'Sustainable laundry': Leonardo DiCaprio-backed fund invests in UK microplastics filtration start-up

Cecilia Keating
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'Sustainable laundry': Leonardo DiCaprio-backed fund invests in UK microplastics filtration start-up

Star-studded fundraising round will enable Matter to scale up deployment of technology that removes toxic microplastics from waste water

A UK microplastics filtration start-up has snapped up $10m in funding from investment vehicles backed by Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Leonardo DiCaprio. Bristol-based company Matter announced...

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