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: 1-10
Total raised: $14.2M
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Look Up Ve... | lookupvent... |
| - | Necessary ... | necessary.... |
| 10.07.2022 | Incite Ven... | incite.org |
| - | Climactic | climactic.... |
| - | H&M Gr... | hmgroupven... |
| 15.02.2026 | Kayak Vent... | kayak.vent... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 06.12.2024 | Grant | $1M | - |
| 04.03.2023 | Seed | $8.7M | Necessary ... |
| 16.02.2022 | Seed | $4.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.03.2026 | Rubi Raises $7.5M in Funding | Rubi, a San Francisco, CA-based company leveraging technologies that turn carbon into essential materials, raised $7.5M in funding. The round was led by AP Ventures and FH One Investments, with participation from Talis Capital, CMPC Venture... |
| 06.12.2024 | Rubi Secures $1 Million Phase II Grant from the National Science Foundation | Rubi, a San Francisco, CA-based carbon-to-cellulose platform provider, received a $969,961 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The company intends to allocate the amount for t... |
| 04.04.2024 | Q&A: Biomaterials startups are ‘not necessarily configured for venture capital,’ says GANNI co-founder | Deep tech and high fashion rarely appear in the same sentence — a point Nicolaj Reffstrup hopes to have a hand in changing. Reffstrup is best known as the co-founder of quirky-meets-über-cool fashion label GANNI, which he founded with his w... |
| 27.07.2023 | Walmart Collaborates with Rubi to Pilot Innovative Carbon Capture & Conversion Technology | “Walmart’s ability to mobilize positive impact across its supply chain of diverse US collaborations could be massively impactful in scaling our production and delivering on our commitments. We’re thrilled to collaborate with them,” said Nee... |
| 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 funding. The round was co-led by Talis Capital, Tin Shed Ventures, and H&M Group, with participation from Collaborative Fund and Necess... |
| 01.03.2023 | Rubi Partners with Reformation, GANNI, H&M, Nuuly, and Patagonia to Decarbonize the Fashion Industry | “Rubi is turning fashion’s supply chain on its head, transforming a wasteful and resource intensive process into a net positive for the planet,” said Kathleen Talbot, Chief Sustainability Officer and VP of Operations at Reformation. SAN FRA... |
| 16.02.2022 | Rubi Laboratories Raises $4.5M in Seed Funding | Rubi Laboratories, the San Francisco, CA-based developer of carbon-negative cellulosic textiles, raised $4.5m in seed funding. The round was led by Talis Capital and Necessary Ventures, with participation from Climactic, Collaborative Fund,... |
| 16.02.2022 | Green is the fashion flavor of the week with Rubi Labs’ materials made from captured CO2 | When you think of green, climate-aware industries, you’d be forgiven if fashion isn’t at the top of your list. Rubi Laboratories wants to put a dent in that by creating new, environmentally friendlier fabrics. The company does that by captu... |
| 16.02.2022 | Rubi Laboratories raises $4.5m in seed funding to supply major fashion brands with carbon-negative textiles | "We're at a pivotal moment in time where mature modern technologies and advances in biotech can meet to build a world where human prosperity and economic growth are planet-positive." SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) February 16, 2022 Today, ... |
| - | Rubi Laboratories | “Rubi Laboratories is creating a world where human prosperity is planet-positive, and supply chains are symbiotic with Earth. We turn carbon emissions into carbon-negative materials, starting with textiles for the apparel industry.” |