Sandhya Sriram

Scientist-serial entrepreneur-investor | CEO, Sprout Agritech | Founder, Shiok Meats | 2021 Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst, SciGlo

Business, Strategy & Entrepreneurship | Entrepreneurship, Technology, Scientist

Sandhya Sriram

Biography

Dr. Sandhya Sriram currently serves as the CEO of Sprout Agritech, a deep tech accelerator and investment fund based in New Zealand. A serial entrepreneur, she has launched three companies over the past decade: BiotechinAsia, SciGlo, and Shiok Meats. She is also a Visiting Research Scientist at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand.

Her most recent venture, Shiok Meats, headquartered in Singapore, is the first cell-based seafood and meat company in Southeast Asia and the first cell-based crustacean company globally. 

Dr. Sriram, a trained stem cell biologist, former business development professional, and thought leader, was named as part of the 2021 class of Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts, featured on TIME magazine and Forbes Women in Tech.. She is an advisor, mentor, and investor in innovative food tech startups and a renowned speaker at industry conferences worldwide.