United Kingdom · Seed startup

Who invested in MarinaTex

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Biotech

Raised 9 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$471Kraised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

$248KSeed$223KRound
Latest round
Round, $223KJan 2026
Biggest round
$248KSeed · Oct 2025
Investors
1
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026
$248KSeed$223KRound
First round
Seed, $248K
Oct 2025
Biggest round
$248K
Seed · Oct 2025
Between rounds
4 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Jan 2026
    Round$223K

    No investor was named in the report.

    Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet

  2. Oct 2025
    Seed$248K1 new

    Source recorded

Funding filed with regulators

MarinaTex filed 2 raises, $1.1M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Jan 2026$223KUK share allotment
  2. Oct 2025$889KUK share allotment

Founders and team

From MarinaTex's own website: 2 founders, 3 on the team.

Craig SterlingCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Lucy HughesFounder & COO
  • Lawrie MatthewsCTFO · Chief Technology and Financial Officer
  • Dawn MaceOperations & Executive Manager
  • Sally BurrSenior Scientist

Everyone who backed them

EIT Food RisingFoodstarsAccelerator1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list MarinaTex as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

oneplanet.capitalVC firmPer its own site
South East AngelsAngel networkPer its own site

Quick answers about MarinaTex

Who invested in MarinaTex?

MarinaTex's investors include EIT Food RisingFoodstars.

How much has MarinaTex raised?

MarinaTex has raised $471K across 2 rounds since 2025.

When did MarinaTex last raise?

MarinaTex's most recent round, $223K, was in Jan 2026.

What was MarinaTex's biggest round?

MarinaTex's largest round on record is $248K (Seed), in Oct 2025.

Who backed MarinaTex first?

MarinaTex's first round on record, in Oct 2025, was backed by EIT Food RisingFoodstars.

What stage is MarinaTex at?

MarinaTex's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2025.

Where is MarinaTex based?

MarinaTex is based in the United Kingdom.

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