BioBlack for all
Global brands and manufacturers trust Nature Coatings BioBlack to deliver a durable and scalable alternative to carbon black that’s nontoxic and sustainably-sourced at a competitive price.
LEADERSHIP
JANE PALMER
Founder & CEO
KEVIN BRATCHER
President & COO
RYAN CHENG
Chief Revenue Officer
INVESTORS
Milestones
2016
Awarded National Science Foundation Award
2017
Accepted into Fashion for Good Accelerator and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)'s incubator program
2018
Incorporated;
first VC funding received
2019
Winner of Copenhagen Fashion Summit Pitch Contest
2020
First product on market with a major international fashion house; second tranche of VC funding received.
2021
First 100% biobased black pigment dispersion on market
2022
Established in-house manufacturing capabilities.
2023
Third tranche of funding from prominent VC funds and environmental activists.
2024
Established large scale production for in-house manufacturing; expanded to new industrial markets.
2025
Launched pigments for cosmetics industry and won Alle Award for BioBlack Beauty; fourth tranche of funding; IKEA and Asahi Partnerships.
Milestones
2016
Awarded National Science Foundation Award
2017
Accepted into Fashion for Good Accelerator and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)'s incubator program
2018
Incorporated;
first VC funding received
2019
Winner of Copenhagen Fashion Summit Pitch Contest
2020
First product on market with a major international fashion house; second tranche of VC funding received.
2021
First 100% biobased black pigment dispersion on market
2022
Established in-house manufacturing capabilities.
2023
Third tranche of funding from prominent VC funds and environmental activists.
2024
Established large scale production for in-house manufacturing; expanded to new industrial markets.
2025
Launched pigments for cosmetics industry and won Alle Award for BioBlack Beauty; fourth tranche of funding; IKEA and Asahi Partnerships.