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Alka Naithani

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Accelerator Fellow at SeaAhead
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Alka Naithani is the Co-Founder and CFO of EvoNatura, a biotechnology startup she founded with her daughter. Drawing on 40+ years of experience, she is focused on commercializing a technology that makes plastic biodegradable on a controlled timeline. She holds a Bachelors degree from Rider University.

Alka is driven by a multi-generational family mission for environmental action, a legacy that began with her fathers advocacy for a regional plastic ban. This commitment is now the core of her professional life, blending her work with her passion for a waste-free world.

Her company, EvoNatura, is developing a plug-in technology that enables plastic manufacturers to control when their products break down.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Accelerator Fellow
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Solving Plastic Pollution
Co-founded EvoNatura, a company with the mission to eliminate plastic waste by making it biodegrade on a tunable schedule.
Biotech for Sustainability
Utilizes biotechnology to address plastic waste at the molecular level, creating solutions that work with nature rather than against it.
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Career

Work history

1-2026 - 6-2026
Accelerator Fellow
SeaAhead
6-2025 - 10-2025
Accelerator Fellow
Cleantech Open
4-2025 - 10-2025
Founder in Residence
StartLife
4-2025 - 6-2025
Founder in Residence (Early Climate Tech)
MassChallenge
3-2025 - 6-2025
Accelerator Fellow
Social Enterprise Greenhouse
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Education
2018 - 2018
Certificate
The Mullings Group LLC
1983 - 1987
Bachelor's degree
Rider University
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