Climate Venture Exchange

Every year the UK throws away around 500,000 tonnes of spent coffee grounds, and most of it ends up in landfill. 

Scott Kennedy, co-founder of Revive Eco, saw the problem first-hand while studying entrepreneurship at Strathclyde and working in coffee shops. 

Today Revive turns those grounds into upcycled ingredients for the cosmetics industry, matching the performance of the virgin ingredients they replace.

In this episode Scott explains the three pillars behind the business: a patented, scaled extraction process, a reliable source of used coffee grounds, and growing demand from formulators, distributors and global brands. 

He talks candidly about the messy middle of scale-up, how Revive plans to reach cost parity, and why new EU green claims rules are creating a tailwind for the business.

Finally, Scott shares their long-term ambitions, details about their current raise and their plan for realising their vision.  

Zach Sorrells of The Research Adventure explains the purpose of the exchange and how it works for ventures and investors.