Faircraft
Faircraft is a material science company revolutionizing the fashion industry by creating lab-grown leather without animals. Leveraging cell biology and advanced material science, they engineer a new class of sustainable materials with exceptional touch and feel properties, high transformability, and a low environmental footprint. Their platform allows brands to fine-tune material characteristics at a cellular level to evoke specific emotions, enabling unique storytelling and design. They are actively seeking collaborations with designers and brands to bring their innovative materials to life.
Faircraft
Faircraft is a material science company revolutionizing the fashion industry by creating lab-grown leather without animals. Leveraging cell biology and advanced material science, they engineer a new class of sustainable materials with exceptional touch and feel properties, high transformability, and a low environmental footprint. Their platform allows brands to fine-tune material characteristics at a cellular level to evoke specific emotions, enabling unique storytelling and design. They are actively seeking collaborations with designers and brands to bring their innovative materials to life.
TL;DR
What they do: Biofabricated lab-grown real leather for fashion brands (B2B)
HQ & founding: Paris, France — founded 2021
Founders / leadership: Haïkel Balti (Co‑Founder & CEO), Cesar Valencia‑Gallardo (Co‑Founder & CTO)
Stage signal: Reported Series A
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Company Overview
Problem Domain
Sustainable materials and alternatives to animal leather for the fashion and luxury industry.
Founded
2021
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
Company listed as having completed a Series A; some funding details are redacted in sources.
Investor Signal
“AFI Ventures, Alliance for Impact, Arthur Waller, Blue Wire Capital, Bpifrance, CapHorn Invest, Entrepreneurs First, Heirloom, Joyance Partners, Kindred Ventures, Nicolas Douay, Sake Bosch”
Founders
What we do
Join the Team
As a Tissue Engineering Intern, you will be at the heart of our R&D. You will evaluate physical, biochemical, and process-based strategies to optimize the material and aesthetic properties of our cell-cultured leather.