The investment from the OION network will support production expansion and team growth as the company prepares for commercial deployment.
"This investment marks an important milestone for Sages as we accelerate towards commercial deployment and bring sustainable colour solutions to market faster. We believe colour should not cost the earth, and our technology enables manufacturers to transition away from harmful synthetic dyes without compromising on performance or scalability."
Winfred reads them overnight, pulls out the facts, checks them against Companies House and files them. It was built by C8VA, who do the same kind of work for other businesses: turning messy, unstructured material into something you can search, count and rely on.
The Devon-based personal styling consultancy raised capital through the FounderCatalyst platform to fuel its next phase of growth.
"TopStylista Image Consultancy Ltd completed their funding round using the FounderCatalyst platform, all for a fixed fee of £1,495. A very exciting phase of growth lies ahead."
The £3m round was secured from investors including AlbionVC, SuperSeed, True Global, and January Ventures to support team growth and product development.
"Fit is one of the fashion industry’s biggest blind spots, and returns are now a board-level issue costing the industry billions. We’re backing Fit Collective because they’re tackling this challenge at its roots. The team is building the kind of intelligence layer we believe will power the next wave of operational transformation in retail."
The London startup will use the capital to advance product development and commercial deployment of its food waste dyes.
"Synthetic dye is used in everything from clothing to bedding and cosmetics. But this type of dye is highly toxic, carcinogenic and incredibly polluting."