UK-based startup Chāmpo has secured funding it says will be used to drive retail growth, international expansion and NPD during an exciting and pivotal time for the hair care market.
Upcycled coffee startup Kaffe Bueno has been awarded a European Innovation Council (EIC) grant that it plans to use to build a coffee biorefinery and scale-up its active ingredient offering.
Circular beauty startup Honestly it’s has developed a waterless, upcycled coffee scrub and is working on an orange peel waste variant to launch next year – products it wants to take mainstream and inspire other brands with.
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Managing partners David Bowles and Nicky Deasy with chairman Paul Finnerty. \ Chris Bellew /Fennell Photography
Irish agrifood and technology funder Yield Lab has announced almost €50m for its sustainable agrifood tech venture capital fund. This will be available to companies who have developed new technologies that improve the environmental and carbon footprint of the food and agriculture industry.
The fund will invest in seed-to Series A-stage companies in Ireland and Europe, with the addition of new investors including the European Investment Fund through the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), Invest-NL, Allied Irish Banks plc and new family office investors.