Dispersa, a cleantech company, transforms food waste into biosurfactants, a green ingredient in industrial and consumer cleaning products. The company raised $5 million.
Balendra learned about microbial biosurfactants, a promising technology that is biodegradable, non-toxic, effective, and sustainable. These substances can be used for various purposes, such as cleaning and degreasing surfaces, breaking down oil spills, treating wastewater, improving the performance of fertilizers and pesticides, and providing personal care products.
“That time opened my eyes to the necessity of having non-toxic and safe ingredients in the products we consume every day,” she said.” It's not only for people facing chronic illnesses like I was then, but also for leading healthier lives.” Balendra received nearly $2 million in grants over two and half years from Canadian provincial and federal governments to prove the concept and identify product market fit. It wasn’t cleaning up the contaminants from an oil spill. Dispersa was officially launched in 2019. Balendra hired her first employee and rented lab space.
After speaking with dozens of potential customers, Balendra discovered much greater interest and potential from companies producing cleaning products than oil spill remediation. With Covid-19 raging and a growing number of businesses and individuals wanting to reduce the environmental impact of cleaning products, Dispersa started formulating its first ingredient.
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