Lab-grown leather scales up as Gozen raises $3.3M from Happiness Capital, SoSV and others
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/25/lab-grown-leather-scales-up-as-gozen-raises-3-3m-from-happiness-capital-sosv-and-others/
Whether we like it or not, the leather industry significantly contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global waste generation. The current methods used to fulfil the increasing demand for leather involve a fairly simple, and completely unsustainable solution: simply raising more livestock (which contribute about 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions).
However, there are now startups spearheading the development of bio-based substitutes, which possess comparable or even better characteristics than traditional leather.
Lab-grown leather scales up as Gozen raises $3.3M from Happiness Capital, SoSV and others
Oct 25, 2023, 8:27am UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/25/lab-grown-leather-scales-up-as-gozen-raises-3-3m-from-happiness-capital-sosv-and-others/
> Whether we like it or not, the leather industry significantly contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global waste generation. The current methods used to fulfil the increasing demand for leather involve a fairly simple, and completely unsustainable solution: simply raising more livestock (which contribute about 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions).
> However, there are now startups spearheading the development of bio-based substitutes, which possess comparable or even better characteristics than traditional leather.