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Naturbeads

Naturbeads Ltd is a startup commercializing sustainable and biodegradable cellulose ingredients. Our cellulose microbeads are being tested in cosmetic and personal care products, paints and coating, adhesive, packaging and many other industrial and consumers applications to replace polluting plastic microbeads. Naturbeads cellulose beads are 100% biodegradable and show the same performance of plastic microbeads. Our achievements: 3 Innovate UK grants for a total value of ~£1.4 million to build two pilot plants and expand our range of applications from personal care and cosmetics to paints and coatings and consumers applications. 2 contracts (£200K) with the UK government for fully funded research to test our cellulose beads in biocatalysis and a follow-up Eureka Project (£250K) to bring the technology to TRL 6, due to start October 2022. £4200 Royal Society of Chemistry internship grant (cultured meat applications) Finalist IchemE Awards Innovation and Sustainability Categories Winner Manufacturing and Engineering Startup of the Year 2022 Hard Tech Finalist UKBAA 2022 UK Finalist KPMG Tech Innovator 2022 Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneers 2021 Winner Blue Tulip Award Climate and Energy 2021 Finalist Emerging Technology competition, Royal Society of Chemistry 2021 Selected for Plug and Play Japan 2021 Finalist Plug and Play Europe Program in partnership with the Alliance to end plastic waste 2021 Platinum Award MassChallenge Switzerland 2020 Selected for the Investment Catalyst event of the UKBAA 2*3-month Internship grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry £4000 Finalist SouthSummit 2020 2020 Nominee PostCode Lotteries Green Challenge 2nd place Virtual SouthSummit in Sustainability 2020 Finalist in Pitch@Palace 12.0 2019 Finalist in the Launch Great West Award 2019 - One to watch category UK 2018 Finalist of the Climate Launchpad competition Finalist in the 2018 Emerging Technologies Competition of the Royal Society of Chemistry

www.naturbeads.com Bath, United Kingdom 1-10 employees
Total raised
$14.7M
Latest round: +48% of prior total
Rounds
2
Latest
Series Unknown
Apr 2026

Naturbeads Ltd is a startup commercializing sustainable and biodegradable cellulose ingredients. Our cellulose microbeads are being tested in cosmetic and personal care products, paints and coating, adhesive, packaging and many other industrial and consumers applications to replace polluting plastic microbeads. Naturbeads cellulose beads are 100% biodegradable and show the same performance of plastic microbeads. Our achievements: 3 Innovate UK grants for a total value of ~£1.4 million to build two pilot plants and expand our range of applications from personal care and cosmetics to paints and coatings and consumers applications. 2 contracts (£200K) with the UK government for fully funded research to test our cellulose beads in biocatalysis and a follow-up Eureka Project (£250K) to bring the technology to TRL 6, due to start October 2022. £4200 Royal Society of Chemistry internship grant (cultured meat applications) Finalist IchemE Awards Innovation and Sustainability Categories Winner Manufacturing and Engineering Startup of the Year 2022 Hard Tech Finalist UKBAA 2022 UK Finalist KPMG Tech Innovator 2022 Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneers 2021 Winner Blue Tulip Award Climate and Energy 2021 Finalist Emerging Technology competition, Royal Society of Chemistry 2021 Selected for Plug and Play Japan 2021 Finalist Plug and Play Europe Program in partnership with the Alliance to end plastic waste 2021 Platinum Award MassChallenge Switzerland 2020 Selected for the Investment Catalyst event of the UKBAA 2*3-month Internship grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry £4000 Finalist SouthSummit 2020 2020 Nominee PostCode Lotteries Green Challenge 2nd place Virtual SouthSummit in Sustainability 2020 Finalist in Pitch@Palace 12.0 2019 Finalist in the Launch Great West Award 2019 - One to watch category UK 2018 Finalist of the Climate Launchpad competition Finalist in the 2018 Emerging Technologies Competition of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Naturbeads has raised $14.7M across 2 rounds. Its most recent round was a Series Unknown of $4.8M in Apr 2026. Full funding history, investors, and team are detailed below.

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Apr 23, 2026
Series Unknown
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