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Planet Smart

Planet Smart produces compostable, bio-based superabsorbent polymers for sustainable hygiene products, agriculture and mining waste.
2023
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London, England, United Kingdom

Investment Funding

Last Funding Stage

Seed

Total Funding Amount

$1.0M

Last Funding Amount

$1.0M

Last Funding Date

18-11-2025

Startup Stage

Pre-Seed

Lead Investors

General Inception, Vertical Venture Partners

People

Founders

About

Planet Smart is a London-based deep tech startup creating smarter biomaterials for a better planet. Its flagship innovation, PlanetSorb™, is the world’s first naturally biodegradable, high-performance superabsorbent polymer designed to replace fossil-based plastics in hygiene, agriculture, packaging and mining waste products. Founded by Dr Gerald Marin and Maurice Rüttimann, Planet Smart’s mission is to eliminate microplastics from everyday life and prove that sustainable design can outperform the status quo.

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