

Startup Growth Playbook: Unlocking Angel & Venture Capital for Founders
Ask Me Anything: Bhuva Shakti
Product, Operations, Fundraising Advisor
📍 Session #14 of the Startup Growth Playbook
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Startup Growth Playbook: Unlocking Angel & Venture Capital for Founders
Most small business owners know about loans and grants. But far fewer know how to raise money from angel investors and venture capital.
That’s why I’m hosting Session #14 of the Startup Growth Playbook:
🎯 Unlocking Angel & Venture Capital for Founders
In this interactive session, you’ll learn:
✅ The difference between loans/grants vs. angel & VC funding
✅ What investors prioritize when evaluating businesses
✅ How to craft a compelling business pitch
✅ A readiness checklist before meeting investors
💡 Whether you’re building SaaS, AI, B2B/B2C, or scaling a small business—this playbook shows you how to get investor-ready and pursue capital with confidence.
📍 Session #14 of the Startup Growth Playbook
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About Bhuva Shakti:
Bhuva Shakti (she/her) is the futuristic founder and CEO driving sustainable innovation at Wallet Max, a global community of corporate executives, policy leaders, and venture capital investors expanding fundraising access for high-growth impact startups. With an MBA from Columbia University in New York and as a senior executive director on Wall Street for three decades, Bhuva has managed diverse financial portfolios and launched several digital transformation products for investment banks, capital markets, and payment networks.
Bhuva’s leadership and risk governance oversight, during the global financial crisis and the pandemic, was pivotal for the success of regulatory compliance and mergers acquisitions at the world's top banks and credit rating institutions. Bhuva is a board director and C-Suite advisor for people and planet friendly businesses, without compromising profits, and a keynote and TEDx speaker advancing economic inclusion and climate-fintech partnerships.
Bhuva is the USA country director for World Business Angels Investment Forum and the Chief Ethics & Culture Officer for Women in AI worldwide. She leads fundraising strategy and product operations for market expansion and manages investor relations from diligence to investment. Bhuva is the founder of Bhuva’s Impact Global, offering board and enterprise risk advisory services for public and private corporations.