• Simplifyber

  Led · Series A · Apr 2025

  Simplifyber has developed a novel process and a proprietary natural fiber liquid called Fybron™ that can be injected into 3D molds to create a variety of soft goods, bypassing traditional steps like spinning, weaving, cutting, and sewing. The company has demonstrated its technology in footwear, unveiling a cellulose-based shoe upper at Paris Fashion Week in September 2024 through a collaboration with GANNI. Founded in 2021 and led by CEO Maria Intscher-Owrang, Simplifyber is pursuing fully bio-based and biodegradable applications. The company intends to use the new funding to scale up production capabilities, expand the team, and develop new applications. Financially, Simplifyber completed a US$4.2M seed round in July 2022 and has now closed a US$12M Series A in April 2025. The Series A supports commercialization and manufacturing scale efforts following pilot customer collaborations. Simplifyber is a NYC-based maker of fully-molded garment and shoe uppers manufactured directly from a cellulose-based liquid. Its core product is soft, cotton-like biodegradable clothing and footwear created by injecting a 100% natural cellulose formula—derived from wood pulp and other plant-based materials with non-toxic additives—into molds, removing the need for spinning, weaving, cutting, and sewing. The company says this process is less resource-intensive and aims to reduce the roughly 35% of materials in the fashion supply chain that ends up as waste. Simplifyber is led by co-founder and CEO Maria Intscher-Owrang, who has 20+ years as a fashion designer and director at brands including Vera Wang, Calvin Klein, Alexander McQueen, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Edun. The company closed a $3.5M seed funding round to support its development; no operating metrics were disclosed in the article.

• BEMAGRO

  Participated · Series A · Aug 2024

  Founded in 2018, BemAgro develops a geospatial intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence to optimize operations across crops such as soy, sugarcane and forestry. Its software delivers precision-agriculture insights that improve operational efficiency, climate predictability and data-driven decision making for growers and agribusinesses. Since inception the company has raised more than R$50 million, and it has tripled revenue since its previous fundraising round in August 2024 thanks to a larger customer base, new product launches and higher average ticket sizes. The newly secured capital will finance further AI development, the roll-out of additional solutions, and the expansion of its commercial presence in Brazil and selected international markets. Management positions the company as one of Brazil’s leading AI platforms for the farm sector and aims to scale responsibly with a globally oriented ambition.

• Nfinite Nanotech

  Participated · Seed · May 2024

  Nfinite Nanotech develops proprietary open-air, roll-to-roll AP-SALD technology that deposits extremely thin, highly conformal barrier coatings on paper substrates, giving them shelf-life performance comparable to metallized plastic films. The solution targets the flexible packaging market by offering compostable and recyclable paper alternatives that meet rising sustainability requirements. The company is collaborating with Amcor, PepsiCo, and Unilever to tailor its coatings for commercial packaging applications. Current efforts focus on completing a pilot production plant in Waterloo and building its first industrial-scale facility capable of producing tens of millions of square meters of high-barrier paper annually. This scale-up is funded in part by non-dilutive support from Canada’s NRC IRAP program. No revenue or user figures were disclosed, but the multi-year funding positions the firm to transition from pilot to commercial output while validating its technology with major CPG partners.

• Bioform

  Led · Seed · Apr 2024

  Bioform develops proprietary wood pulp‑reinforced hydrogels that can be manufactured on modified pulp and paper machinery to produce high‑performance plastic alternatives. Its materials can be home compostable or recycled through existing paper recycling processes and do not require fossil‑based inputs. The technology targets applications such as paper‑recyclable thermoformable packaging films and compostable heat‑sealable films for pouches, agriculture, and garbage bags. Bioform’s materials claim similar or improved tensile strength and permeability compared with conventional plastics and can offer up to an 80% lower carbon footprint versus single‑use plastics. The company plans to use the new funding to build a demonstration facility to pilot its manufacturing process and to expand its team and capabilities. Bioform’s core technology was developed at the University of British Columbia and the company emphasizes leveraging established pulp and paper industrial processes to scale rapidly.

• Allotrope Energy

  Led · Equity · Apr 2023

  Allotrope Energy is a Woking, UK-based battery manufacturing startup led by CEO Dr Peter Wilson. The company develops agile high-speed carbon technology intended to enable a new family of ultra-fast-charging lithium-carbon and lithium-ion capacitor batteries. Its batteries aim to reach full charge in times similar to refueling an internal combustion engine vehicle while avoiding safety risks associated with other lithium-ion technologies. Allotrope says this technology could transform industries including mobility, aerospace, and robotics. The company raised US$6.7M in funding to progress its battery material technology.

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