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Shellworks
Sustainable packaging alternatives
- 21-100 employees
- Retail
- B2B
- Sustainability
- Manufacturing
- Design
- eCommerce
- Biotechnology
- Unit 003B, One Dye House Lane, London, E3 2TB
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Company mission
To make plastic waste a thing of the past.
50% female employees
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Single use plastic has become an overwhelming environmental problem. Hundreds of millions of million metric tonnes of plastic are produced every year, and the vast majority of this is not recycled. Shellworks is setting out to provide a solution by using bacteria found in soil and marine environments to create alternative compostable vegan packaging, which performs like plastic until it is disposed.
The company is currently focused on addressing the beauty and personal care industry. Its new material, Vivomer, can be broken down in any natural environment and can be used for products like cream containers, lipstick applicators, and serum dispensers. This has attracted conscious and luxury brands, including BYBI, Liha, and Sana Jardin.
Having raised seed funding in 2022, Shellworks is now focused on hiring for its operational, science, and product teams, as well as investing in tech innovation and expanding its platform of materials.
Benefits
- Access to a full kitted out lab (incubators, autoclaves, bioreactors etc) and workshop (machine tools, injection moulder, etc.)
- Snacks and lunch provided by the company
- Part of a tightly knit team aiming to make a meaningful social impact
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
May 2022
$6.3m
SEED
May 2021
$0.7m
GRANT
$8.4m
Total funding
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Founders
Insiya Jafferjee
(CEO)Previously an Engineer at Apple, Ford and Bose.
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