Assia Grazioli-Venier

A player-first club committed to elevating the womens game, serving our community and empowering world-class athletes to be the best role models for aspiring women throughout the world. The Washington Spirit trains in Loudoun County, VA along with DC United, and plays NWSL matches at Audi Field in Washington, DC.

A player-first club committed to elevating the womens game, serving our community and empowering world-class athletes to be the best role models for aspiring women throughout the world. The Washington Spirit trains in Loudoun County, VA along with DC United, and plays NWSL matches at Audi Field in Washington, DC.

Muse Capital is an early-stage venture fund dedicated to redefining how we CARE (womens health, childcare & elderly care), PLAY (gaming, metaverse), and LIVE (wellness and sustainability). By supporting visionary founders, we invest in consumer-tech companies that enhance our daily lives and serve the evolving needs of the future consumer. Muse Capitals superpower is rooted in the teams long-standing relationships with thought leaders and decision-makers in our focus sectors. As a team of global operators with two decades of experience, Muse Capitals specific strengths lie in go-to-market strategies, commercialization, and scaling. Led by founding partners Assia Grazioli-Venier and Rachel Springate, Muse Capital leverages its know-how in growth and facilitating strategic partnerships to help entrepreneurs build category-defining companies on a global scale. Their network stems from 20 years of relationships with decision-makers across Fortune 500 companies, major tech firms, investors, sports teams, athletes, and talent agencies. They have the network and execution ability to get deals done, providing real value to the entrepreneurs they back. Muse Capital takes a conscious capitalism approach, advocating for diversity as a driver of returns with 70% of its 60+ portfolio companies diverse-founded. Notable successes include exits like Clarity Money (acquired by Goldman Sachs), Mahmee (Series A led by Goldman Sachs), Midi (Series A led by Google Ventures), and Eli Health (patented at-home hormone testing). Finally, as a female-led team of conscious capitalists, Muse Capital is a staunch advocate for diversity as a better business, and proud to have a 70% female-founded/diverse portfolio. Muse Capital backs sectors redefining how we CARE, PLAY & LIVE, shaping the consumer experience for the next decade.

Northzone is a technology investment partnership. With two decades of experience, we have been chosen by some of the best entrepreneurs as their long-term partner for growth. With offices across the Nordics, London and in New York, we work around the clock to connect our companies with customers, business partners and key talent on a truly international scale. As former entrepreneurs ourselves, we have been sat on both sides of the table, and place the relationships with our Founders at the core of our business.