Anu Bhardwaj

Ms. Anu Bhardwaj is the Founder & CEO of SHEQONOMI, the world's first and only suite of mobile apps on Android, iOS, KaiOS, and JiOS focused on women-led podcasts powered by women targeting the bottom billion. Check out http://www.podcastHERS.com to explore their directory of 5,000 podcasts in over 65 languages accessible, globally. SHEQONOMI is also one of 7 female-led startups for Reliance JiO’s 2022 “Build For Bharat” Cohort featuring 50 of India’s leading mobile startups leading innovation across all JiO Platforms. 2021 Global Finalists for Financial Inclusion (The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh) for the SDG Impact Accelerator hosted by the Government of Turkey, UN Technology Bank, UNDP, and other multilateral and multinational stakeholders 2020 Global Transform Fund- (COVID Innovation) Competition WINNERS from the Islamic Development Bank for the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Sultanate of Oman, The United Arab Emirates, People's Republic of Bangladesh, and the Republic of Indonesia. In 2021, SHEQONOMI launched "Amplifying Her Voice" Global Virtual Summit Series in colloboration with The State of Women Institute, Women Investing in Women DIGITAL and 55 global women's organizations that had 3,000+ attendees, 555 global speakers. from 120+ countries, featured in 90+ global newswires including Bloomberg, Thompson Reuters, Yahoo! Finance and other prominent news outlets to date. Ms. Bhardwaj has led international business development delegations for private equity professionals globally, and served as a keynote speaker, panelist and moderator at women in private equity, philanthropy, blockchain, digital assets, and deep tech focused global summits. Ms. Bhardwaj is also a 2024 Vital Voices Global Fellow and a Former Co-Chair of Blockchain for Impact Summit held at the United Nations in NYC prior to the Pandemic.