Food and consumer brands need packaging that reduces plastic without shortening shelf life or requiring new filling equipment.
R&D Focus
High-barrier molded fiber, compostable liners and sustainable packaging engineering.
Innovative Solution
Produces fiber trays designed as drop-in replacements for plastic trays on existing processing and packaging lines.
Solution Effectiveness
The company reports up to 85% less plastic by weight and shelf life equal to or better than plastic for validated applications. Products are shipping under multi-year supply agreements.
Investment Funding
Last Funding Stage
Preseed
Total Funding Amount
$3M
Last Funding Amount
$3M
Last Funding Date
09-05-2023
Startup Stage
Early Stage
Lead Investors
Stellaris Venture Partners, Z47
People
Founders
Vaibhav Goel
Ankur Gupta
Kapil Bhardwaj
CEO
Vaibhav Goel
About
Cirkla is a developer of sustainable packaging designed to help brands reduce their plastic footprint
Products
Product
High-barrier fiber trays for meat, seafood, ready meals, produce and custom applications.
Star Product
High-barrier meat and protein tray, because it demonstrates commercial replacement of plastic in a technically demanding category.
Demo Product or Complete Product?
Complete commercial products shipped to US protein producers and grocery retailers.
Future Plan
Market Expansion
Commercial presence and customer projects in the United States, India, the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Investment Funding
$3 million pre-seed round led by Matrix Partners India and Stellaris Venture Partners in 2023.
Awards and Recognitions
Certifications
Product lines report TÜV Austria, BPI, How2Recycle and FDA-related compliance or certification, depending on the application.
M&A and Collabs
Collab
US protein processors and grocery retailers: multi-year commercial supply agreements.
Collab
Research and manufacturing institutions in India: development of new sustainable packaging categories.
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