Investment
Elea & Lili raises €2.5M for bio-based diaper material
Finnish startup Elea & Lili has raised €2.5 million to commercialize a cellulose-based superabsorbent material that replaces fossil-based plastics in diapers and agricultural products. The company spun out of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland with technology backed by over…
Rubi raises $7.5M and secures $60M + in commitments for CO2-to-materials platform
San Francisco-based Rubi has raised $7.5 million and secured over $60 million in multi-year customer commitments as it scales technology that turns carbon dioxide into materials. The funding round was co-led by AP Ventures and FH One Investments. Other participants…
Seprify raises €13.4M to scale bio-based ingredients
Swiss biomaterials company Seprify has moved its cellulose platform from pilot testing to industrial-scale supply. The shift allows manufacturers to move beyond trials into regular sourcing and longer-term contracts. The company raised €13.4 million in Series A funding to support…
BEAM Circular awards over $1M to advance local workforce training
BEAM Circular has awarded $1.064 million to twelve local education and training organizations in Stanislaus County, marking the second round of grants aimed at developing the region's bio-based manufacturing workforce. The funding, supported by American Rescue Plan Act dollars from…
BioTreasure lands €2.5M to scale bio-chemical platform
Munich-based BioTreasure has secured €2.5 million from SPRIND, Germany's Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation, to scale its integrated bio-chemical manufacturing platform toward industrial deployment. The funding marks BioTreasure's advancement to Stage III of SPRIND's Circular Biomanufacturing Challenge. The company has…
Indian startup Intrinsic Foundries raises $1.4M to turn carbon waste into biochemicals
Intrinsic Foundries, an Indian biomanufacturing startup that converts industrial carbon emissions into biochemicals, has raised INR 12 crores (USD 1.4 million) in seed funding led by Transition VC. The Jharkhand-based company has a refreshingly different take on carbon capture. Rather…