Transforming Food Waste to Create Sustainable Impact with Nivatha Balendra of Dispersa

Ripples of Radical Generosity

English - July 22, 2022 07:24 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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"We wanted to look at it from a systemic change point of view. We can create more affordable ingredients if we integrate waste from the start." — Nivatha Balendra, Dispersa

In this episode

Nivatha Balendra of Coralus Venture Dispersa joins Activator Danielle Cadhit to talk about her journey to founding Dispersa (starting from a science fair project), their work in creating biosurfactants and reducing dependency on natural resources, and their business model as an ingredients company.

They also discuss:

How to make ingredients more accessible and affordable to integrate them in consumer products
Nivatha's background and getting started in STEM
Finding supporters along the way + reaching out for help
Building the Dispersa team and growing the company
Becoming a Coralus Venture, and support from folks who encouraged her to apply
Dispersa's Ask for the Coralus community

We invite you to join us as an Activator.

Take action and engage with Nivatha and Dispersa on LinkedIn.

Connect with Danielle on LinkedIn.

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