Octarine bio
Octarine bio
Bio-based dye palette that replaces conventional synthetic dyes
Investment vertical
- Biosolutionsabout /verticals/biosolutionsBiosolutions
Stage
- Seed
Website
www.octarinebio.com about https://www.octarinebio.com/The challenge
The textile industry, particularly conventional dyeing, is one of the most polluting industries globally. Its reliance on fossil-based synthetic dyes burdens the planet with high water and energy use, toxic chemical pollutants, and substantial greenhouse gas emissions. Finding vibrant, broad-spectrum colours that are environmentally friendly has long been a barrier, as natural dyes often lack the range, consistency, and scalability that fashion and textile supply chains demand.
The solution
Octarine Bio uses synthetic biology and precision fermentation to produce a bio-based dye palette that replaces conventional synthetic dyes. Their dyes are vibrant, scalable, and compatible with natural and synthetic fabrics, while reducing water use, energy consumption, CO₂ emissions, and toxicity. With Octarine’s nature-derived dyes, the textile industry can adopt sustainable colour solutions without compromising quality or scale.
Footprint team
Jonas draws on experience in investment, corporate finance, and strategy from philanthropy, private equity, and venture capital as well as from investment banking.
Before joining The Footprint Firm, Jonas was Head of Strategy & Special Projects and member of the Senior Leadership Team in the Novo Nordisk Foundation, with responsibility for impact investments and philanthropic strategy in both health and sustainability. Also, Jonas served on the Investment Advisory Board of Den Sociale Kapitalfond Invest and has been involved in the corporate governance development of the Novo Nordisk Foundation group of companies.
Prior to this Jonas worked at Novo Holdings, the Novo Nordisk Foundation’s investment company, covering an array of life science investments in sustainability, health and biotech companies, ranging from early start-ups to large mature companies in both the private and public space.
Moreover, Jonas worked for a leading Danish M&A advisor FIH Partners, where he advised on a variety of transactions.
Jonas holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Finance as well as a Bachelor of Science in International Business from Copenhagen Business School and has studied at Harvard.