# PEELSPHERE

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/peelsphere

- Industry: Materials
- Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
- Website: www.peelsphere.com
- Total disclosed funding: $0.1M
- Latest round: Angel (May 23, 2022)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Established in 2022 and based in Shenzhen, China, Shenzhen Peelsphere Biotechnology Co., Ltd., trading as PEELSPHERE, operates as a biodegradable materials developer focuses on researching biodegradable leather alternatives. It cooperates with the Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The company has already received the German Sustainability Award, the Oxford University Award for Best Innovation and the Kering Group's k-generation award. In June 2026, PEELSPHERE raised a strategic investment from Shenzhen Capital Real Estate Fund.
The company has developed PEELSPHERE, a 100% biodegradable and environmentally friendly material, and the resulting product is a stretchable and waterproof textile made from fruit waste and algae. The raw materials have been expanded to more than 60 types of common plants such as coffee cherries, grape skins, and seaweed. The product serves as an alternative to genuine and synthetic leather. PEELSPHERE series biotech leather is used in many fields such as clothing, bags, packaging materials, home furnishings, and automobiles.

The company generates revenue by developing and providing PEELSPHERE series biotechnology leather biodegradable environmentally friendly materials.

The strategic investment raised in June 2026 will be primarily used for new product development and team expansion.

## Funding rounds

- Angel, May 23, 2022, $0.1M — CRCM, Zhilian Jiyong Venture Capital

## Investors

- CRCM (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/crcm) — Angel
- Zhilian Jiyong Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhilian-jiyong-venture-capital) — Angel