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Kombucha-Based Leather and Plastic Manufacturer Bucha Bio Closes $1.1 Million Seed Round
Texas-based Bucha Bio says it has closed an oversubscribed Seed funding round, raising $1.1 million for its biobased materials produced by a kombucha-based bacterial nanocellulose along with plant-based materials to replace leather and!-->…
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Perfect Day’s Latest Precision Fermentation Product? It’s the Technology Itself
Perfect Day, the pioneer in animal-free whey created through precision fermentation, has launched Nth Bio—a spin-off platform that will leverage its expertise and technology services for collaboration and hire.
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Mark Cuban and Emily Ratajkowski Back Prolific Machines’ $42 Million Raise to Scale (Cheap) Cultivated Meat
Emerging from stealth mode, the celebrity-backed Prolific Machines is about to bring down the price of cultivated meat significantly.
Profilic Machines' $42 million was raised a year ago and comes from a long list of seed and an!-->!-->!-->…
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With Greenwashing Crackdowns, H&M, Decathlon Retract Eco Statements
As authorities crack down on greenwashing, frequent offenders H&M and Decathlon say they're adjusting or removing sustainability claims.
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These 8 Material Science & Circular Tech Startups Are Innovating For A Plastic-Free World
Our planet is suffering from the deluge of plastics polluting our ocean and environment, harming biodiversity, animals and fuelling climate change. Even if we slashed plastic consumption by 80%, we’re still looking at dealing with an!-->…
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Biden’s Biotech Moonshot Lights the Way for Regulatory Approval of Cultivated Meat
Biotech is a priority for the Biden Administration, as the President signed an executive order earlier this week implementing support for the emergent category. Funding amounts were not disclosed but Biden says biotech holds the potential!-->…
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Compostable Seaweed-Coated Coffee Balls Are Coming for Your Nespresso
Your coffee habit is on notice. Swiss retail giant Migros says it is launching a proprietary coffeemaking system aimed at replacing single-use coffee pods.
Launching in Switzerland and France, Migros' CoffeeB Coffee Balls were five!-->!-->!-->…
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South Korea Mycelium Materials and Meat Company Mycel Lands $10 Million In Pre-Series A
South Korea's Mycel is poised for rapid expansion with the closing of its $10 million Pre-Series A funding round.
The mycelium wave has been sweeping food and fashion in recent years, and South Korea's Mycel is the latest to tap into!-->!-->!-->…
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Huue Closes a $14.6 Million Series A to Disrupt Denim Dyeing
Synthetic bio startup Huue has raised $14.6 million in a Series A funding round for what it says is the world's first clean and scalable indigo dye for denim.
“The world can’t wait for sustainable solutions, and consumers are starting!-->!-->!-->…
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AlgiKnit Closes $13 Million Series A For Kelp-Based Fashion Revolution
New York sustainable materials startup AlgiKnit has closed a $13 million Series A funding round, led by Collaborative Fund. Other participants include H&M CO:LAB, Starlight Ventures, Third Nature Ventures, and existing backers Horizons!-->…
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Your Wardrobe Staples Could Be Made From Fermented Protein Fibres
Alternative material innovator and casual wear brand Pangaia Lab has announced the launch of a capsule collection powered by Brewed Protein, a biomaterial made by Spiber. The collection includes the NXT GEN Hoodie, a sweater that contains!-->…
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Modern Synthesis Bags $4.1 Million For Sustainable Microbial Textile Platform
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 used to!-->…
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‘World’s First’ Lab Grown Leather Backed By Kering Bags $46 Million Series A
French-based luxury fashion corporation Kering has announced it has backed San Francisco's VitroLabs, a biotech startup that has created a platform for growing highly scalable, cultivated animal-derived leather that is environmentally!-->…
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Breaking Down Fermentation Shaping The Alt Protein Industry: From Precision To Biomass
It’s everywhere. Impossible Foods, Perfect Day, MeliBio, Nature’s Fynd, Mighty Drinks — these are just a few of the dozens of companies championing fermentation to make greater strides in the alternative protein sector, particular when it!-->…
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Are Bottles Made From Sugar A Sweet Solution to the Plastic Crisis? Maybe.
In the effort to curb plastic waste, scientists from the U.K.’s University of Birmingham and Duke University say they’ve succeeded in turning elements found in sugar alcohols into what they claim is degradable and recyclable bioplastic.
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Mushroom Leather Startup MycoWorks Lands $125 Million In Latest Funding Round
Turning mushrooms into leather is proving to be big business for MycoWorks, the Bay Area startup that has produced vegan leather for a number of brands including luxury French fashion house Hermès. Now, MycoWorks has raised $125 million in!-->…
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Investors Back Seaweed Packaging Innovators As Plastic Waste Crisis Creates Demand For Sustainable Alternatives
As consumer dissatisfaction with traditional plastic packaging grows stronger and as the global plastic waste crisis continues to worsen daily, a slew of new material science startups are looking to algae for solutions, and investors are!-->…
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Australia’s WOA, the ‘World’s Lowest Carbon Milk’, Raises $20 Million
Australia’s Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) announced it has raised $20 million to support a move to domestic plant-based production for its low carbon oat milk. Funding was raised through share purchases, both institutional and individual,!-->…
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This Japanese Startup’s Animal-Free ‘Brewed Protein’ Biomaterials Replaces Cashmere and Wool
Could brewing protein for biomaterials become the future of fashion? Japanese biotech Spiber thinks so.
Conscious consumerism is on the rise, with sustainable cruelty-free fabrics becoming trendier day by day. But while brands!-->!-->!-->…
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This NY Startup Has A Biomaterial Solution For Leather. It Just Got $550K To Scale It.
Bucha Bio, the New York startup growing sustainable biomaterials from renewable bacterial-nanocellulose, has secured funding to scale up.
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Pangaia Launches Sustainable Denim Jeans Made From Wild Himalayan Nettle Fiber
The latest in sustainable fashion is denim made from wild Himalayan nettle. Instead of using resource-intensive cotton, Pangaia just launched a new collection of jeans and jackets made from a new kind of denim blend, one that contains!-->…
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