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Sujala Balaji

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COO (Tech Operations/ Commercialization) at Climax Foods
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Sujala Balaji is the COO at Climax Foods, leveraging her expertise in tech operations and commercialization. A Certified Food Scientist with a Masters from the University of Manitoba, she has extensive experience in food innovation, R&D, and scaling operations. She previously founded Rainfed Foods, a plant-based protein company.

Fueled by her upbringing in Southern India, Sujala is passionate about creating sustainable food systems and tackling global hunger. She was a UNLEASH Fellow for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and is a vocal advocate for using climate-resilient crops, like millets, to support regenerative agriculture and smallholder farmers.

She founded a company that developed the worlds first millet-based milk, created in collaboration with a former Michelin-starred chef.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
COO (Tech Operations/ Commercialization)
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Sustainable Food Systems
Her entrepreneurial ventures, like Rainfed Foods, and her UNLEASH fellowship for Zero Hunger focus on creating sustainable and just food solutions for a growing population.
Millet-Based Foods
Championed millets through Rainfed Foods and personal posts, highlighting their versatility and climate-resilient properties as a key to future food security.
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Career

Work history

3-2024 - 7-2025
COO (Tech Operations/ Commercialization)
Climax Foods
1-2024 - 2-2024
Operations and Strategy
Climax Foods
1-2020 - 1-2024
Founder and CEO
Rainfed Foods
5-2021 - 12-2023
Entrepreneur In Residence
Elements Ventures Accelerator
5-2018 - 4-2021
UNleash Fellow: SDG 2-Zero Hunger
UNLEASH - Innovation lab for SDGs
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Education
6-2008
Master’s Degree
University of Manitoba
2015 - 2015
Social Entrepreneurship
Center for Social Innovation
8-2003
Bachelor’s Degree
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
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