Sameen Husain Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	Sam
Profession	Entrepreneur
Famous Role	Founder of Prodo, Former Journalist - Times of India, NewsX
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 3" (161 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Raven
Career
Debut	Rundown Producer for 9 pm Debate at NewsX - 2012
Award	Most Influential Content Marketer for 2019 by World Marketing Congress
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1987
Age (as of 2024)	35 Years
Birthplace	Aligarh
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
College/University	Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai
Blood Group	B+
Address	Delhi, India
Hobbies	Surfing, Reading, Pilates, Spending time and learning boxing with her nephew
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Siblings	Sister- Darakhshan (elder; businesswoman) Note: She has 3 elder siblings.
Favourites
Cuisine	Indian
Film	Andaz Apna Apna
TV Show	Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Colour(s)	White, Pastels
Book(s)	The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, Letters from a Stoic by Seneca

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sameen Husain

• Sameen picked up pre-seed and seed funding for Prodo from tier-1 investors. In India, only 9% of pre-seed and seed funding goes to women-led startups.

• Sameen loves reading and some of her favourite books include The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, and Letters from a Stoic by Seneca.

• She is a beginner at surfing and weightlifting.

• Sameen is a believer in biohacking and takes her health seriously.

• Sameen has not taken any form of packaged food ever since she turned 18.

• She also actively participates in a variety of sports.
  

  Sameen Husain with Prodo Colleagues at a company cricket match

• She grew up in the small town of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in a conservative middle-class household. Her parents originally belongs to Jharkhand. After doing his PhD from IISC, Bangalore; Sameen’s father moved to Aligarh to teach.

• She started her career in journalism as a Rundown Producer at NewsX.
  

  Sameen Husain at NewsX

• Sameen comes from a family of academicians and scientists with her and her sister being the first entrepreneurs in the extended family.

• She was a journalist before moving to the corporate side. Her first corporate job was at OYO where she worked with Ritesh Agarwal – OYO founder.

• Before launching her startup, she was well known for her marketing skills in the industry and was named the most Influential Content Marketer for 2019 by the World Marketing Congress.

• At the start of her career, Sameen has modelled on a friendly basis for brands like OYO and Glam Studios – the salon chain.
  

  Sameen Husain’s modelling picture at a glam studios salon

• During her school and college years, she participated in dramatics and debate competitions.

• During her college years, Sameen also interned at Filmfare and India Today.

• She won the award for Best Video Documentary at Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai.
  

  Sameen Husain with her friends at Xavier’s College Mumbai

• Sameen is a nature lover and loves bird watching. She often uses the Merlin app to identify and track birds.
  

  Sameen Husain in nature

• Sameen is an avid cat lover and has a 9-year-old cat named Zu.