UNCAGED Innovations

UNCAGED Innovations has just secured $5.6 million to develop plastic and animal-free leather. The New York-based startup uses plant proteins and grains to create a sustainable leather alternative that emits 95% fewer greenhouse gases, 93% less water, and 72% less energy than traditional animal leather. It's currently working with some major fashion houses and automotive companies, and has plans to commercialize further in the coming year, founder and CEO Stephanie Downs told Business Insider. Read more, and check out the pitch deck used to raise funds from Green Circle Foodtech Ventures and Fall Line Capital, Ponderosa Ventures, and existing investor InMotion Ventures below. https://lnkd.in/e5pdcMYM

Thank you, Vogue Business! 😘 We’re honored to be featured in Vogue Business 💕 Curious about why scaling next-gen materials is such a challenge? Check out the full article for more insights! #Sustainability #NextGenMaterials #EcoFriendlyMaterial #EcoFriendlyFashion #SustainableMaterials #Vogue #VogueBusiness https://lnkd.in/eBNy3FvH

A huge thank you to Women's Wear Daily! ❤️ We are incredibly grateful for the feature in WWD about our investor raise. https://lnkd.in/eRvt5HKN Check out these slides to read some highlights. We deeply appreciate all the support from our investors and community. 🌟 And special thanks to: Green Circle Capital Partners, Fall Line Capital, Ponderosa Ventures, Golden Seeds, InMotion Ventures, JLR, Stu Strumwasser, Graham Anderson, Yanniv Dorone, Eric O'Brien, Evi Steyer, and Chloë Payne. #Bioleather #Sustainability #EcoFriendlyLeather #SustainableLeather #Innovativematerial #WomensWearDaily #SeedRound #StartupSuccess #PlantBasedLeather #Publications #VeganNews

Thank you, Business Insider! ✨ Thrilled to share that Business Insider has featured UNCAGED Innovations in their latest article, highlighting our successful $5.6 million seed round! 🙌🎉 Thank you Riddhi Kanetkar for writing the article. Huge thanks to Business Insider for the coverage and to our incredible team and investors for their unwavering support. And a special thanks to: Green Circle Capital Partners, Fall Line Capital, Ponderosa Ventures, Golden Seeds, InMotion Ventures, JLR, Stu Strumwasser, Graham Anderson, Yanniv Dorone, Eric O'Brien, Evi Steyer, and Chloë Payne. Onward and upward! 🚀 #Bioleather #Sustainability #EcoFriendlyLeather #SustainableLeather #Innovativematerial #BusinessInsider #SeedRound #StartupSuccess #PlantBasedLeather #Publications #VeganNews

We closed an oversubscribed $5.6M Seed Round! 🎉 🎉 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that we have closed a $5.6M Seed investment, co-led by Green Circle Foodtech Ventures and Fall Line Capital, with participation from Ponderosa Ventures, Golden Seeds and existing investor InMotion Ventures, the investment arm of JLR (Jaguar Land Rover). This incredible investment will leverage the work we’ve already achieved and catapult our mission to the next phase of success. We are beyond grateful for the support and belief in our work. Special thanks to Stu Strumwasser, Graham Anderson, Yanniv Dorone, Eric O'Brien, Evi Steyer, and Chloë Payne! #SustainableInnovation #LeatherAlternative  #SeedInvestment

Yesterday, we were at Global Corporate Venturing’s 2024 Symposium! Some key takeaways from the day… 📈 Research from PitchBook and Global Corporate Venturing has found that #CVC investment is holding up the ecosystem over the past 18 months as, while #VC funding has fluctuated, CVC has consistently increased. 👥Julio Romo, Founder of Twofourseven Strategy, discussed the importance of reputation management for VCs, and how it’s been found that better reputation management for firms and their #portfolio companies results in 20% higher #returns. 💸VCs ignoring signs of #exponential progress is worse than them betting on them and being wrong. If a VC risks $100, their maximum loss is $100, whereas if they fail to risk the #capital in the first place, they could miss out on $1000s. We also heard a great talk moderated by Kim Moore, Deputy Editor of Global Corporate Venturing, from Mike Smeed, Managing Director of InMotion Ventures, Stephanie Downs, CEO and Co-founder of UNCAGED Innovations, Leonid Feinberg, CEO and Co-founder of Verax AI, and Tomi Rantakari, CEO and Co-founder of ChipFlow, on the impact CVC investment has on #preseed startups 👀 Thankyou to all speakers for such an insightful day 🙌🏼 #CorporateVentureCapital #Insights #ScaleUps

Curious about the experience of working with our material? 🤔      Check out our latest video as we explore the intricacies of cutting our bioleather!      Discover how our innovative material mirrors the qualities of traditional leather, offering the same level of craftsmanship and versatility.      Get ready to be amazed! 💫     #UncagedInnovations #FabricInnovation #SustainableFashion

Introducing the World Sustainability Awards 2024 shortlist! 💚 Explore the remarkable line-up and join us in congratulating each and every one of the finalists for their incredible achievement. We look forward to crowning the winners live on stage at The Garden of Amsterdam on 24 October. 🏆 We hope to see many of you there! 🥂 Book your place: https://lnkd.in/eDsM5CeD #SLWSA

We are thrilled! And congratulations to all the nominees ✨

🌟 Exciting news!      Our CEO & Co-founder, Stephanie Downs, will be sharing insights at the GCV Symposium during the week of June 24th!      Join her and the panelists for: How CVCs can have a greater impact on early-stage portfolios. Event information: Date: June 25th Panel Time: 14:50 GMT 1 Duration: 20-30mins    Panelists:  ➡️ Moderator: Kim Moore, Deputy Editor, GCV ➡️ Stephanie Downs, CEO & Co-founder, UNCAGED Innovations ➡️ Mike Smeed, Managing Director, InMotion Ventures     ➡️ Leonid Feinberg, CEO & Co-founder, Verax AI     ➡️ Tomi Rantakari, CEO & Co-founder, Chipflow      Thank you to Global Corporate Venturing for putting together an amazing event!    #GCVSymposium #InnovationLeaders #StartUpImpact