Nivatha Balendra’s Post

And with that, we ring the closing bell!🔔 Dispersa has closed an oversubscribed seed round at $5.8M CAD! After a long journey of fundraising, we are thrilled to share this news - marking an important chapter in Dispersa’s journey to make waste-derived biosurfactants mainstream. This round is led by Nadarra Ventures, with participation from new investors BDC Thrive Lab, Cycle Momentum, The51 Food and AgTech Fund, Fonds d'investissement Eurêka, through Hidden Layers Capital and angel investor, Richard de Palmas. We also continue this adventure with existing syndicate members Good & Well Inc., Dragonfly Ventures, BoxOne Ventures, and Front Row Ventures, bolstering their ongoing support of Dispersa’s growth. A heartfelt thank you to both our new and existing investors who have trusted us, and continue to trust us, on this journey ahead. We are grateful for your belief in our mission to reimagine the way we create surfactants. Thank you to our champions Mary Dimou Malcolm Fraser Alexandra Baillie Olga Cruz Sevrine Labelle Jennifer McDonald Wendy Cooper Felicity Meyer Emmanuelle Coppinger Richard de Palmas Anita Ludwar Judy Fairburn Therence Bois! I’d like to take a moment to shine light on my amazing teammate, our CFO, without whom this would not have been possible. Shay, thank you for dedicating so much to making this round a success. I’m grateful to have raised not one but two rounds so far with you and would not have it any other way. We’ve finally made it across the finish line! I would also like to thank our dream team! I’m blessed to work alongside such a passionate group of humans who make sure that our ambitious goals are achieved time after time. Thank you team for continuing to dream and turning our vision to reality each and every day. Last but not least, a big thank you to Jonathan Raizenne Emily Dufresne Mathieu Kiriakos for working tirelessly with us and the MaRS team Leah Perry Vivek Chandra B.Tech, MBA Farzin Mou Amanda Whalen for supporting us throughout! So what’s next? With this funding, we are excited more than ever to jump into commercial production mode: Massively scaling the world’s first waste-derived biosurfactant. PuraSurf M will be available for purchase in large quantities this year. If you are interested in learning more about our product or how to incorporate biosurfactants, please reach out! #seedfunding #dispersa #investments #growth #biosurfactants