A biomaterial innovation company developing radical + regenerative material solutions for the fashion industry.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Total raised: $4.1M
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| 08.11.2022 | Unreasonab... | unreasonab... |
| 10.06.2022 | AgFunder | agfunder.c... |
| - | Taihill Ve... | taihill.vc |
| 06.09.2022 | Skylight I... | skylightin... |
| 15.05.2023 | IMO Ventur... | imo.vc/ |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 13.06.2022 | Seed | $4.1M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.04.2024 | UK Researchers Develop First “Self-Dyeing” Plastic-Free Vegan Leather from Bacteria | Imperial College London researchers have developed, using bacteria, a plastic-free, vegan leather that dyes itself black during production. Scientists and material companies have been using microbes to produce sustainable textiles or dyes f... |
| 07.02.2024 | Scottish companies advance sustainable manufacturing with £1 million 3D printing funding | A £1 million support project from the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has enabled over 100 small and medium scottish manufacturing firms to leverage industrial additive manufacturing. The three-year Additive Manufacturing B... |
| 17.08.2022 | Data snapshot: Demand for sustainable fashion & packaging drives investment in biomaterials startups | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature analyzing agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new research re... |
| 08.07.2022 | Heron Preston and Zellerfeld launch upgraded 3D printed HERON01 sneaker | Fashion designer Heron Preston and footwear 3D printing start-up Zellerfeld have released a new version of their co-designed 3D printed HERON01 sneaker, named Version 0.81. The sneaker’s latest design and structure have reportedly been reim... |
| 07.07.2022 | Simplifyber secures $3.5 million seed funding to bring 3D printed cellulose garments to market | 3D printing newcomer Simplifyber has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to bring its biodegradable 3D printed cellulose-based garments to market. The firm’s novel approach centers around its additive manufacturing system and proprietary ce... |
| 13.06.2022 | Modern Synthesis raises $4.1 million to increase fashion sustainability with textiles grown from microbes | UK-based biomaterials start-up Modern Synthesis has raised $4.1 million in seed funding to develop its microbial textile platform which could help the fashion sector to lower its carbon footprint and reduce waste. Operating in much the same... |
| 07.06.2022 | Modern Synthesis Bags $4.1 Million For Sustainable Microbial Textile Platform | 4 Mins Read Modern Synthesis has closed a $4.1 million seed funding round. The U.K.-based biomaterials startup scooped investment from AgFunder, Collaborative Fund, Acequia Capital and Petri Bio, amongst numerous others. Funding will be use... |
| 01.06.2022 | BREAKING: Modern Synthesis raises $4.1m from AgFunder, others to grow textiles from microbes | Disclosure: AFN’s parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in Modern Synthesis. UK-based biomaterials startup Modern Synthesis has raised $4.1 million in seed funding to support its microbial textile platform that aims to make the fashion i... |
| 01.06.2022 | Modern Synthesis Raises $4.1M to Displace Petrochemicals & Plastic Pollution From Fashion Industry | UK biomaterials company Modern Synthesis has raised $4.1 million in its seed funding round. The company will use the funding to accelerate the development of its proprietary microbial textile platform and open a pilot facility in South Lond... |
| 07.09.2021 | Meet Dr. Tony Kulesa, founder and Partner at Petri | Petri, which is funded by Pillar VC, focuses on helping scientists start companies Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While there are more ... |
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