen | The (October 19, 2011). "Beaverton teenager talks science and technology with President Obama". oregonlive.
  9. Oregonian/OregonLive, Wendy Owen | The (June 4, 2013). "Sunset High's Naomi Shah will study engineering at Stanford: Academic Achievers 2013". oregonlive.
  10. "Why Romantic Comedies are More Valuable Than Ever". Peoplemag.
  11. "To Dine For Podcast: Naomi Shah, Founder & CEO of Meet Cute".
  12. Garrett, Brianne. "Exclusive: Meet Cute Just Raised $6 Million To Shake Up The Podcast Industry With Diverse Rom-Coms". Forbes.
  13. "Naomi Shah, Founder & CEO of Meet Cute: Bringing Sparks of Joy to the World". July 25, 2021.
  14. Barraclough, Leo (January 27, 2020). "Shari Redstone's Advancit Capital Among Investors in Podcast Company Meet Cute (EXCLUSIVE)".
  15. White, Peter (May 25, 2022). "Rom-Com Podcast Company Meet Cute Strikes TV & Film Deal With Range Media Partners".
  16. White, Peter (October 21, 2022). "Amy Sedaris To Star In Meet Cute Rom-Com 'Christmasuzannukkah'".
  17. Major, Michael. "Noah Galvin to Star In Meet Cute's Holiday Rom-Com Series". BroadwayWorld.com.
  18. "Noah Galvin Leads Holiday Audio Rom-Com Christmasuzannukkah | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com.
  19. "Portland founder looks to create a rom-com podcast empire with Meet Cute".
  20. "0 Questions with Naomi Shah, Founder and CEO, Meet Cute".
  21. Spangler, Todd (September 7, 2022). "CNN's Anderson Cooper to Explore Grief and Loss in New Series (Podcast News Roundup)".
  22. Zhao, Ming S. (July 26, 2022). "Inspirational Women In Hollywood: How Naomi Shah of Meet Cute Is Helping To Shake Up The…".
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