Simmons & Simmons has unveiled the three pioneering start-ups chosen for the 2025 cohort of its GreenTech Fund – an initiative supporting breakthrough innovation at the intersection of climate action and technology.
This year again, the firm is awarding a total of £100,000 in free legal support to help the winners scale their solutions and navigate the complex legal landscape of growing a green tech business.
The 2025 GreenTech Fund winners are: Notpla, Sugarox, and PulpaTronics. These ventures are redefining what’s possible in the race to build a sustainable future – from eliminating plastic and rethinking supply chains to turbocharging carbon capture through agriculture.
Notpla
With its seaweed-based packaging that disappears naturally, Notpla is taking aim at one of the planet’s biggest pollution problems: single-use plastics. Already turning heads across the food and hospitality industries, the company is building momentum for a world where packaging doesn’t outlive the product it holds.
PulpaTronics
PulpaTronics is bringing radical sustainability to RFID technology with tags made entirely from paper-based materials. By eliminating the plastic and metals traditionally used, their innovation promises to dramatically cut emissions, pressure on raw materials, and waste across global supply chains.
SugaROx
What if crops could help rebalance the climate? SugaROx is engineering sugarcane to trap more carbon and produce higher biomass yields – helping farmers boost productivity while turning fields into powerful carbon sinks.
The selection process involved a cross-functional team of Simmons & Simmons lawyers and staff, who reviewed a wide range of applications from start-ups tackling everything from climate resilience to nature restoration.
Speaking about this year’s winners, Partner Robert Allen said: “These are not just exciting start-ups – they’re signals of where green innovation is headed. Each of these businesses is challenging the status quo in its own way, and we’re thrilled to provide them with the legal support they need to accelerate their impact.”
Since its launch, the Simmons & Simmons GreenTech Fund has supported dozens of early-stage companies driving positive environmental change.
