Using kombucha as a base, startup Bucha Bio is creating plastic alternatives from its new...
Zimri Hinshaw, CEO of Bucha Bio, moved his startup to Houston to tap into the city's talent based and biotech startup ecosystem.From your favorite yoga pants to your cozy fleece or trusted sneakers, chances are you wear a little bit of plastic every day.The fashion industry is awash with plastics with some studies finding nearly half of fast-fashion women’s clothing brands are made of new plastics like polyester, acrylic, nylon and elastane.
He started drying out sheets of SCOBY under his roommate’s bed in his dorm room, eventually launching his own startup in 2019, called Bucha Bio Inc. He became a self-taught novice scientist, and participated IndieBio, a startup accelerator by the venture capital firm SOSV aimed at providing biotech startups with funding and mentorship.
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