# Lineat Composites

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/lineat-composites

- Industry: Materials
- Headquarters: Bristol, UK
- Website: www.lineat.co.uk
- Total disclosed funding: $1.2M
- Latest round: Seed (May 3, 2022)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in Bristol, UK, and founded in 2020, Lineat Composites Limited operates as a provider of fibre tapes for the market to reduce the costs and carbon footprint of composite materials and uses patented high-performance discontinuous fibre (HiPerDiF) alignment technology. The company was co-founded by its CTO, Lourens Blok, and others. In October 2024, Lineat Composites Limited raised GBP 1.4 million in venture funding co-led by new investors Green Angel Syndicate and the Development Bank of Wales.

The company’s flagship product, the AFFT Tape, which is made from recycled carbon fibre, features discontinuous fibres aligned in a continuous tape format, ensuring enhanced strength and durability. The firm closes the loop for carbon fibre with its Aligned Formable Fibre Technology (AFFT™). The AFFT product line includes AFFT Dry FibreForm, AFFT PrePreg, and various configurations to meet specific requirements, denoted by width, fibre aerial weight, fibre type, and resin type. Lineat serves industries such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, renewable energy, and sports.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, May 3, 2022, $1.2M — SFC Capital, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund

## Investors

- SFC Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sfc-capital) — Seed
- UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/uk-innovation-science-seed-fund) — Seed