Asian Chilli Soy Boost Bun
Vegetarian · Sesame-glazed, savory-sweet
At a glance
A sneak peek into what we're building.
About
A food company.
A food-as-medicine mission.
MileWise is a science-led food-as-medicine startup developing the next generation of core foods for metabolic health, built on climate-resilient, naturally gluten-free ancient grains. We exist because the foods that anchor everyday eating — the bread, the bun, the bowl of pasta — are largely built on refined flours that spike blood glucose, deliver minimal protein, and leave the body hungry within hours. Over half a billion adults worldwide are living with diabetes, and more than twice that number are pre-diabetic. The fix isn't another supplement, shake, or restrictive diet. It's better food at the foundation.
We're building that food. Engineered on sprouted millet. Climate-resilient by design. Clinically grounded in glycemic science. Designed for the way people actually eat.
Over 500 million adults globally are living with diabetes.
International Diabetes Federation, 2024
Meet the Boost Bun.
A meal-in-a-bun, engineered for the body, designed for the day.
The Boost Bun is the first commercial expression of the MileWise flour system. A soft, savory, ready-to-eat bun delivering 18 grams of protein per serving, a glycemic load far below conventional bread, and naturally gluten-free. Built for breakfast, post-workout, lunchboxes, and any moment a real meal needs to fit into a real day.
Launching in six flavors across vegetarian and non-vegetarian variants, blast-freeze compatible for retail and quick-commerce distribution. Currently validated through B2B sampling, with confirmed purchase-intent from Gold's Gym (multinational fitness chain) and The Hive (15-location co-working network).
Chicken Tikka Boost Bun
Non-vegetarian · Smoky, slow-marinated
18g proteinLow glycemic loadNaturally gluten-free6 flavors · Veg & Non-Veg
Science
We rebuilt the flour.
From the ancient grain up.
At the foundation of MileWise is a proprietary sprouted millet flour formulation — a multi-component, multi-process fiber and starch architecture that delivers low glycemic response, high protein, high fiber, and naturally gluten-free performance, without compromising on the taste or texture of conventional wheat. Built on three of the world's most resilient ancient grains: sorghum, proso millet, and foxtail millet — all naturally gluten-free, all cultivated by humans for over 7,000 years.
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Low Glycemic
Engineered for stable blood sugar and sustained energy.
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High Protein, High Fiber
Built on a multi-grain protein matrix and prebiotic fiber profile.
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Naturally Gluten-Free
No refined flour. No whole wheat. No compromise.
Provisional patent in preparation. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) clinical validation underway.
Impact
Beyond the bun: a demand-side intervention.
MileWise isn't just a consumer brand. It's a deliberate intervention in a global food system that must become more climate-resilient, more nutritionally restorative, and more economically equitable in this decade. Millet — our foundation grain — is one of the most strategically important climate-resilient crops of the coming decade.
Climate-resilient grain
Millets require 30–40% less water than wheat or rice, are largely rainfed, and tolerate the heat and drought volatility that climate change is delivering to agricultural regions worldwide. Shifting consumer demand toward climate-resilient grains is one of the most direct levers available for reducing the water and input intensity of the food system.
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A new opportunity for regional grain economies
Global food-grade millet supply chains remain underdeveloped and are largely import-dependent in most consumer markets, including North America. As global demand for low-GI, gluten-free, climate-resilient grains accelerates, MileWise creates the demand-side foundation that farming regions will need to diversify into climate-resilient grain cultivation — opening regional economic opportunities from the Northeast United States to grain-producing regions in India and beyond.
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Three outcomes, one product system
Better metabolic health for consumers. Better climate resilience for the land. More equitable economics for the farmers who grow it. MileWise uses consumer-facing product innovation to redirect demand toward a grain that is better for human health, better for the land, and better for the rural economies that depend on it.
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MileWise's core innovation and commercial products directly advance seven UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Team
Built by operators, advisors, and institutional backing.
Founder & CEO
Poorva Singh
Food innovator with 15+ years of R&D and culinary leadership experience across India and Canada. Trained at Taj Hotels in food production and product development. Founded MileWise out of her own struggle with pre-diabetes and the recognition that food-as-medicine options on the market were unworkable in practice. Award of Academic Excellence, Sophia College culinary program. Bachelor in Business Studies, University of Delhi.
Director
Brig. SKS Rana, VSM
Decorated veteran of the Indian Army with 35+ years of distinguished service, recipient of the Vishisht Seva Medal (Presidential award for distinguished service of an exceptional order). Brings senior governance oversight, large-scale operations expertise, and institutional credibility to the MileWise board.
Strategic Advisor
Ram Raghav Singh
Agribusiness and sustainable food systems entrepreneur. Co-founder of Harvestify (scaled to $3M revenue, 14,000 smallholder farmers across India and Africa; anchor clients include Hershey's, ITC, UN World Food Programme). ISB Merit and Social Impact Scholar. Advises MileWise on ingredient supply chain, ESG positioning, CPG partnerships, and cross-border scale-up.
Incubated and funded by the Indian School of Business
Validated where it matters.
Indian School of Business
Incubated and funded through the I-Venture Immersive program.
Gold's Gym
Confirmed B2B purchase-intent from a multinational fitness chain.
The Hive
Purchase-intent pending supply agreement from a 15-location co-working network.
Zepto
On-camera taste endorsement from Chief Brand Officer at a YC-backed quick-commerce unicorn.
Contact
Let's build the next food system together.
Whether you're a retailer, an investor, a research partner at a leading food-science institution, a journalist covering the food-as-medicine category, or a fellow founder building in this space — we'd love to hear from you.
For partnerships, accelerator programs, or press inquiries, reach us at info@eatmilewise.com