altERNATIVE materials STARTUP PLATFORM WELCOME TO THE
TERRARIUM
Increasing India’s alternative materials footprint as a solution to climate problems by supporting startups scale through community, content and consulting.
Startups
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Academia
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Gov. Agencies
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Scientists + Researchers
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Artists + Designers
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Incubators
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Capital Providers
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Corporates
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Regulatory Bodies
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Startups • Academia • Gov. Agencies • Scientists + Researchers • Artists + Designers • Incubators • Capital Providers • Corporates • Regulatory Bodies •
SERVICES FOR
FOUNDERS
Partnering with climate biotech / alt. material startups to turn great ideas into impactful companies.
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We simplify scientific communication for investors, talent, partners, and customers through design and storytelling.
Craft a compelling narrative that integrates your product, business plans, and goals to engage all stakeholders.
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Effectively convey your narrative through pitches that inform and yield outcomes. We specialize in refining your pitch, composing decks, crafting stories, and designing presentations.
Receive introductions to capital providers tailored to your preferences and get insights into investor decision making.
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Get access to mentors and partners from corporates, manufacturers, academia, startup and talent in climate biotech (India + Global).
Regulatory Bodies
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Corporates
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Capital Providers
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Incubators
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Artists + Designers
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Scientists + Researchers
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Gov. Agencies
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Academia
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Startups
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Regulatory Bodies • Corporates • Capital Providers • Incubators • Artists + Designers • Scientists + Researchers • Gov. Agencies • Academia • Startups •
EXPERIENCES &
COMMUNITY
Previous seasons have seen over 150+ speakers, participants and partners from Ginkgo Bioworks, Activate, Third Derivate, Speciale Invest, Deep Science Ventures, BIRAC, Ankur Capital, Invest India, IISC, Zerocircle, McKinsey, Avaana Capital, Good Food Institute, Peak XV, Omnivore, terra.do, World Economic Forum and more.
Dharaksha's thermocol alternative made from agricultural waste.
Neha Jain (Zerocircle) setting up her space, with their range of seaweed derived products, from films to coatings used in packaging.
Suraj (Ankur Capital) and Sunil Cavale (Speciale Invest) sharing the VC perspective
Kaavya Reddy telling us about how Activate supports supports deep-tech startups in the US.
Terra Bioware's display of their PHAs.
Anagh Singh (Invest India) deconstructing the deep-tech policy and it's implications.
A corner of Zerocircle's seaweed material and process display.
Zerocircle's seaweed derived replacement to the nasty coating in food packaging.
Sreyansh (founder of Canvaloop) with samples of yarns and fibers made of banana, pineapple waste.
Sunitha (Founder, LoopM) exhibited their pellets and films made from food waste
Srishti Sehgal and her creative ice-breakers!
Raj Waghray (Head of Entrepreneurship, IISC) sharing their work in support biotech startups
Enviu displaying upcycled textile samples
The Good Felt Project by Enviu (with bags made from Jaggery!)
L to R : Abhilash Sethi (Omnivore), Chetan Krishna (Third Derivative) and Shruti Srivastava (Avaana Capital) as part of the investor panel
L to R : Kaavya Reddy (Activate), Jitendra Kumar (MD or BIRAC)
Amritha Mani (Founder, Zero Earth) with a mini demonstration of her water soluble plastic packaging
Ankit Bagaria (Founder, Loopworm) challenging us about our ideas of nutrition and relationship with nature
Swathi Narayan (Founder of Strung Bio) displaying her bioengineered textile samples
UnDenim introducing the 'green pocket'
Chandana (GFI) highlighting the gap in talent in India's climate biotech ecosystem
Erum Azeez (Grow Everything podcast) and Sushmita (Ginkgo Bioworks) on the global panel
If you’re curious about climate biotechnology and alt. materials — join us at the Terrarium for immersive, fun and insightful experiences.
FOCUS GROUP
DISCUSSIONS
Sign-up to get invited to our monthly, invite-only focus group discussions with those at the frontiers of alternative materials in India.
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COMMUNITY
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“The Terrarium unveiled the synergy between technology, startups and sustainability. Amidst the knowledge sharing and networking — I discovered a community united by a shared commitment to innovation with purpose. I will certainly be back.”
RISHAAD CURRIMJEE, PARTNER,
GOLDEN SPARROW