Join Bhuva Shakti, Founder & CEO at Wallet Max, as she speaks with investors looking to leverage inclusion and impact without compromising growth of investments.
This month, Bhuva's guests are Puja Balachander and Sarah Jones of Carbon13, where they support pre-seed/seed stage climate tech startups to accelerate their progress. Both are focused on establishing Carbon13's place as a leading investor in climate tech and expanding out its proposition in the space.
About Puja Balachandar:
Puja Balachander is a climate tech entrepreneur, investor, and product leader dedicated to accelerating the just transition. She is the co-founder of UpGreen, her second startup, which is implementing and financing retrofits at scale.
Currently, she serves as Director of Venture at Carbon13, where she supports pre-seed and seed-stage climate tech startups using her experience in investment, product development, and commercialization.
Previously, she was Director of Product at Think of Us, a civic tech company focused on systems change in the child welfare system. Before that, she founded and led Devie (acquired by Think of Us), a direct-to-consumer health tech startup that digitized child psychology interventions to support parents of children under five.
Her career began in civic tech, improving public services at the City of Austin, the White House Presidential Innovation Fellows, and the World Bank in Madagascar.
About Sarah Jones:
Sara has worked in the London startup ecosystem since 2012, specializing in the 0-1 stage of startup building, and starting her own venture. She joined Carbon13 as its first employee in 2020, responsible for building out the talent magnet for the Carbon13 Venture Builder. She now focuses on establishing Carbon13's place as a leading investor in climatetech and expanding out its proposition. She holds a First Class degree in Classics from University College London and spends her free time wildlife watching and tending her allotment.
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.
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.
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.
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