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Critical.

Critical.

Private
AucklandFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://criticaldesign.nz/

Last Round

Seed

Dec 19, 2023

Total Funding Raised

$933,000

Company Overview

Critical. is a materials company that manufactures products from recycled plastic to create sustainable interiors.

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Sustainable Materials, Circular Economy, Green Building, Clean Manufacturing

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

sustainable building materialsrecycled plastic panelscircular economyplastic upcyclingsolid surface materialCleanstonewaste to valuegreen building materialsarchitectural materialsinterior fit-outsbuy-back programlow-carbon materialGreen Star materials

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Critical. Comparables

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Critical. comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
CompanySimilarityMarket Cap
Plasticiet
88%
Smile Plastics
86%
The Good Plastic Company
82%

Critical. Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
SeedDec 19, 2023

Key People

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Rui Peng

Co-founder CEO

Founding Team

Critical. Investors

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Critical. investors
InvestorRounds
StartmateSeed
SOUL CapitalSeed
Whakatupu Aotearoa FoundationSeed
Clare FoundationSeed

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersAuckland
Employee Range2
Year Founded2013
Last FundingDec 19, 2023

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