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Black-Owned Fiber And Material Science Firm Aja Labs Raises $2.5Mm Ahead Of Launching Patent-Pending Hair Extensions Made From Plants

PRIVATENov 30, 2022

Amount Raised

$2.5 Million

Round Type

Seed

HoustonManufacturingBiotechnologyFashion

Investors

Better VenturesImpact America Fund

Description

Aja Labs has raised $2.5MM in a seed round of funding led by Impact America Fund, Better Ventures, and SOSV's IndieBio, with participating changemakers across public health, business, beauty, and cosmetics, including Diishan Imira, CEO of Mayvenn, a beauty-tech company and platform for hairstylists that closed a $40MM Series C in Summer 2022. The money will fuel Aja Lab's move from development to commercialization of their first product, biomaterial hair fibers made from plant material sold under the consumer brand Nourie.

Quick answer

Aja Labs raised $2.5 Million in a Seed round, dated November 30, 2022. Investors: Better Ventures and Impact America Fund. Aja Labs is based in Houston, Texas, United States.

How much did Aja Labs raise?
Aja Labs raised $2.5 Million in a Seed round on November 30, 2022.
Who invested in Aja Labs?
Better Ventures and Impact America Fund are named as investors in this round.
What does Aja Labs do?
Aja Labs is a unique multi-disciplinary project currently focused on bringing deep science solutions to the fibers industry.
Where is Aja Labs based and how big is it?
Aja Labs is based in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Who else raised in Fashion and Manufacturing around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Aja Labs that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Wakefit raised $40M (Funding Round) on January 13, 2023.
  • Neptune Wellness Solutions raised an undisclosed amount (Debt Financing) on January 13, 2023.
  • PBS Biotech raised $22M (Funding Round) on January 9, 2023.
  • Liquidia raised an undisclosed amount (Debt Financing) on January 9, 2023.
  • MedX Health raised an undisclosed amount (Convertible Note) on January 6, 2023.
  • Mantra Bio raised $9M (Series A) on January 4, 2023.

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Company Information

Company

Aja Labs

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

About

Aja Labs is a unique multi-disciplinary project currently focused on bringing deep science solutions to the fibers industry. We're getting our start with the $7 billion hair extension space. We are an unapologetically diverse team of scientists, engineers, and innovators inspired to discover, develop and promote non-toxic, ethical, and sustainable materials and processing. Follow us as we venture toward meaningful impact in both the consumer marketplace and the materials science space. We create solutions for the many dynamic and diverse communities of which we identify.

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