Sustainable technology scale-up Matter agrees major partnership
Sustainable technology scale-up Matter has entered a major partnership with one of Europe’s leading domestic washing machine manufacturers.
It will see BSH launch a sustainable microfibre filter for use with Bosch and Siemens washing machines that will address the global microplastic pollution crisis by preventing up to 97% of microfibres from being released into wastewater during every wash cycle.
Adam Root, founder and chief executive of Bristol-based Matter, said: “We’re really excited to be partnering with BSH to launch this product and take our first step towards enabling people to tackle the global issue of microplastic pollution in their own homes.
“Our core technology is founded on the conviction that filtration is the most viable, near-term solution to stop microplastic pollution from further impacting our oceans, people and planet. Partnerships such as this are vital in helping us scale up and achieve this goal faster.”
Matter completed a successful $10m series A funding round last year with participation from S2G Ventures, SOUNDwaves and Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Consumer ClimateTech fund Regeneration.VC.
The Bosch filtration device will be powered by Matter’s unique patented self-cleaning technology, Regen.TM, and marks the scale-up’s first product to market following five years of development and five patents.
