Aiyanna Belliappa

Industry Manager

Aiyanna leads GFI India’s industry vertical, supporting stakeholders across the smart protein value chain to convert scientific and policy momentum into commercial opportunities for investment and scale-up in the alternative protein ecosystem.

Aiyanna provides strategic direction for the techno-commercialisation of India’s smart protein sector. With a demonstrated history of scaling impactful social enterprises and organisations, Aiyanna’s work supports the development of a resilient alternative protein ecosystem in India. His work entails building commercial pathways, empowering entrepreneurs, investors, and other ecosystem builders to collectively steer the industry towards success. Leveraging his expertise in ecosystem building, sector supply chains and market insights, Aiyanna enables stakeholders to find value and net positive outcomes while fostering a sustainable relationship with our planet.