Anish Malpani is building Without®, a Pune-based social enterprise that transforms "unrecyclable" plastic waste into high-quality products while lifting waste-pickers out of poverty. Using patented chemo-mechanical technology, Without created the world's first sunglasses made from chip packets, which sold out in six days and garnered global media attention including Shark Tank India, Business Insider, and Euronews.

The venture embeds dignity into every layer of its supply chain – providing former waste-pickers with full-time employment featuring 2-3x income increases, ESOPs, health insurance, and upskilling programmes. Without has won multiple national innovation awards, including the UN's Circular Design Challenge 2023.

Anish brings 12+ years of experience across finance, operations, and social impact spanning Texas, New York, Guatemala, Kenya, Dubai, and India. An Acumen Fellow (2025) and Global Good Fund Fellow (2025), he holds a Finance degree from UT-Austin's McCombs School, a social innovation certificate from Kenya's Amani Institute, and a chemical engineering patent for plastic recycling technology.

After five years in corporate America, Anish quit his New York finance job to pursue meaningful impact. This journey took him through Guatemala cultivating entrepreneurs, Kenya building social enterprises, and London studying AI and machine learning. Driven by the belief that poverty and climate change are interconnected, Anish advocates for evolving capitalism beyond profit maximisation to prioritise human and planetary well-being. Without® serves as his proof of concept that ethical business models can be profitable, scalable, and transformative.