Without™ (by Ashaya)

We are looking to hire a Head of Science at Without™ (by Ashaya). This is not a chill 9-to-5 job. We are solving messy problems, trying to change the status quo in many ways, and that doesn’t come easy. So if you want something easy and comfortable, please don’t apply. We are trying to build something at the confluence of deep impact and deep technology; that at the heart of it, wants to evolve capitalism. The next two years are the most important in the life of our work. We need to improve and prove our tech at scale. To help us get there, we are looking for an experienced someone at the intersection of many sciences, who loves to solve complex problems and cares about what we do. Someone who’s never short of ideas, someone who never stops reading and learning, someone who understands the irony of Maslow’s hammer and someone who can actually do, not just think. So if you care about solving some of the world’s deepest problems, and if you enjoy complexity, come work with us.

🌟 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 "𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁" 🌟 Anish Malpani, left a lucrative job in US to return to India with a mission to make a positive societal impact. Anish brings over 11 years of experience in finance, strategy, operations, impact, and data across three continents. Despite his successful career, he felt a strong urge to address real social and environmental issues. 🌟 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽: In 2021, Anish founded "Without™ (by Ashaya)", an impact-driven startup aimed at tackling the global challenge of non-recyclable multi-layered plastic (MLP) waste. He recognized the urgent need for a sustainable solution to the 38 lakh tonnes of MLP waste generated annually in India. 🌟 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 "𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁" 𝗗𝗼: "Without" specializes in transforming "impossible-to-recycle" plastic waste, such as chip packets, into stylish and functional products like sunglasses, pots, and keychains. (https://shop.without.live/) Their innovative approach not only reduces landfill and ocean pollution but also creates employment opportunities for waste-pickers. 🌟 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿: → Since its inception, "Without" has achieved remarkable milestones. They sold over 1,000 sunglasses in their first month of launch → Received a ₹60 lakh grant from Unilever for R&D in 2023. → Earlier this year, they received an investment of ₹75 lakhs for 3% equity at a valuation of ₹25 crores from Shark Tank India Season 3 investors Ronnie Screwvala and Peyush Bansal. → They also launched a new material, Eco Terephthalic Acid (EcoTPA), which is derived from chip packets (MLP) and upgraded their first material, now called Verdiflx, which is more versatile and valuable. "𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 - 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣, 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 - 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴. 𝘔𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥." - Anish Malpani 🌟 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: "Without" aims to expand its operations with the establishment of an MLP recycling plant and increase its daily recycling capacity from 5 kgs to 50-100 kgs per day. Their vision is to continue creating high-quality, recyclable products while making a substantial impact on the environment. 🙌 Special thanks to the entire "Without" team for their hard work and dedication. Anish Malpani | Rutuja Bhagwat (Jain) | Shailendra Singh | Rajesh Patil | Preeta Sukhtankar | Ajvad K | Rohan Bhatia | Midhun Mohan | Geetika Chatterjee | Mohamed Rizwan | SHREYAS SACHINKUMAR KULTHE | Dibyangana Parbat -------- Follow us at Unbox Startups for more such content and stories. 🔥🔥Wanted to get featured, DM us.🔥🔥 #StartupStories #Sustainability #Innovation #Without #Recycling #ImpactDriven #unboxstartups #startups #story

"Turning waste into wonder! 🌍✨ Presenting WITHOUT™—world’s first sunglasses made from recycled chips packets. Stylish for you, sustainable for the planet. 😎💚 #WearWithout #SustainabilityInStyle"

We at Without™ (by Ashaya) are excited to announce our collaboration with Volvo Group through their startup innovation hub CampX in a proof-of-value project, to contribute to developing future transport solutions. Together, we will work on reducing their carbon footprint through material science. The proof-of-value project will run until Q1 2024.   We also got a chance to present and meet the Volvo Group team in Bangalore at Volvo's ECO-SHIFT event.   We are truly grateful for the support and patience of the team at Volvo Group India in supporting startups like ours. It's a tough journey, and support like this is rare to find!   #campxbyvolvogroup

We at Without™ (by Ashaya) are excited to announce our collaboration with Volvo Group through their startup innovation hub CampX in a proof-of-value project, to contribute to developing future transport solutions. Together, we will work on reducing their carbon footprint through material science. The proof-of-value project will run until Q1 2024.   We also got a chance to present and meet the Volvo Group team in Bangalore at Volvo's ECO-SHIFT event.   We are truly grateful for the support and patience of the team at Volvo Group India in supporting startups like ours. It's a tough journey, and support like this is rare to find!   #campxbyvolvogroup

While 9%-18% of all plastics are probably recycled, flexible packaging like multi-layered plastic has a recycling rate of less than 1%. It's inconsistent and complex, often considered "impossible" to recycle. To help us tackle this, we at Without™ (by Ashaya) have won a US$225k grant from USAID, Unilever and EY through The CIRCLE Alliance! This grant will help us scale and upgrade our current MLP recycling technology while being socially inclusive. Not only that but through this partnership, we'll also be developing probably the world's first recycled shampoo bottle made from multi-layered plastic waste (including shampoo sachets). A special shoutout to Resonance for their support through this grant process! We are proud of this milestone, but we still have a long, long way to go.

