Banofi Leather produces plant-based leather made from upcycled banana crop waste. The company focuses on creating sustainable alternatives to traditional leather while addressing environmental challenges associated with the leather industry.

Banofi Leather

Banofi Leather produces plant-based leather from banana crop waste, aiming to provide sustainable alternatives to traditional leather.

Banofi Leather | 3,915 followers on LinkedIn. Plant-based leather made from banana crop waste, designed for our future. 

Hult Prize 2023 | Banofi is a material innovation company, developing plant-based leather made from banana crop waste. We sell B2B to fashion brands to replace animal leather, eliminating toxic waste, and reducing carbon emissions and water consumption. We make cruelty-free and sustainable alternative to an everyday material.

KAUSHAL SANGHVI

R&D Technical Lead at Banofi Leather, Ph.D. Sustainable Materials

Dr. Pathikrit Saha

Building Banofi Leather 🍌 | Hult Prize 2023 | Yale | Ex-McKinsey

Jinali Mody

Plant-based materials | Fashion & Business

Kavya Narasimhan

We are excited to be kickstarting recruiting for individuals that are committed to making a positive impact on the environment and building a disruptive brand. We are looking for Kolkata based candidates and happy to overlook eligibility criteria for the right candidate! Banofi Leather is a climate tech startup that is creating sustainable alternatives for the materials in the fashion industry. We have recently commercialised a plant based leather alternative after 2 years of R&D, called Banofi Leather, and are currently supported by a team of experts in Chemistry and Materials Science, which is led by an ex-McKinsey + ex-Yale founding team. Banofi is recruiting for: -Visual Designer: https://shorturl.at/hUBG4 -Business Development Associate: https://rb.gy/226as We look forward to getting to know you and hopefully welcoming you to the team! #hiring #banofileather #materialscience

🎤 The Climate Pavilion at Startup Mahakumbh last week held a Pitch Competition to showcase the latest innovations from the Climate sector in India! Participating startups ranged from water management, alt-protein, nature-based solutions, waste-to-energy, and many other exciting areas. Over the last few days, we have evaluated the scores provided by our esteemed panel of judges. We are pleased to announce that Banofi Leather 🍂 has won the competition for most exciting innovation at the Climate Pavilion! 🏆 The winner will receive a cash prize from Peak Sustainability Ventures , and will receive support from Peak in the form of mentorship, introductions to ecosystem partners, and other forms of support. We welcome Banofi Leather to the Peak family. Second Place goes to Drinkwell 💦 and Third Place goes to Goenvi Technologies Pvt. Ltd. ♻. A special thank you to our judging panel including Richa Agrawal from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras , Deepak Goel , formerly Shell Foundation , Satvasheel Powar from IIT Mandi Catalyst , Arjun Rao from Speciale Invest and Aadil (Adiel) Chitalwala from Peak Sustainability Ventures , and most importantly to all the fantastic startups that participated! We look forward to working with you all in the future. #startupmahakumbh #climatetech #innovation #entrepreneurship #climateaction #sustainability #startupindia #venturecapital #environment #startups #government #india #pitchcompetition Chlorohemp Agrotech | ClearMeat® | Electica Energy | GreenShift Energy Pvt. Ltd. | JanaJal-JJSUITE-JanaJal WOW | TriNANO Technologies | Jinali Mody | Minhaj Chowdhury | Manojj Natarrajan | Raghavendra Singh | Siddharth Manvati (Ph.D.) | Avinash Yadav | Kunal Godambe | Dr Parag Agarwal | Swapnil Shah

Peak Sustainability Ventures

Meet Jinali Mody , the visionary founder behind Banofi Leather , on a mission to safeguard our planet by crafting plant-based leather from banana crop waste. Jinali Mody struggled to find a sustainable leather bag. Being from India, one of the largest exporters of leather, she was cognizant of the environmental impact of this resource-intensive and highly polluting material. She knew that synthetic leather, which promises to be vegan, is also made from petrochemical sources. Noticing a lack of sustainable alternatives, she embarked on a journey towards replacing materials that harm our planet. Jinali leveraged her business experience from McKinsey & Co. and her Master's Degree in Sustainability from the Yale School of the Environment to kick-start this venture. Thus, Banofi Leather emerged with the goal of diminishing the environmental impact of fashion. Their innovative vegan alternative, crafted from banana crop waste, boasts a 90% reduction in water usage compared to animal leather products and results in 90% fewer carbon emissions during production. Addressing the climate crisis demands collaborative efforts across all industries, extending beyond energy, transportation, and carbon capture. In a significant milestone in 2023, Mody's Banofi Leather secured the prestigious $1 million Hult Prize, awarded to student entrepreneurs whose ideas deliver a measurable positive impact on both people and the planet. Further, she clinched the Best Vegan Leather Award from PETA India, underscoring her dedication to sustainable and cruelty-free practices. Jinali Mody's journey exemplifies a harmonious blend of business acumen, environmental consciousness, and impactful entrepreneurship. #innovation #CleanTech #VeganFashion #Entrepreneurship

Startup Forte

Banofi Leather was one of the startups in sustainable fashion categories that showcased their innovation at the Impact G20X, organized by Equal Innovation. Their innovation has brought a significant feat in bringing sustainability to the fashion industry. Equal Innovation has always believed in the power of each innovation, each idea having the power of changing the world and making our society better. Equal Innovation is always looking for startups with innovation that bring social impact and environmental change for the better. Banofi is one of the gems in that! #startups #g20startups #g20 #equalinnovation #sustainablefashion #sustainability #fashiontech #equalinnovation #innovation #startups #banofileather #banofi Jinali Mody Nidhi Joshi

Equal Innovation

Reflection of 2023: A year of milestones, growth, and resilience for Banofi Leather! Amidst victories and challenges. From successful partnerships with renowned brands to personal development initiatives, every moment shaped us. Our recap video is a journey through triumphs and setbacks, showcasing the unwavering spirit for a impact. Join us in reliving the highs that inspired us and the lows that fueled our determination. Here's to progress, partnership, and a promising future! #BanofiLeather #2023Highlights #growthjourney

MANAGE-CIA Incubate Banofi Leather Intreview with NBCNews. Banofi Leather ( https://banofileather.com/ ) recently featured in NBCNews Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/eMVcrqa4 National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) , ANGRAUPoshan Incubator , Nutrihub ICAR-IIMR , ABIS-TBI TNAU , Tamil Nadu Agricultural University , Saravanan Raj , Indian Startup News , Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India , KAU RABI , Yuvaraju Atmakuri , Amit Kale , Saurabh Kumar , Pragnya Mishra , Inc42 Media , YourStory Media , IndianWeb2 , Dr. P. Chandra Shekara , Banofi Leather

MANAGE-CIA

For sustainable fashion to work (and for things like banana-based leather to become mainstream), consumers must change their mindsets around fashion. Jinali Mody , Founder of Banofi Leather , tells us why. Check out my full interview with Jinali about sustainable fashion and her journey using this link: https://lnkd.in/evT5ettQ

Shreyas Kadaba

Jinali Mody creates leather from banana crop waste at her startup Banofi Leather . Despite wanting to create a B2C brand, she set it up as a B2B leather manufacturer at first. Here's why! Check out my full interview with Jinali about sustainable fashion and her journey over here: https://lnkd.in/evT5ettQ

Unveiling the beauty of plant-based leather in a new shade: Tawny Brown 🌿 . . #plantbased #plantbasedliving #banofileather

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