Darsh Shah

BACKSTORY:

I've always been obsessed with building and turning ideas into action. Growing up in the Bay Area, I wasn't just surrounded by big ideas; I wanted to create them. At 16, I launched Rising C-Suites, now tied to Berkeley and UCLA. At 18, I studied in Korea, where I met founders worldwide—driven, talented, but struggling to find their first believer. I'm building ThePulsate to make capital raising easy and unlock opportunity beyond traditional, capital concentrated hotspots. Great ideas aren't limited to Silicon Valley, and neither should support be. We're creating an ecosystem where student founders anywhere—any school, any community—get the tailored backing they need, from funding to mentorship and beyond.