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Anirudh Balakrishnan

Judge · DISC type Dc
Co-Founder at BUMBOO
📍 South Delhi, Delhi, India

Anirudh "Bala" Balakrishnan is a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of BUMBOO, an award-winning startup that transforms agricultural waste into sustainable packaging. A Bachelor of Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, he has deep expertise in brand strategy, innovation consulting, and startup ecosystem development. Colleagues describe him as a creative, resourceful, and helpful mentor.

Bala is passionate about building mission-driven organizations with a strong culture where people care for each other and their customers. He is dedicated to helping brands deliver authentic experiences and has been instrumental in the community engagement and growth of over 1000 startups throughout his career.

His company, BUMBOO, serves over 3, 500 businesses, including major brands like Zomato, Swiggy, and ITC, with over 50 different plastic-free alternatives.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
South Delhi, Delhi, India
Personality Overview

How Anirudh shows up

Fast But Wary
Quality Focused
Demanding

They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Priorities

Topics Anirudh cares about

Sustainable Packaging
As Co-Founder of BUMBOO, he is actively helping brands move away from plastic by turning agricultural waste into eco-friendly packaging solutions.
Startup Ecosystem
He has a history of working with over 1000 startups and developing policy initiatives from his time at NASSCOM's 10, 000 Start-ups program.
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Career

Work history

10-2019
Co-Founder
BUMBOO
7-2016
Founder & CEO
Touchdown Gurus
11-2014 - 7-2016
Sr. Associate
10,000 Start-ups
8-2013 - 11-2014
Head of Strategy
AIHP
1-2013 - 1-2014
Co-founder
ASAP
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Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Manipal Institute of Technology
High school
The Shri Ram School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

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