Caliche
We are a startup founded in 2018 with a team of Chemical Engineers, Data Scientists and Biotechnologists. Primary work area - Industrial Biotechnology with active collaborations with PSUs such as Oil India Ltd., ONGC, BPCL and institutes namely IIT Guwahati, JNARDDC, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur etc. Ranked Top 5 globally in sustainability future play challenge, were declared as the “Best Startup” at the India Energy Week (IEW) by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), Government of India. We are one of the few Indian Energy Startups to present our multiple technologies at ADIPEC for the last 4 consecutive years. We are the winner of Vedanta Spark Program 2022, Winner of Indian Achievers Award 2021 under “Promising Startup” Category and have featured in “Top 10 Oil & Gas Startups” globally for 3 consecutive years. We have established research collaborations with prestigious institutes such as the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), CHT, DRDO and ISRO. We were felicitated by KPMG for our impact in the sustainability sector during their ENRich 2023 and ENRich 2024 annual event. We have received the FIPI Awards 2023 as the “Best Startup in the Energy Sector”.
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Microbes at work: Caliche’s journey in carbon capture
When petroleum engineers Amit Priyadarshan and Anandh Mathew founded Caliche Private Limited in 2018, their initial vision was not limited to the oil and gas sector they knew so well. Instead, they were driven by a bigger challenge: climate change.