# Beyond Leather Materials

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/beyond-leather-materials-aps

- Industry: Materials
- Headquarters: Søborg, Denmark
- Website: www.explore-leap.com
- Total disclosed funding: $1.2M
- Latest round: Seed (Jul 1, 2020)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Based in Denmark, and founded in 2017, Beyond Leather Materials ApS. trading as Leap, operates as a B2B supplier of a plant-based and eco-friendly sustainable alternative to leather that is based on fruit waste like apple pulp. In July 2020, Beyond Leather Materials ApS raised EUR 1.1 million in seed funding led by Jensengroup Investment Fund, with participation from Rockstart Enterprises B.V. and Vaekstfonden. As of December 2022, the company is led by its CEO Mikael Eydt.

Beyond Leather Materials ApS manufactures Leap a plant-based luxurious material and leather alternative made by upcycling apple waste discarded in cider production with an 85% bio-based composition and with a focus a on recyclability by design. The product is fully biodegradable, animal-free, and much more sustainable than animal-derived or synthetic leather.

The company plans to use the seed funding to expand its production facilities and commercialize its products.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jul 1, 2020, $1.2M — Vaekstfonden, Rockstart Enterprises, Jensengroup Investment Fund

## Investors

- Vaekstfonden (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vaekstfonden) — Seed
- Rockstart Enterprises (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rockstart-enterprises) — Seed
- Jensengroup Investment Fund — Seed