Green Business Podcast

Sanitation hero: Sanjay Banka from Banka Bioloo

July 15, 2021 bharti krishnan Season 1 Episode 11
Green Business Podcast
Sanitation hero: Sanjay Banka from Banka Bioloo
Show Notes

Sanjay is co-founder of Banka BioLoo. Banka BioLoo is a biotechnology-based, affordable, onsite sanitation system that is widely used in train toilets, construction sites, schools and many other places. Its clients include Indian Railways, L&T, Shapoorji Pallonji and Government of Telangana.

Sanjay started his career as a research analyst with Reuters and Global Data. While he had a full-time day job, he supported his wife Namita’s sanitation start-up in the evenings and on weekends.  After a couple of years of managing two shifts, Sanjay quit his day job and became a full-time founder.  He then led the company to its IPO and in 2018, Banka BioLoo got listed on SME stock exchange.

Sanjay talks about journey of scaling up Banka bioloo and the virtues of patience and discipline in fund raising,