In this episode, Laurie Lancee speaks with Julia Bialetska, co-founder of S.Lab.

S.Lab is replacing polystyrene packaging with a material grown from plant waste and mushroom roots. It is 100% compostable, home biodegradable within 30 days, and produced at price parity with conventional polystyrene.

With 15 billion kilograms of polystyrene produced every year, and 90% ending up in landfills, the need for a scalable alternative is urgent. S.Lab has developed a proprietary, mold-free production process using robotics and bioprocessing, and is already running pilots with L'Oreal, Nespresso and JTI.

They are raising a €2.5M seed round to deploy 50 mini factories across Europe and scale their direct packaging sales.

Key Metrics:

• Sector: DeepTech / Sustainable Materials
• Country: Spain
• Business model: B2B direct sales + technology licensing (mini factory subscription)
• Market: Protective packaging, €300B globally, €80B in Europe
• Value proposition: Sustainable packaging at the speed, scale and price the market needs

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