Shambhavi spearheaded Brand Capital International’s expansion into Canada. Based out of Toronto she oversees Brand Capital investments across Canada and US-East Coast.
She is is actively engaged in leading cross border investments and growth advisory for startups wanting to scale into international markets. With almost 15 years of experience in venture capital investments, operations, and strategy consulting across US, Canada and India, she brings a deep global network and mentorship outlook to her portfolio companies.
She has been instrumental in executing high value venture capital investments and exits across Consumer Tech, Education, Gaming and Enterprise SaaS. Shambhavi is passionate about diversity and inclusion and actively supports ventures led by minority and underrepresented founders. With her roots in India, she consciously endeavours to support education for young girls. She is an adventure seeker at heart and enjoys hiking, motorcycling and is an avid fitness enthusiast.
Mentor expertise: Scaling internationally, Raising VC money, Diversity & Inclusion
Sessions
Pairs of founders meet a mentor one-on-two, connect, pitch, and get feedback—fast. Then we rotate the founders so you never have the same conversation twice.
How do investors think? It’s not obvious to many startups, but investors have their own goals, challenges, and customers. They need to deliver solid results to Limited Partners. They need to comply with regulations. They may be constrained to a particular company size or industry vertical. You wouldn’t try to sell something without understanding your prospect—yet many startups looking...
We crowdsource questions, upvote the best ones, and display stream-of-consciousness solutions our mentors can riff on from the stage.
