VVP co-led a $1M pre-seed round for Planet Smart, a London-based deep tech startup developing biodegradable superabsorbent polymers to replace fossil-based plastics in hygiene products.
NOV 18, 2025
Planet Smart develops tunable, bio-based polyamino-acid specialty polymers designed for application-specific performance and biodegradation without persistent microplastic residues
Planet Smart develops tunable, bio-based polyamino-acid specialty polymers designed for application-specific performance and biodegradation without persistent microplastic residues. Its shared chemistry and reactive-extrusion manufacturing platform supports products for agriculture, industrial water treatment, home and personal care, and hygiene, with agricultural root-zone water management among its initial proof points.