Dr. Anuj Dhariwal

CEO

Denmark21 yrs 9 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Expert in sustainable innovation within biotech.
  • Proven track record in investment and business development.
  • Strong leadership in next-generation biotech solutions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the biotech investment and advisory sector.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business StrategyLeadership

Other Skills

Business DevelopmentInvestmentsProject ManagementMarket ResearchData AnalysisEntrepreneurshipCommunicationMindfulness

About

I work with biotech founders daring to rethink what sustainable innovation looks like. With deep roots in industrial biotech and a playbook that spans investment, strategy, and company building, I support building next-generation solutions that speak to the planet’s future—not just today’s headlines.

Experience

21 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

M&t biotech

Early Investor (Syndicate lead) and Advsior

May 2026Present · 0 mo · Australia

  • The world's first fully traceable Donor Bovine Serum.

Jump ship brewing ltd

Investor

Dec 2025Present · 5 mos

  • Award-Winning Alcohol-Free Beer Brewed in Scotland

Van hunks drinks

Investor

Sep 2025Present · 8 mos

  • World`s best non-alcoholic sparkling wines.

Pollen projects

Investor (Syndicate lead) and Business partner

Jun 2025Present · 11 mos

  • World’s first venture studio dedicated to the non-alcoholic category.

Nolo collective

Early Investor (Syndicate Lead), Board Member and R&D partner

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos · Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Leading the No-and-Low-Alcohol revolution in the Nordics

Fitfeast

Early Investor and Advisor

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos

  • FitFeast makes Protein-Packed foods tasty, convenient and functional. Why? Because Protein Matters. For Everyone.

Bioreaction.tech

Early Investor and Advisor

May 2024Present · 2 yrs · Hungary

  • Pioneering AI driven bioprocess development for precision fermentation ventures

Earthbaby

Early Investor (Syndicate Lead) and Advisor

May 2024Present · 2 yrs · India, Middle East

  • Organic goodness from mother earth.

Tempty foods

Early Investor and Advisor

Dec 2023Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · Denmark

  • Foods of the future based on mycoprotein

Jwala bioenergy

Early Investor (Syndicate Lead) and Advisor

Oct 2023Present · 2 yrs 7 mos · Denmark + India

  • Reimagining the energy infrastructure in the developing world

Hairoriginals

Investor and Advisor

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · India + USA

  • 100% Natural hair extensions

Kitex

Pre-Seed Investor (Syndicate Lead)

May 2023Present · 3 yrs · Denmark

  • Independent power source for your next trip or tiny house

Dhariwal & co.

Managing Director

Jan 2023Present · 3 yrs 4 mos · Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Consulting Projects. Investments. Business Development. Due-diligence.
Business DevelopmentInvestmentsProject ManagementBusiness StrategyLeadership

A-connect

Client Service Partner

May 2022Jul 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Europe

  • The Consultancy that Delivers

Norfalk

Early Investor and Advisor

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs 1 mo · Denmark

  • Delivering bio-surfactants sustainably

Equii

Advisory Board Member

Nov 2021Dec 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo · United States

  • Enabling consumers to eat what they love, and love what they eat.

Livofy

Early Investor and Advisor

Aug 2021Present · 4 yrs 9 mos · India

  • Patient engagement platform for chronic care management

Waybiond biotech

Co-Founder

Jun 2021Present · 4 yrs 11 mos · India

  • Rewiring Biology

Microbiogen

Member Board Of Directors

Jun 2018Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Sydney, Australia

  • Strategic expansion of Tool box, beyond biofuels and into other high value industries

Novozymes

Director, Global head of Scouting & Venturing

Feb 2018Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark

  • The team accelerates new businesses development and strengthens our future portfolio by leveraging external innovation ecosystems, executing and managing early stage investments across Novozymes’ business portfolios. The team also explores new markets, partners and business models
  • Established a repeatable model for scouting opportunities and creating new businesses (non core) in agile and de-risked ways
  • Revamped minority/VC investment activities; established a new model of joining VCs as strategic partner without cash investments
  • (re)Established the open innovation platform – HelloScience – and successfully executed spin-out to ensure faster scale-up
  • Engaged stakeholders in regions (EU and emerging markets) and developed new opportunities both in technology sourcing (in and out) and business development via strategic partnerships
  • Drove the “focus on higher value share” thinking, and to leverage external parties to fill the competencies gap
  • www.helloscience.io

Bayer

Sr. Strategy Consultant

Mar 2015Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 10 mos · Leverkusen

  • Supported different Bayer divisions in their key strategic fields of operations. This cover, among others, innovation projects, manufacturing process and enabling technologies and value chain analyses from a techno-economic and sustainability perspective
  • Delivered competitors’ technology, procurement and business intelligence for various Bayer functions; developed the Gingko Bioworks acquisition case for Bayer Crop Science
  • Part of core team that Designed and executed the business model for BetterLife Farming Alliance
  • www.betterlifefarming.com

Bain & company

Team Manager

Jun 2011Feb 2015 · 3 yrs 8 mos · New Delhi

  • Worked with clients across industries & geographies helping them with strategic decisions. Key tasks include – corp. strategy, market entry, competitor benchmarking, pricing analysis, M&A target screening, valuation, customer loyalty and NPS, etc.
  • Led 2 parallel teams of consultants and associates (4-5 members in each) working across industries and geographies
  • www.bain.com/founders-mentality

Grail research - monitor group

Project Leader

Jan 2009Jun 2010 · 1 yr 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Jaiv technologies

Founder and CEO

Jan 2008May 2011 · 3 yrs 4 mos

  • Responsible for acquisition, planning, and supervision of research projects; presentation to funding agencies and clients

Upt gmbh, saarbruecken, germany

Process Engineer

Nov 2003Dec 2007 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

B.Tech + M. Tech. — Biotechnology

Jan 1998Jan 2003

Universität des Saarlandes

PhD — Industrial Process Biotechnology

Jan 2004Jan 2007

Kendriya Vidyalaya

high school — science

Jan 1985Jan 1997

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