While 9%-18% of all plastics are probably recycled, flexible packaging like multi-layered plastic has a recycling rate of less than 1%. It's inconsistent and complex, often considered "impossible" to recycle. To help us tackle this, we at Without™ (by Ashaya) have won a US$225k grant from USAID, Unilever and EY through The CIRCLE Alliance! This grant will help us scale and upgrade our current MLP recycling technology while being socially inclusive. Not only that but through this partnership, we'll also be developing probably the world's first recycled shampoo bottle made from multi-layered plastic waste (including shampoo sachets). A special shoutout to Resonance for their support through this grant process! We are proud of this milestone, but we still have a long, long way to go.

Stakeholder interactions are vital for aligning expectations, fostering collaboration, and driving success in any scenario, and especially critical when it comes to CSR. However, it is a rare moment for CSR stakeholders to meet with the Board, management and senior executives of a company! Proud to share that last week, as part of the SAP Supervisory and Executive Board visit to India, we created a space for deep interactions with two key stakeholder groups - youth and social entrepreneurs. This interaction wasn’t just a meeting – it was an invaluable opportunity for our leadership to hear directly from these two groups, gaining firsthand perspectives, understanding their unique needs, and getting a deeper sense of our impact. Just as important, it gave these stakeholders the chance to seek guidance and learn from some of the top minds in the world. This gathering truly embodies SAP's culture of openness, respect, and continuous learning. It’s in moments like these that we see the real impact of a commitment to listening and engaging meaningfully.  Heartfelt gratitude to our inspiring Supervisory and Executive Board members and management team for their unwavering support and guidance in championing our corporate social responsibility programs. Their leadership has been instrumental in driving positive change and making a meaningful impact on our communities. Christian Klein Gerhard Oswald Paul Marriott LIHER URBIZU Sindhu Gangadharan Manish Prasad I must also thank our NGO and social enterprise partners for their full support and engagement in general and in particular for making this an outstanding session Neelam Chhiber Neju George Abraham Industree Foundation Anish Malpani Without™ (by Ashaya) Nagesh Singh Vaibhav Ostwal sandeep kour Ravinder Bidhan Edunet Foundation And a huge shoutout and gratitude to our internal teams who collaborated tirelessly to make this event seamless – from planning logistics to curating meaningful conversations. This level of dedication and teamwork shows the strength of our company values in action. Kudos to our incredible core team for flawlessly planning and executing the activity! Your dedication and hard work truly made a difference.  Tibor Hornyak Tina Woelflick Bianca Hafendoerfer Abhishek Chatterjee Maximilian Herrmann Veena Nagaraj Praveen C Vineet Rajan Sudhakar Reddy Shikha Pushpan Kamal Stephen Benjin Samuel Pushpendra Yadav Dimpy Dave Smitha N Muzammil Bichoo Saad Mujadid Seethala Edavalath Vani Garg Rowllah T Basheer Jagathi S Roohi Afza Athira Kannan Tenzin Tsewang Ria Majumder And Alexandra van der Ploeg thank you for your guidance and support throughout! Here’s to many more moments of learning, collaboration, and shared growth! #SAP4Good #SLIThoughtLeadership #CSR

😎 See what we just tried out at electronicaFair: the #PMSG glasses! ICYDK, #PMSG is a winning project from the AI Gadget Monthly Campaign at Seeed. With the partnerships among ᯅ Paul Stefaan Mooij, Without™ (by Ashaya), and Seeed Studio, we are bringing this open-source smart wearable project to the community! There are so many possibilities of integrations, from 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 such as light and air quality, to 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and LoRa, and 𝗔𝗜 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 at the edge. The sky is the limit! You can see more about the project at PMSG's GitHub page here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eiCm6ihp Please feel free to let us know the features and functionalities you want most leaving your comments or DM us. Thank you! #SeeedInEurope #AIhardware #AIGadget #wearables #EdgeAI #IoT #SeeedStudioXIAO #OpenSource #RecycledMaterial #Upcycling #SmartGlasses