Turning Waste to Wealth – Unlocking scale for innovations that use agriculture residue
Co-hosted by Beyond Next Ventures & ClimaCena
🗓 February 21th
🕔 5:00 PM
📍 Beyond Next Ventures, Indiranagar
🌾 Waste to Wealth: The Future of Agricultural Residues
Residues from agricuture and food-processing are often seen as problems—but they hold the potential to become high-value resources. From bio-based materials to regenerative practices, innovators are turning crop residues into sustainable solutions.
This focus group discussion brings together founders, investors, and researchers working on:
✅ Waste-to-materials solutions – Transforming residues into fibers, bioplastics, and other high-value products
✅ Sustainable use cases – Exploring scalable applications for agri-waste
✅ Scaling innovations – Bridging policy, investment, and technology to accelerate impact
Our goal is to uncover high-impact strategies that can take agricultural waste solutions from niche to mainstream.
📝 Agenda
👋 5:00 PM – Introductions (30 min)
💬 5:30 PM – Moderated Discussion (1 hour)
🤝 6:30 PM – Networking & Chill (Indefinite)
🍽️ About ClimaCena
ClimaCena is a community-driven dinner series bringing together founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem enablers in climate tech.
Our mission is to enable deep connections and collaborations across the climate solution stack. We believe authentic, small-group conversations are the best way to make that happen.
🔗 Stay in the loop: ClimaCena.com
🎤 Our Hosts
Beyond Next Ventures is an early-stage deep-tech venture capital firm with presence in Japan and India. We are driven by our mission to enable exceptional entrepreneurs solving global challenges for healthier populace and a happier planet. Founded in 2014, we made over 80 investments across both countries.
With a portfolio of 14 companies in India, we typically lead investments in seed and pre-series A stage deep-tech startups. Our primary focus areas include healthcare, sustainability, and digital infrastructure.
Website: https://beyondnextventures.com/
Portfolio: https://beyondnextventures.com/portfolio/