IndieBio

IndieBio is an accelerator that supports startups using biology to solve major problems, delivering four-month programs for companies and teams with ideas. Based in San Francisco with an office in New York, it focuses on life sciences, biotechnology and synthetic biology, investing in seed and early-stage ventures that place biology at the core of their technology across products, processes and software. The program favors teams with two or more co-founders and generally provides equity-based funding in the early stages, often combining direct investments with additional financing options. Founded in 2014, IndieBio operates within the SOSV accelerator network, a global platform that supports portfolio companies through mentorship, resources and cross-border programs.

Arvind Gupta

Founder

Alexander Hall-Daniels

Associate

Past deals in Textiles

Sci-Lume Labs

Seed Round in 2024
Sci-Lume Labs specializes in the development of innovative, bio-based and biodegradable fibers designed to replace conventional petrochemical fibers like nylon and polyester. Their high-performance materials maintain the functionality and versatility of traditional synthetics while addressing environmental concerns, catering to textile and apparel manufacturers seeking sustainable alternatives.

Huue

Convertible Note in 2024
Huue is a company specializing in sustainable dyeing solutions for the fashion and textile industries, particularly focusing on the denim supply chain. It employs innovative biotechnology to produce bio-synthesized dyes through a fermentation process involving naturally occurring microorganisms. This method not only eliminates the need for toxic chemicals traditionally used in dye production but also utilizes renewable resources, making it an eco-friendly alternative. By offering greener options for color production, Huue aims to support the industry's transition towards more sustainable practices, ultimately contributing to a more environmentally responsible approach to fashion.

Re-Fresh Global

Seed Round in 2023
Re-Fresh Global develops textile waste management technologies and creates raw materials from textile waste to support the circular economy in textiles. It initiates and implements circular economy projects, provides training and international cooperation programs, and enables clients to perform smart collection, separation, and low-cost upcycling of large volumes of low-value textile waste. The company handles customer inquiries through multiple channels, including phone, email, and online applications.

Re-Fresh Global

Convertible Note in 2023
Re-Fresh Global develops textile waste management technologies and creates raw materials from textile waste to support the circular economy in textiles. It initiates and implements circular economy projects, provides training and international cooperation programs, and enables clients to perform smart collection, separation, and low-cost upcycling of large volumes of low-value textile waste. The company handles customer inquiries through multiple channels, including phone, email, and online applications.

Gozen Bioworks

Seed Round in 2023
Gozen Bioworks offers solutions and biomaterials developed with a biomimicry approach by combining science, art, philosophy, and design to raise awareness and provide help to the planet, living creatures, and humanity. They develop and invent high-performance microbe-derived materials from natural inputs, such as next-generation leather, biotextiles, bioplastics, packaging, and interior materials.

Re-Fresh Global

Seed Round in 2023
Re-Fresh Global develops textile waste management technologies and creates raw materials from textile waste to support the circular economy in textiles. It initiates and implements circular economy projects, provides training and international cooperation programs, and enables clients to perform smart collection, separation, and low-cost upcycling of large volumes of low-value textile waste. The company handles customer inquiries through multiple channels, including phone, email, and online applications.

Gozen Bioworks

Seed Round in 2022
Gozen Bioworks offers solutions and biomaterials developed with a biomimicry approach by combining science, art, philosophy, and design to raise awareness and provide help to the planet, living creatures, and humanity. They develop and invent high-performance microbe-derived materials from natural inputs, such as next-generation leather, biotextiles, bioplastics, packaging, and interior materials.

Huue

Series A in 2022
Huue is a company specializing in sustainable dyeing solutions for the fashion and textile industries, particularly focusing on the denim supply chain. It employs innovative biotechnology to produce bio-synthesized dyes through a fermentation process involving naturally occurring microorganisms. This method not only eliminates the need for toxic chemicals traditionally used in dye production but also utilizes renewable resources, making it an eco-friendly alternative. By offering greener options for color production, Huue aims to support the industry's transition towards more sustainable practices, ultimately contributing to a more environmentally responsible approach to fashion.

Huue

Convertible Note in 2021
Huue is a company specializing in sustainable dyeing solutions for the fashion and textile industries, particularly focusing on the denim supply chain. It employs innovative biotechnology to produce bio-synthesized dyes through a fermentation process involving naturally occurring microorganisms. This method not only eliminates the need for toxic chemicals traditionally used in dye production but also utilizes renewable resources, making it an eco-friendly alternative. By offering greener options for color production, Huue aims to support the industry's transition towards more sustainable practices, ultimately contributing to a more environmentally responsible approach to fashion.

Bucha Bio

Seed Round in 2020
Bucha Bio creates a novel biomaterial grown from infinitely renewable bacterial-nanocellulose. Strands of natural fibers interlock to form a high-performance textile with a luxuriously soft handfeel. Produced in weeks rather than months or years, use it in premium applications instead of animal leather, polyurethane, latex, vinyl, and so much more. Creating a reliable material is our goal, adding plastics and petrochemicals like PU polyurethane would make it easy, but we’ve never taken the easy way out. Committed to sustainability, Bucha Bio’s team is dedicated to creating a completely biodegradable textile that enables the next generation of designers to create products for a more sustainable future. Our biomaterial is water-resistant, scratch-resistant, sunlight-resistant, flame-resistant, and so many more reasons to test it out in your next product.

Spintex

Seed Round in 2020
Spintex develops biomimetic technology to produce silk fibers sustainably. It uses alternative proteins and a low-energy process, aiming to reduce environmental impact while creating cost-effective, scalable fibers for sustainable fashion and advanced applications.

Huue

Seed Round in 2019
Huue is a company specializing in sustainable dyeing solutions for the fashion and textile industries, particularly focusing on the denim supply chain. It employs innovative biotechnology to produce bio-synthesized dyes through a fermentation process involving naturally occurring microorganisms. This method not only eliminates the need for toxic chemicals traditionally used in dye production but also utilizes renewable resources, making it an eco-friendly alternative. By offering greener options for color production, Huue aims to support the industry's transition towards more sustainable practices, ultimately contributing to a more environmentally responsible approach to fashion.

Huue

Seed Round in 2019
Huue is a company specializing in sustainable dyeing solutions for the fashion and textile industries, particularly focusing on the denim supply chain. It employs innovative biotechnology to produce bio-synthesized dyes through a fermentation process involving naturally occurring microorganisms. This method not only eliminates the need for toxic chemicals traditionally used in dye production but also utilizes renewable resources, making it an eco-friendly alternative. By offering greener options for color production, Huue aims to support the industry's transition towards more sustainable practices, ultimately contributing to a more environmentally responsible approach to fashion.

Bioloom

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Bioloom is a San Francisco-based manufacturer specializing in bioengineered textiles designed to replace traditional cotton. The company focuses on producing next-generation performance bio-fabrics that offer fully customizable options for the fashion and industrial textiles industries. By utilizing innovative bioengineering techniques, Bioloom aims to eliminate the need for cotton harvesting, thereby providing sustainable alternatives that meet the diverse needs of modern textile applications.
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