Neela Biotech

Raised $2.8M in a Pre-Seed round, announced 8 October 2026.

Round

Neela Biotech raised £2.1m in pre-seed funding led by Elbow Beach to move its waste-to-fuel technology from laboratory development into pilot-scale trials.

Amount
$2.8M
Stage
Pre-Seed
Announced
8 October 2026
Lead
Elbow Beach
Other investors
Ascension, Cambridge Enterprise, Ventures Together, strategic angel investors
Use of funds
Scale AI-driven technology and move from laboratory development to pilot-scale trials at an existing biogas plant over the next two years
Checked
Amount and date matched across 2 press sources

Company

Converts organic waste into sustainable aviation fuel feedstocks using microbial technology

Based in
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Sector
Health
Website
neelabiotech.com ↗

Founder

Sources and links

Sources
Cambridge startup Neela Biotech raises £2.1M from Elbow Beach to turn waste into jet fuel with AI techfundingnews.com
Cambridge biotech startup Neela raises £2.1m to turn waste into aviation fuel uktech.news
Website
neelabiotech.com ↗
LinkedIn
Deepanshu Singh ↗
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