Cleantech x Ari Care - Retrospect

“The world’s biggest green ideas competition ClimateLaunchpad has nurtured climate-friendly startups for already a decade. As we celebrate this milestone achievement, we are proud to showcase one of Estonia’s very own success stories that emerged from last year’s program.

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Have you ever wondered how much water is in your favorite shower gel or liquid soap? A whopping 95%. Not only does this result in excessive single-use plastic packaging, but it also leads to high shipping volume and weight, generating additional CO2 emissions during transport.

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ClimateLaunchpad 2022 alumni Ari Care has a simple yet effective solution to the problem: why not skip the water and create fully sustainable, organic powder-based formulas instead?

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Following the creation of their first hand wash formula by Tallinn University scientists, Ari Care has won Prototron Green Batch 2022 and the Next Big Thing category in the ClimateLaunchpad European finals by making it to the top 8 in the competition. In addition, Cleantech Estonia chose Ari Care as their 2022 Startup of the Year. Today, they are raising their seed round of €550,000, with €134,000 raised.

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ClimateLaunchpad played an essential role at the beginning of Ari Care’s journey.

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“ClimateLaunchpad was truly our launchpad to the world of cleantech. We met many other great startups throughout the program and constantly improved our idea and pitch during the well-structured program,” says Merilyn Kesküla, CEO of Ari Care.”

Read the full article here: https://www.cleantechestonia.ee/blog-new/ari-care-we-simply-dont-ship-water-2