Our Story
Protein shouldn't need a new habit
I went from doing cancer research in the US to creating a protein-first food brand in India.
For seven years in Boston, I looked at health through a microscope. Working as a cancer biologist at biotechs like Kronos Bio and Roivant Sciences, I spent my days analyzing molecular pathways. But the deeper I got into understanding cancer, the clearer one thing became: cancer is a metabolic disease, and there is more power in preventing it than in finding a cure for it.
That's why I moved back home to India, into the space of how you prevent illness, how do you prevent metabolic disease, which can be done through lifestyle.
SimpliStaples is the first brand I'm building around this. We upgrade the everyday staples that families already cook - like our high-protein Black Rice Dosa Mix, making daily protein accessible and effortless.
Every formulation we create is rooted in metabolic health research, achieving true shelf-stability using only clean, familiar ingredients and zero synthetic preservatives.
My Team
Ajith Jaiganesh
Founder
Cancer biologist - Tufts University, then research labs in Boston.
Kishen Das
Actor & Brand Ambassador
Host of Netflix India's Menu Please. 710K Instagram, strong name recall with 18-40s.
Sri Nishanth Nalagandla
Sales & Channel Strategy
10 years at BatFast - Sr. Marketing Manager, B2B and events across the UK and IPL.
Suchithra Sudesh
Brand & Content
Brand, marketing and comms manager - ex-Google.
Hari Venkatesh
Virtual CFO
Ex-Silq, FP&A and GTM finance. Chartered Accountancy trained.
Anjali Bodempudi
Social & Growth
Content and growth at Spendflo - runs the social pipeline alongside Suchithra.
We are just getting started
Like everyone on the internet, I have decided to document this entire process: from building the brand to getting the first products into customers' hands. This is a story about food, but it is also about choosing to build something better from the staples we already love.
Stay tuned. We are just getting started.
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