Mariam Naficy

Founder & Executive Chairman of Minted; Serial Entrepreneur

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Mariam Naficy Biography

Mariam Naficy is a serial entrepreneur who founded Minted, an online marketplace of premium design goods created by independent artists and designers. She invented Minted’s crowdsourced and curated marketplace model with the mission of building an e-commerce platform that continuously offers fresh goods across limitless categories.

Naficy has pioneered consumer Internet models since 1998, when she co-founded the first online cosmetics retailer, Eve.com. She is the Co-Founder and Board Chairman of Tonic.xyz, a fine art NFT gallery and community focused on generative art collections. She is also the Founder and Managing Partner of Heretic Ventures, a venture studio building a presence in AI. Forbes magazine named her to their "50 Over 50" Investment list in 2023.

Earlier in her career, Naficy worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs; led project management at Movielink, a 5-studio consortium that served as one of the first downloadable movie services; and as Vice President and General Manager at The Body Shop, launching their first e-commerce business.

She sits on the Board of Every Mother Counts, Medium, Victoria’s Secret, and Minted, and is a member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 04/06/2024.

Mariam Naficy Videos

  • Mariam Naficy – 2023 Northeastern University Undergraduate Speaker
    2023 Northeastern University graduation
  • One on One with Mariam Naficy - AmEx Business Class: The Series
    We sat down with Minted Founder and CEO, Mariam Naficy to learn how she uses different strategies to determine the best path forward for her...
  • Mariam Naficy - AmEx Business Class Series
    Minted Founder and CEO Mariam Naficy shares her best lesson learned from starting her businesses.

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Mariam Naficy is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Mariam Naficy for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Mariam Naficy generally travels from San Francisco, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Fran Hauser, Jean Case, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Robin Chase and Amy Jo Martin. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Mariam Naficy for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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