We turn carbon emissions into natural carbon-negative textiles. Rubi is building a future where human prosperity and economic growth are planet-positive. We're unlocking CO2 as a natural resource for making critical materials, cost competitively, with our cell-free enzyme flow biocatalysis platform. We're producing carbon-negative textiles for the fashion industry as our first application. We make the same textiles apparel brands already use today, for half the cost of cotton at scale, and completely carbon-negative and water- and land-neutral. Our company is built on high-quality science, a focus on impact, honesty & transparency, and a sense of purpose in everything we do. We're backed by leading investors including Talis Capital, Plug and Play, Incite.org, Necessary Ventures, and Climactic VC.
Location: United States, California, San Francisco
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $13.2M
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Look Up Ve... | lookupvent... |
| - | Necessary ... | necessary.... |
| 10.07.2022 | Incite Ven... | incite.org |
| - | Climactic | climactic.... |
| - | H&M Gr... | hmgroupven... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 04.03.2023 | Seed | $8.7M | Necessary ... |
| 16.02.2022 | Seed | $4.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 8
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 04.04.2024 | Q&A: Biomaterials startups are ‘not necessarily configur... | Deep tech and high fashion rarely appear in the same sentence — a point Nicolaj Reffstrup hopes to h... | agfunderne... |
| 27.07.2023 | Walmart Collaborates with Rubi to Pilot Innovative Carbon Ca... | “Walmart’s ability to mobilize positive impact across its supply chain of diverse US collaborations ... | prweb.com/... |
| 04.03.2023 | Rubi Labs Raises $8.7M in Seed Funding | Rubi Labs, a San Leandro, CA based startup unlocking CO2 as a natural resource, raised $8.7m in seed... | finsmes.co... |
| 01.03.2023 | Rubi Partners with Reformation, GANNI, H&M, Nuuly, and P... | “Rubi is turning fashion’s supply chain on its head, transforming a wasteful and resource intensive ... | prweb.com/... |
| 16.02.2022 | Rubi Laboratories Raises $4.5M in Seed Funding | Rubi Laboratories, the San Francisco, CA-based developer of carbon-negative cellulosic textiles, rai... | finsmes.co... |
| 16.02.2022 | Green is the fashion flavor of the week with Rubi Labs’ mate... | When you think of green, climate-aware industries, you’d be forgiven if fashion isn’t at the top of ... | techcrunch... |
| 16.02.2022 | Rubi Laboratories raises $4.5m in seed funding to supply maj... | "We're at a pivotal moment in time where mature modern technologies and advances in biotech can... | prweb.com/... |
| - | Rubi Laboratories | “Rubi Laboratories is creating a world where human prosperity is planet-positive, and supply chains ... | fastfounde... |