Evoco’s Purpose
To lead a profitable materials transformation through
plant-based chemistry.
About Evoco
Evoco is a material innovation company founded to defossilize the global material value chain. Since 2016, we are developing a plant-based technology platform of scalable chemistry and material technologies to help our industry partners detoxify and decarbonize high-performance consumer and industrial products.
Evoco’s innovation platform can be used to produce high-performance Bio-Foams, Bio-Leathers, and Bio-TPU technologies. We have scaled the technology today with a focus on continued growth in the footwear industry while expanding our global reach with operations in China, Vietnam and Italy.
With 14 patents granted, Evoco is expanding its market opportunities by introducing new materials and technologies into additional verticals and product line categories.
To lead a profitable materials transformation through
The Issue
The world is awash with fossil-derived materials that are endangering life.
90%
Raw materials are made from chemicals and produced from oil and gas
20%
Global GHG emissions from material production
<9%
Fossil-derived products are recycled, mainly going to landfill
70%
Reduction of GHG needed to meet 1.5°C pathway by 2050
To achieve our targeted decarbonization and impact goals,
we must replace oil as a source raw material with plant-based alternatives.
Plants can replace fossil-based raw materials to tackle the problem of high greenhouse gas emissions in various applications in the advanced materials and durable consumer goods industry.
Leadership team
Jason Robinson
CEO & Co-Founder
Jason is a global leader in sustainable materials with 20+ years, including scaling second generation biofuel facilities.
Natalie Ashdown
COO & Co-Founder
Natalie is a cleantech entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in cleantech operations and technology development.
Emmanuel Riegert
VP of Operations Asia
Emmanuel has over 20+ years of manufacturing and business development within footwear and insole industries in Asia.
Gérald Alvoët
VP of Marketing
Gerald has a passion for brand building and innovative sustainability fields, coupled with 15 years in brand marketing and sales positions.
Jimi Leon
Operations Manager
Jimi excels our team forward through her skills in various supply chain management operations, material planning, demand management, and inventory control.
Alexandros Vasileiou
Project Manager & Team Lead
Alexandros is an established material and polymer science expert with a strong track record in material design and synthesis.
Advisory Board
Liz Rodgers
Board Member
and Executive Advisor
and Executive Advisor
Liz is a Sustainability Executive with extensive experience of 29 years at NIKE in driving and integrating sustainability at scale.
Guerino Sacripante
Technology
Executive Advisor
Executive Advisor
Guerino has a demonstrated history from innovation to development, with experience launching over 280 US Patents.
Benoit Forcier
Senior Partner, Cycle Capital
Board Member and Advisor
Board Member and Advisor
30 years of experience in corporate finance, venture capital and business development, including 15 years of tech and venture capital investing in Canada and the U.S.
Andrew Wilkes
Chairman of the Board, Director
Andrew is Past Chairman and a Founding Member of the National Angel Capital Organization. He is the Entrepreneur behind Tech North Inc. and an active Investor in Climate technologies.