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Octarine Bio

Harnessing nature to produce ultra strong, sustainable colours

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Nethaji Gallage

Founder & CEO at Octarine Bio

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Employees 6–20
Headquarters Denmark
Octarine bio-engineers yeast to produce ultra-strong, sustainable, and natural dyes through precision fermentation, offering a full color palette—including a bio-based black—as drop-in replacements for synthetic dyes. Based in Copenhagen, the company has gained early traction with global fashion brands and secured off-take agreements with industrial customers. This year, Octarine is scaling to commercial production, expanding into food markets, and positioning itself as the go-to clean-color platform across industries.
Food & Water

Notable Achievements

  • Raised $13.1 million in investment rounds.
  • Partnerships and off-take agreements with leading industrial customers.
  • First commercial line, PurePalette, launched at LFW & CPHFW; now in trials with top dye houses.

Currently Operating in Eight Regions

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