Kelpi is a world-leading sustainable materials innovation business - harnessing the properties of seaweed to create compostable, marine-safe, low-carbon bioplastic packaging. We’re addressing the major problems of marine plastic pollution by replacing fossil fuel-plastics with materials that bio-degrade fully, leaving no toxins nor micro-plastics behind.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Bath
Employees: 1-10
Total raised: $9.19M
Founded date: 2020
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | SCVC | scvc.com |
| 09.03.2023 | Green Ange... | greenangel... |
| - | One Planet... | oneplanet.... |
| - | Green Ange... | greenangel... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 07.06.2024 | - | $5.49M | - |
| 14.02.2023 | Seed | $3.7M | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 31.07.2024 | From labs to market: 10 promising biotech startups based in the UK | Biotechnology, or biotech, uses living organisms to create products and technologies that improve our lives. This field spans not only healthcare but also sectors such as agriculture, environmental protection, and industrial processes, lead... |
| 07.06.2024 | Kelpi Secures £4.3M in Oversubscribed Round to Replace Plastic with Seaweed Coating in Food & Cosmetics Packaging | Bristol-based sustainable packaging innovator Kelpi has secured £4.3 million in investment to scale and commercialize its seaweed-based packaging, which can replace single-use fossil fuel plastics in packaging for food, drinks, and personal... |
| 25.05.2023 | Seaweed Revolution: Latest Food & Packaging Solutions Ahead of World Oceans Day | The potential of algae as an environmental safeguard is being increasingly realized. By absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and producing fewer carbon emissions than plants, this renewable resource is becoming a powerful tool in th... |
| 14.02.2023 | Kelpi Raises £3M in Seed Funding | Kelpi, a Bath, UK-based sustainable materials innovation company, raised £3M in Seed funding. The round was led by Science Creates Ventures and Green Angel Syndicate, with funding from One Planet Capital and follow-on investment from Bristo... |
| 10.02.2023 | GAS completes co-investment in Kelpi £3m Seed Round to develop fully biodegradable biomaterials from seaweed | - |
| 02.02.2023 | Kelpi raises £3m to replace plastic packaging with seaweed coating | As the scientific community looks to reduce reliance on plastic, Kelpi, a sustainable material startup from Bath, has secured £3m in seed funding to advance the development of its bioplastic for packaging. Founded in 2020, Kelpi is manufact... |
| 21.09.2022 | Tech Nation Accepts 34 Companies into its Net Zero Programme | Tech Nation has announced the 34 climate tech companies who have been accepted into Net Zero 3.0 – the third iteration of the Net Zero growth programme. Net Zero 3.0 is the first government-backed programme designed to support the most prom... |
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| - | Kelpi | “We replace single-use plastics with premium performance bioplastics that harness the novel properties and environmental benefits of seaweed.” |