Wallet Max Planet Positive Podcast with Investor Denise McQuaid
Join Bhuva Shakti, Founder & CEO at Wallet Max, as she speaks with female investors looking to leverage inclusion and impact without compromising growth of investments.
This month her guest is Denise McQuaid, a Co-Founder and Director of Investor Relations at AwakenAngels, the first and only women-led angel investment syndicate in the island of Ireland.
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About Denise McQuaid:
Denise McQuaid is a Co-Founder and Director of Investor Relations at AwakenAngels, the first and only women-led (not women-only) angel investment syndicate in the island of Ireland, dedicated to supporting and investing in women-led start-ups based in Ireland. Denise is a seasoned professional with global experience spanning Europe, Asia, and the US. She specializes in facilitating the growth of early-stage technology organizations by leveraging her expertise in venture capital, micro funds, angel investment, and syndication processes. As the Co-Founder of AwakenHub & AwakenAngels, Denise has cultivated a dynamic community of women founders and angel investors in Ireland and Irish diaspora communities, fostering collaboration and empowerment. Beyond her entrepreneurial ventures, Denise serves as a mentor at Imperial Venture Mentoring Service, a Growth Advisor at Cranfield School of Management, and an Advisory Board Member at UK British Angels Association.
AwakenAngels mission is to democratize and transform the landscape of women-led entrepreneurship and investment across the country. AwakenHub is a key partner in the EU Commission's Women TechEU cascade funding programme. This groundbreaking initiative is dedicated to empowering women-led deep tech startups across Europe with €12 million in equity-free grants.
About Wallet Max:
Wallet Max is an inclusive global community of corporate executives and venture capitalists with a mission to expand fundraising access for high-growth startups in the technology, AI, fintech, and climate sustainability sectors.
With more than 10 investments directly in impact entrepreneurs thus far, Wallet Max’s network of 2,000 innovators and 60 partners regularly meet in person and virtually throughout the year to mutually exchange connections and drive collective action. Wallet Max ecosystem of events and initiatives are prominent during the New York Fintech Week, the New York Tech Week, and the New York Climate Week every year.
Wallet Max's Planet Positive Podcast is a monthly interview with investors driving impact globally. Aligned with our mission to challenge the status quo, we showcase personal and professional journeys of diverse investors (Angels, VCs, PEs, Family Office, Corporate Venture) looking to leverage inclusion and impact without compromising growth of investments. Supporting sustainable innovations is good for people's wellbeing, planet survival, and financial profits.
Learn more about Wallet Max success and 2026 global initiatives: https://getwalletmax.com/climate-forward
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.