A Bristol tech company that was the only UK finalist for Prince William's Earthshot Prize 2025 has secured funding from Inter IKEA.

Matter has developed technology that prevents microplastics and microfibres from textile production entering waterways during manufacturing.

The company, which has already raised millions of pounds of funding, said Inter IKEA - the group of companies connecting IKEA franchisees with suppliers - was leading the latest round although details of the transaction were not disclosed.

The finance will allow Matter to install its tech in some 400 factories by 2030, preventing 15,000 tones of pollution entering the ocean over the next five years, the business said.

Adam Root, chief executive and founder of Matter, said the investment and adoption of its tech - know

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