Modern Meadow
INNOVERA™ is the transformative material crafted using plant- based proteins, biopolymers, and recycled rubber, resulting in over 80% renewable carbon content. Completely animal-free, INNOVERA™ is masterfully engineered to replicate the look and feel of the collagen found in leather. Developed by the bio-design company Modern Meadow (Nutley, New Jersey), INNOVERA™ redefines what’s possible across …
Profile
- Industry
- Alternative proteins, Cosmetics, Bioprocess equipment, Industrial chemistry, Packaging & plastics, Textiles & leather
- Topics
- Mycelium & leather/material alternatives, Hyaluronic acid, collagen & cosmetic bio-actives
- Role
- Producer — “…introduce new materials and processes that are more sustainable, with ongoing R&D and certifications to valida…”
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Modern Meadow is a bio-design company that develops and produces bio-based, animal-free leather alternatives using plant-based proteins and biopolymers.
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
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What they offer
Subsidiaries: Innovera Europe (Joint Venture)
Status
- 2024-06 Latest status: Modern Meadow sold its beauty and biomedical divisions to HTL Biotechnology in June 2024 to focus solely on its biomaterials business. ↗ ↗ ↗
Recent news 5
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- 2026-04-27 Introducing the ERBE Manicure Kit RALLYE featuring INNOVERA™ | Modern Meadow linkedin.comModern Meadow is positioning itself as a sustainability-focused innovator in biofabricated materials, expanding beyond leather to consumer accessories through its INNOVERA™ material and partnerships (e.g., with Becker Solingen) to blend performance, aesthetics, and circular …
- 2026-03-24 Modern Meadow Raises $130.0M Series C Funding | Signalbase trysignalbase.comModern Meadow just raised a $130M Series C to scale its INNOVERA™ plant-based, animal-free composite material, signaling strong investor confidence in its scalable, sustainable alternative to leather for automotive, footwear, furniture, and fashion.
- 2026-02-10 Modern Meadow to Showcase INNOVERA™'s Cross‑Industry Applications at Lineapelle Milan 2026 prnewswire.comModern Meadow is positioning INNOVERA™ as a versatile, animal-free, plant-based/biopolymer material that can replace leather across luxury automotive, footwear, interiors, and accessories, demonstrated through partnerships (notably Allbirds) and integration with tannery workflows …
- 2026-01-28 Modern Meadow and HELLER-LEDER Launch INNOVERA™ Europe to Advance Sustainable Material Innovation at Scale prnewswire.comModern Meadow is expanding its INNOVERA™ sustainable, animal-free leather alternatives by creating INNOVERA™ Europe with HELLER-LEDER to scale production in Europe, accelerate innovation, and deliver closer, more efficient supply to European customers.
- 2025-07-14 At Modern Meadow, Biofabricating a Sustainable Leather Alternative | BoF businessoffashion.comModern Meadow is positioning itself as a scalable, analytics-driven biofabrication pioneer offering Innovera, a next‑gen, 80% renewable-carbon leather alternative that can drop into existing tannery processes to supplement traditional leather. The company emphasizes a transparent …
Seen at forums
- Events
- World Bio Markets
- Years
- 2022–2024
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Network: owners, partners, peers
Ownership & investors 9
| investor | Avant Global |
| investor | Chanel |
| investor | Kohala Ventures |
| investor | Horizons Ventures |
| investor | ICONIQ Capital |
| investor | Cape Capital |
| investor | Astanor Ventures |
| investor | Evonik Venture Capital |
| subsidiary | Innovera Europe |
Partners & deals 2
| counterparty | HTL Biotechnology (acquired beauty and biomedical divisions) …Modern Meadow sold its beauty and biomedical divisions to HTL Biotechnology in June 2024 to focus solely on its biomaterials business.… |
| joint venture | Ventures …ohala Ventures. As of 2025, it employs 67 people. In January 2026, Modern Meadow formed a joint venture with HELLER-LEDER called INNOVERA Europe to scale production for the European market. Key… |
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Company facts
Funding
- Latest round: Series c · 2021-04-01 · US$ 130.0 M
- Total raised: US$ 186.1 M
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