# Simplifyber

> Simplifyber is a North Carolina biomaterials company reinventing how soft goods are made. Its proprietary natural-fiber liquid, Fybron, is injected into 3D molds to form fabric directly, skipping the spinning, weaving, cutting, and sewing steps of conventional textile production. Founded in 2021 by fashion veteran Maria Intscher-Owrang and Phil Cohen, the company targets fashion, footwear, bags, automotive and aviation interiors, and consumer packaging with a cellulose-based, largely biodegradable alternative to fossil-derived materials. It closed a $12M Series A led by Suzano Ventures in April 2025.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
- **Founders:** Maria Intscher-Owrang (CEO & Co-founder), Phil Cohen (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~24 employees
- **Products:** Fybron, Additive soft-goods manufacturing platform, Molded shoe upper (with Ganni)
- **Notable:** Developed Fybron, a proprietary cellulose-based liquid that molds directly into fabric and soft goods., Closed a $12M Series A led by pulp giant Suzano's venture arm in April 2025., Debuted its first molded shoe upper with Ganni at Paris Fashion Week 2024.

## Products & services

- **Fybron** — A proprietary natural-fiber liquid derived from cellulose sources such as wood, paper, and recycled textiles. It is injected into 3D molds to form fabric and finished soft goods directly, and in many applications is fully bio-based and biodegradable.
- **Additive soft-goods manufacturing platform** — A single-step molding process that replaces spinning, weaving, cutting, and sewing, enabling complex 3D shapes for shoes, bags, upholstery, interiors, and packaging.
- **Molded shoe upper (with Ganni)** — The company's inaugural product - a cellulose-derived shoe upper molded from Fybron, unveiled during Paris Fashion Week in September 2024.

## Achievements

- Developed Fybron, a proprietary cellulose-based liquid that molds directly into fabric and soft goods.
- Closed a $12M Series A led by pulp giant Suzano's venture arm in April 2025.
- Debuted its first molded shoe upper with Ganni at Paris Fashion Week 2024.
- Compressed textile manufacturing from many steps (spinning, weaving, cutting, sewing) into a single molding step.
- Raised a total of roughly $15.5M since founding in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Closed $12M Series A led by Suzano Ventures to scale bio-based material innovation across fashion, car interiors, and consumer goods.
- **2024-09** — Unveiled its inaugural product, a molded cellulose shoe upper, with Ganni at Paris Fashion Week.
- **2022-07** — Raised seed funding led by At One Ventures to reinvent how clothing is made.

## Links

- Website: https://simplifyber.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplifyber
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/simplifyber
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplifyber_inc/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Simplifyber-Inc-105796421853614/

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