ICOS Capital leads €3m bet on bacterial cellulose foam startup

Co-founders Elvin Karana and Jeroen van Rotterdam (CEO). Photos: TU Delft and press photo.
27 apr. 2026
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Co-founders Elvin Karana and Jeroen van Rotterdam (CEO). Photos: TU Delft and press photo.
A European consortium has backed Foamlab, an impact startup from the Netherlands replacing fossil-based plastic foams with compostable bacterial cellulose alternatives.

Some funding news from the Netherlands!

Dutch venture capital firm ICOS Capital is leading a €3M round into Foamlab, joined by Value Factory Ventures, DOEN Ventures, Capricorn Industrial Biotech Fund, and SHIFT Invest's TTT Green Tech Fund.

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