The Shellworks creates truly sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging. It's made from up-cycled waste and is a non polluting fertiliser at its end of life, providing an alternative to plastic that is easy to throw away without harming the environment.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $21.31M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 5
| Date | Name | Website |
| 06.06.2024 | Unreasonab... | unreasonab... |
| - | Founder Co... | foundercol... |
| - | Sie Ventur... | sie.ventur... |
| 28.05.2022 | Version On... | versionone... |
| - | BoxGroup | boxgroup.c... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 04.03.2026 | Series A | $15M | Alter Equi... |
| 04.06.2022 | Seed | $6.31M | - |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.03.2026 | Shellworks Raises $15M in Series A Funding | Shellworks, a London, UK-based bio-materials startup, raised $15m in Series A funding. The round was led by alter equity, with participation from Nat Friedman (NFDG) and JamJar (ex-founders of Innocent Drinks), alongside existing investors ... |
| 04.03.2026 | Shellworks raises $15M to scale sustainable plastic alternative Vivomer | London-based biomaterials company Shellworks has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Paris-based impact investment fund alter equity. The round also included participation from Nat Friedman (NFDG) and JamJar, founded by th... |
| 29.10.2025 | An overlooked sector that could drive UK growth? The beauty industry | The recent listing of the Beauty Tech Group is just one sign of the beauty industry’s growth-driving potential, writes British Beauty Council CEO Millie Kendall in today’s Notebook The recent listing of the Beauty Tech Group on the London S... |
| 25.05.2022 | Shellworks raises £5m for compostable plastic-free packaging | London-based biotech company Shellworks has raised $6.2m (£5m) in seed funding to scale its plastic-free and compostable packaging technology. Founded in 2019, the startup is aiming to ramp up the commercial side of its compostable vegan pa... |
| 24.05.2022 | Shellworks wants to crack makeup’s single-use plastic problem | Is the beauty industry ready to wean itself off single-use plastic? Shellworks is betting on it. Targeting cosmetics brands, the London-based biotech startup has scooped up a $6.2 million seed round to prove it can scale its petroleum-free,... |
| - | Shellworks | “Plastic-free, non-toxic, home-compostable packaging and materials engineered for sustainability. Stable in use but designed to disappear, zero microplastics are left behind by Vivomer as it biodegrades in the environment. Zero-waste packag... |