Lenera

We are a Change 100 Winner! 🏆 We’re thrilled to share that we’ve been named one of the Top Impact Startups to Watch in 2026 🎉 Out of hundreds of inspiring ventures worldwide, Lenera bio-based species-agnostic skin platform for the luxury leather industry, was recognized as a bold solution to one of the most pressing problems globally 🙌 Launched by We Make Change as an answer to the urgency of the world’s challenges, hashtag#Change100 celebrates and accelerates the most innovative sustainability & social impact startups shaping the future. We’re honored to join this incredible cohort – and excited to grow our impact with support from global partners like Microsoft's Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact and ChangeNOW. 🏆 See the full list: lnkd.in/enyfacAv We Make Change hashtag#Change100 hashtag#ImpactStartup hashtag#SDGs

The Profitability Paradox: Exotic leather is the crown jewel of luxury brands, driving high margins and reinforcing brand positioning. Ethical & Environmental Liability: 2 million exotic animals killed annually for their skins Traditional tanning is chemically devastating Operational & Regulatory Vulnerability: Plagued by illegal wildlife trafficking, unregulated farming, supply lead time and logistic hurdles, European Luxury groups rely on volatile imports. The Consumer Ultimatum: For 60% of luxury clients sustainability is a non-negotiable prerequisite for purchase. Lenera is a next-generation biotech company dedicated to precision-crafting of bespoke, ethical, and sustainable luxury biomaterials. Our innovation is the first bio-based species-agnostic platform that yields new skins with engineered precision, scalable and seamlessly integrating into luxury brands production workflows. Our bio-fabricated skins eliminates animal sourcing, avoid toxic pre-tanning, shortens production cycles, reduces variability and integrates directly into existing tanneries enabling luxury industries and materials focused markets to access sustainable, bespoke, and biologically authentic materials. Lenera is leading a needed revolution: an epic change from leather as an extractive product of animal death to leather as a regenerative, sustainable and ethical biomaterial from living cells. lenera.eu www.linkedin.com/company/lenera