💰 Fundraising Fast-Track: Tech Founder’s Sprint for Investor-Ready Growth
​Successful fundraising starts with structure.
​This workshop gives tech founders a step-by-step system to run a focused, time-bound fundraising sprint that's designed to convert early traction into investor confidence.
​You’ll learn how to map a 12-week plan that
​organizes outreach
​builds momentum with updates
​uses real investor benchmarks to measure progress.
​We’ll unpack what makes a startup truly “investor-ready” in 2026: clear acquisition and retention data, a strong pilot story, and a concise investor narrative that links traction to growth.
​Founders will explore how to refine their 10-slide deck to highlight momentum, credibility, and market opportunity, supported by the right metrics and milestones for their stage.
​You will walk away with a practical fundraising readiness toolkit - your sprint plan, pitch checklist, and a simple framework for aligning story, numbers, and next steps.
​The goal: help you approach angel and venture capital investors with clarity, consistency, and the confidence of an operator.
​About your speaker:
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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.
​About The Fourth Effect:
​We help startups scale faster and fundraise smarter by helping you build, and leverage high-impact advisory and governing boards and connect you with top-tier, game-changing advisors, board directors, and investors.
​📚 Build Strong Boards – Access educational programming, templates, and guides to create effective advisory and governing boards.
​🎯 Match with Industry Experts – Connect with 2,900+ senior executives (C-Suite, GCs, VPs) ready to support your growth.
​💰 Unlock Funding Opportunities – Get direct access to 150+ Angels and VCs.
​🤝 Leverage a Powerful Peer Network – Join a community of 800+ startups to share insights, strategies, and connections.
​Build smarter, scale faster, and fundraise better with the right board and investors by your side.
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