# Planet Smart funding: rounds and investors

> Planet Smart has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Innovate UK and Vertical Venture Partners. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-smart (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Planet Smart*

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

Chemicals & Materials

Raised 12 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.0M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $1.0M Nov 2025
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Nov 2025** Pre-seed **$1.0M** [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) [Vertical Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertical-venture-partners) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Planet Smart's own website: 2 founders, 2 on the team.

**Dr. Gerald Perry Marin** CEO, Co-founder

**Maurice Rüttimann** COO, Co-founder

- **Dr. Peter Seufer-Wasserthal** Executive Chairman
- **Manav Vakil** Biopolymer Lab Intern

Advisers *Dr. Sara Jones* *Dr. Sven Serneels*

## Everyone who backed them

[Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm **1** round

[Vertical Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertical-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Planet Smart

### Who invested in Planet Smart?

Planet Smart's investors include Innovate UK and Vertical Venture Partners.

### How much has Planet Smart raised?

Planet Smart has raised $1.0M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Planet Smart last raise?

Planet Smart's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $1.0M in Nov 2025.

### What was Planet Smart's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.0M in Nov 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Planet Smart first?

Planet Smart's first round on record, in Nov 2025, was backed by Innovate UK and Vertical Venture Partners.

### What stage is Planet Smart at?

Planet Smart's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Nov 2025.

### Where is Planet Smart based?

Planet Smart is based in the United Kingdom.

## Companies like Planet Smart

In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

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