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.

TEAM

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JANE PALMER
Founder & CEO

KEVIN BRATCHER
President & COO

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CASEY VOS
Director, Business Development
Asphalt & BioBlack AR

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ANDRES GANDARILLAS
Quality & Compliance Manager

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DEVIN STANDERFER
Business Development Specialist

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RYON HARMS
Marketing & Communications

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SKYLER HICKS
Director, Business Development
Cosmetics & Industrials

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NEIL BELL
Director, Business Development
Textiles

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NIÑA FE PARAZ
Logistics Specialist

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LEVA ROHANI
Social Media Manager

INVESTORS

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  • Heartland
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Milestones

U.S. National Science Foundation
LAC Entrepreneurs innovation center interior

2016

Awarded National Science Foundation Award

2017

Accepted into Fashion for Good Accelerator and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)'s incubator program

Nature Coatings

2018

Incorporated;
first VC funding received

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2019

Winner of Copenhagen Fashion Summit Pitch Contest


Balenciaga retail storefront

2020

First product on market with a major international fashion house; second tranche of VC funding received.

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2021

First 100% biobased black pigment dispersion on market

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2022

Established in-house manufacturing capabilities.

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2023

Third tranche of funding from prominent VC funds and environmental activists.

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2024

Established large scale production for in-house manufacturing; expanded to new industrial markets.

Applying black eyeliner to a model’s eye

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.

Nature Coatings is on a mission to decarbonize color by developing and scaling bio-based black pigments to replace fossil carbon black in most industries.

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