SS.Lab
S.Lab grows 100% biodegradable protective packaging from agricultural waste (hemp) and mushroom mycelium as a replacement for expanded polystyrene, with material that composts in under 45 days and is certified OK Home Compost. Founded in Ukraine and now producing from an automated line in Málaga, Spain (legal entity registered in Tallinn, Estonia; office also in Kyiv), it is an early-stage climate/biomaterials company that closed a ~€700k pre-seed in 2023 and has raised over €1.3M total including grants and accelerator funding, with pilots at L'Oréal, JTI and Nespresso.
SectorsSustainable Packaging, Biomaterials, Climate Tech, Circular Economy, Manufacturing
Start-up MapEnergy & Climate › Waste valorisation & biomaterials
Founders
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Eugene Tomilin
CTO & Co-Founder
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Julia Bialetska
CEO & Co-Founder
Global models 5
FFootprint
United States · www.footprintus.com ↗
Makes plant-fibre, compostable packaging to replace plastic and foam and sells it B2B to food and consumer brands.
$200M+Comparable
EEcovative
United States · www.ecovative.com ↗
Invented mycelium-grown packaging that replaces expanded polystyrene, and makes money from its own materials and from licensing the process.
$100M+Comparable
NNotpla
United Kingdom · www.notpla.com ↗
Sells home-compostable packaging made from natural feedstock (seaweed) to large consumer brands as a plastic replacement.
$30MComparable
MMagical Mushroom Company
United Kingdom · magicalmushroom.com ↗
Grows protective packaging from mycelium and farm waste to replace polystyrene for brands such as Dell and Seedlip.
$5MComparable
GGrown.bio
Netherlands · www.grown.bio ↗
Makes and licenses mycelium-and-hemp-waste protective packaging as a home-compostable swap for EPS foam.
$3MComparable
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Investors 8
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Techstars
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GGoogle for Startups
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MMorgan Stanley (Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures Lab)
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Sasha Reminny (angel)
VVesna Capital
ZZAS Ventures
BBeamline Accelerator
Funding rounds 2
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead |
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| 2025-09-15 | Pre-seed (estimated) | approximately €288K | Morgan Stanley (Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures Lab) |
| 2023-10 | Pre-seed | approximately €700K |
Lead not disclosed
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News 8
Open as list →| Published | Article |
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| 2026-01-08 |
Startup of the day: S.Lab, eco-friendly packaging made from waste and mycelium ↗
AIN.Capital
2026-01-08 |
| 2025-12-15 |
Mycelium breakthrough shows there's mush-room to grow in greener manufacturing ↗
The European
2025-12-15 |
| 2025-09-18 |
S.Lab receives £250,000 in investment from Morgan Stanley ↗
AIN.Capital
2025-09-18 |
| 2024-12-30 |
S.Lab scales ag waste-based packaging in Spain ↗
Biofuels Digest
2024-12-30 |
| 2024-12-24 |
Ukrainian Startup Is On A Mission To Scale Biodegradable Packaging ↗
Forbes
2024-12-24 |
| 2024-10-28 |
Julia Bialetska, co-founder and CEO of S.Lab, on the technology of eco-friendly packaging production and investments in a startup ↗
Mezha.Media
2024-10-28 |
| 2024-10-01 |
S.Lab secures $100,000 from Google for biodegradable packaging ↗
Tech.eu
2024-10-01 |
| 2024-03-19 |
Commission announces winners in three categories of the European Prize for Women Innovators ↗
European Commission
2024-03-19 |