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January 8, 2021

Next gen plastic startup Xampla raises £6m

Xampla wants to replace single-use plastics with an alternative made entirely from plant proteins


Freya Pratty

2 min read

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British startup Xampla, a spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has raised £6.2m in seed funding to expand its natural plant-protein alternative to plastic. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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