R&D Formulation
Application-specific chemical development led by an experienced technical team, including formulation tuning, trials, and analytical support to align product performance with commercial requirements.
Distil helps brands evaluate, refine, and scale complex specialty chemical formulations with dedicated R&D support, technical trials, and secure IP handling. From lab validation to commercial readiness, our team brings structured analysis, application-specific tuning, and reliable execution for personal care, polymers, and fragrance-focused product development.
Targeted technical support spanning formulation design, trials, protection, and scale-up for specialty chemical applications.
Application-specific chemical development led by an experienced technical team, including formulation tuning, trials, and analytical support to align product performance with commercial requirements.
Support for additive and masterbatch formulation analysis across automotive, agricultural, healthcare, electronics, and packaging applications with validation, testing, and process optimization.
Formulation support for cosmetic and personal care systems, including UV protection, esters, and mild surfactants designed for stability, sensory performance, and application fit.
Technical guidance for flavour and fragrance formulations covering aroma chemicals, naturals, solvents, and carriers to improve compatibility, stability, and sensory performance.
Secure formulation collaboration with customer-owned data, permission-based access, and process controls designed to protect proprietary information throughout development and production.
Integrated support from lab work to commercial production with visibility into batch yields, coordinated execution, and manufacturing readiness through a trusted partner network.
We begin by understanding the target application, performance gaps, regulatory needs, and commercial goals. This creates a clear technical brief for formulation analysis, whether the project involves polymers, personal care ingredients, or fragrance systems.
See how brands use Distil to improve formulations, protect IP, and scale specialty chemical products.
Distil combines technical depth, secure collaboration, and scalable execution for complex formulation support.
PhDs, MScs, engineers, and technical specialists bring 45+ years of combined formulation experience.
Customer-owned data stays protected through controlled access, process fragmentation, and secure workflows.
From lab trials to commercial output, one team supports validation, optimization, and execution.
Real-time production and supply chain visibility helps reduce delays and improve batch consistency.
Experienced leaders across R&D, operations, and scale-up.
Co-founder & CEO
Atanu Agarrwal is the Co-founder and CEO of Distil, the Mumbai-based specialty chemicals platform he helped launch in 2024. An IIT Bombay alumnus, Atanu brings deep expertise as a seasoned private equity professional with significant experience managing control deals at a $1 billion New York-based fund. At Distil, he leads the company's strategic direction, investor relations, and North America expansion, having helped secure a $3 million seed round and a $7 million Series A. Atanu is committed to enabling global brands to diversify production and accelerate sustainable sourcing while protecting intellectual property. His financial acumen and global perspective are central to Distil's mission of delivering high-performance specialty chemicals engineered at scale.
Co-founder & COO
Viraj Shah is the Co-founder and COO of Distil, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company's operations and growth since its founding in 2024. An IIT Bombay alumnus, Viraj is a consummate operator with a proven track record of scaling high-growth technology and supply chain ventures. At Distil, he oversees day-to-day operations, supply chain execution, and partner network management, helping build a base of 20+ suppliers and 100+ customers within the company's first year. Viraj's hands-on expertise ensures seamless delivery from lab to commercial scale, embodying Distil's commitment to end-to-end partnership and flexible, asset-light manufacturing for global specialty chemicals clients.
Head, Personal Care
Kiro Rizk serves as Head of Personal Care at Distil, leading the company's specialty chemicals offerings for the personal care segment. With deep domain expertise in personal care formulation and application-specific chemical development, Kiro is responsible for driving customer engagement, technical solutions, and product innovation within one of Distil's core verticals. He works closely with the R&D and operations teams to ensure that brands receive tailored formulations that meet their precise performance and sustainability requirements. Kiro's industry knowledge and customer-focused approach reflect Distil's broader commitment to delivering high-performance specialty chemicals through an integrated, expert-led platform that scales reliably from development to commercial production.
Vice President, R&D
Dr. Leema Joseph is the Vice President of R&D at Distil, where she leads the company's research and development function across its specialty chemicals portfolio. With advanced academic credentials and industry expertise drawn from a team background spanning organizations such as Dow, BASF, L'Oréal, Huntsman, and Reliance Industries, Dr. Joseph oversees application-specific formulation, technical trials, and innovation pipelines for segments including personal care, advanced polymers, and flavours and fragrances. She ensures that every product is engineered to meet precise customer specifications while maintaining the highest quality standards. Dr. Joseph's scientific leadership is central to Distil's R&D-led value proposition and its mission to deliver specialty chemicals that perform at commercial scale.
Vice President, Operations
Raghunath V Iyer is the Vice President of Operations at Distil, overseeing the end-to-end execution of the company's asset-light manufacturing and supply chain model. With extensive operational experience in specialty chemicals and industrial supply chains, Raghunath ensures that production quality, batch consistency, and logistics performance meet the exacting standards of Distil's global brand customers. He manages Distil's network of 20+ manufacturing partners and coordinates seamlessly across the company's facilities in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Raghunath's systematic approach to eliminating process drift and enabling scalable production without capital expenditure is a cornerstone of Distil's promise to deliver high-performance specialty chemicals reliably and efficiently.
Formulation analysis is the structured evaluation of a product's composition, performance, processing behavior, and stability to understand how it works and how it can be improved. In specialty chemicals, it often includes reviewing ingredient interactions, trial data, application fit, and scale-up considerations so teams can solve performance issues, optimize cost, or prepare a formulation for commercial production.
Speak with our team about your formulation goals and challenges.
Customer-owned data with secure access controls.
Designed to reduce process drift.
Expert-led formulation and validation capability.
Share your application, current formulation issues, or scale-up goals, and our team will help outline the right technical support path.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +91 7902 101 101. You can also send us a quick email at contact@distil.market.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +91 7902 101 101. You can also send us a quick email at contact@distil.market.