{"id":1087045,"date":"2023-06-15T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenqueen.com.hk\/?p=66173"},"modified":"2023-06-15T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T04:00:00","slug":"with-help-from-jaguar-land-rover-uncaged-innovations-raises-2-million-for-bio-based-leather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/06\/15\/with-help-from-jaguar-land-rover-uncaged-innovations-raises-2-million-for-bio-based-leather\/","title":{"rendered":"With Help From Jaguar Land Rover, Uncaged Innovations Raises $2 Million for Bio-Based Leather"},"content":{"rendered":"
Uncaged’s funding comes from investors, including InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) investment arm. Other mission-driven funds and syndicates striving to replace the use of animals in supply chains participated in the round, including VegInvest, Stray Dog Capital, Alwyn Capital, Hack Capital, and GlassWalls Syndicate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company says the funding will be used to launch next-generation high-performance vegan leather \u2014 a sustainable alternative to traditional animal products that do not compromise on luxury feel or durability. Uncaged has developed a formulation library for producing biomimetic leather alternatives based on composite plant-based proteins and polypeptides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n