Tech Company Financing Transactions

Solena Materials Funding Round

Private investors, Insempra and SynBioVen participated in a $6.7 million Seed funding round for Solena Materials. The round was announced by the company on 5/5/2025.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/5/2025
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,700,000
Round
Seed
Investors

private investors (Lead Investor) (David Harding)

Insempra

SynBioVen

Proceeds Purpose
Solena will use the capital to move to a larger facility, still near Imperial's campus, to scale up production and begin partnerships with major fashion brands.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
84 Wood Ln
London, W12 0BZ
UK
Email Address
Overview
We are on a mission to reduce the environmental impact of the fashion sector by creating the next generation of synthetic fibres. Our deep learning models design new-to-world proteins from scratch to develop fibres that are high performance, non-oil derived and biodegradable. We are building a world where the fashion industry can use truly sustainable materials without the trade offs in the fabric performance.
Profile
Solena Materials LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Solena Materials Company Twitter Account
Company News
Solena Materials News
Facebook
Solena Materials on Facebook
YouTube
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
James MacDonald
  James MacDonald LinkedIn Profile  James MacDonald Twitter Account  James MacDonald News  James MacDonald on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Gabriele Verikaite
  Gabriele Verikaite LinkedIn Profile  Gabriele Verikaite Twitter Account  Gabriele Verikaite News  Gabriele Verikaite on Facebook


 

 

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