In just a few years, Sofia Haq has propelled her career from retail to entrepreneurship to venture capital.

Sofia started her career working with ecommerce brands based in Los Angeles before joining the DVF team in their west coast flagship location. There, Sofia consistently exceeded sales goals, helped relaunch Style by DVF, an exclusive program for VIP clientele, and drove DVF’s presence to the MENA and Latin American markets. She left her role to start Muslim Women Professionals (MWP) after witnessing the rise in islamophobia and lack of resources for Muslim women.

As a Founder, Sofia witnessed firsthand the lack of resources and capital available to founders, particularly diverse founders.

After connecting with other diverse founders, participating in the Grid110 Accelerator in Los Angeles and working for a beauty startup, Sofia made the decision to pursue venture capital to help support founders like herself and create resources to help them thrive.

Now, Sofia was recently announced as 1 of 66 selected out of over 2,300 applicants to be an Included VC Fellow. Haq also serves as the Founder & CEO of Muslim Women Professionals (MWP), the fastest growing organization for Muslim women and a Venture Partner at Republic’s Venture Partner Program, a curated community of mission-aligned individuals across focused on supporting startups both inside and outside the Republic ecosystem. She is also supporting the Friends & Family Program at Slauson & Co.

Previously, she served as the Senior Program & Community Manager at XRC Ventures, a venture fund and accelerator where she supported founders globally.

Recently, Sofia was named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Muslims (2023) by Equality X. She is also the recipient of the Unsung Hero Award, given to leaders that have worked tirelessly in the shadows to provide meaningful support to communities.

And she’s just getting started.