Saiba Sabherwal

Doer
DISC Type : ds

Interim Chief Financial Officer at Heartbeat Health

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Saiba Sabherwal is a strategic CFO with 20 years of experience scaling high-growth Health Tech companies and unicorns like Komodo Health, Nayya, Spotify, and Pandora. A Harvard MBA graduate, she specializes in fundraising, financial operations, and M&A. She now serves as an angel investor and advisor to early-stage Health Tech and data startups.

She is passionate about advising founders and has a personal connection to the University of Pennsylvania, which she attended as an international student. Saiba actively supports her portfolio companies and maintains strong ties with her alma mater, frequently returning to engage with its research and innovation community.

She is part of Coffee and Cap Tables, a network dedicated to expanding the number of female early-stage investors.

Personality Overview

Deliberate Doer

Risk-Accepting

Results Focused

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Health Tech Startups
Has been the CFO for three high-growth Health Tech companies (Komodo, Nayya, Heartbeat Health) and currently invests in and advises others in the space.
Venture Fundraising
Her experience includes raising hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and leading multiple Series B and C funding rounds for her companies.
Scaling Companies
She has a proven track record of scaling finance and operations functions at four unicorns, driving substantial increases in shareholder value.

Media Appearances

Saiba has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024 - 2-2025
Interim Chief Financial Officer at Heartbeat Health
1-2021 - 9-2022
Chief Financial Officer at Nayya
7-2020 - 12-2020
Angel Investor & Advisor at Nayya
2020
Angel Investor & Advisor at Multiple Companies
2017 - 2020
Chief Financial Officer at Komodo Health

Education

MBA from Harvard Business School
B.A. from University of Pennsylvania

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Insights For Selling To Saiba

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game

DONT's

  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't shy away from asking hard questions, but be extra polite

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Saiba is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Saiba

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Saiba move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Saiba take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Saiba

Personality Compatibility


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