How She's Building the Tesla of Safety Wearables — Dr. Srishti Sharma on Shakti Wearables & FEMI Fund
Dr. Srishti Sharma, Founder of Shakti Wearables and General Partner at FEMI Fund, joins Anmol Gogia to unpack what it really takes to build impact-driven startups that scale — and why funding still fails women founders.
About This Episode
In this Apex Dialogues episode of The Young Mavericks, host Anmol Gogia sits down with Dr. Srishti Sharma, Founder of Shakti Wearables and General Partner at FEMI Fund. Having built across gaming, edtech, healthcare and safety tech, Srishti shares how Shakti Wearables was born and the real problem it set out to solve, along with how she chose the right startup idea across such different industries. She busts the biggest myths around building tech for women's safety and lays out what a city-wide women's safety tech pilot should actually look like. The conversation moves into how to pitch impact-first startups without losing credibility on metrics, why funding still fails women founders, and how FEMI Fund is working to close that gap. Srishti also breaks down what a "feminist business model" really means in 2025, the scrappy growth moves founders can use with limited capital, and the mindset systems that keep founders grounded and consistent. She closes on legacy, ambition, and building businesses that outlive the hype.