Bin there, done that: Obeo to use seed fund in British bid

Obeo sells biodegradable food waste boxes to homeowners

Kate Cronin and Liz Fingleton, co-founders of Obeo, which sells biodegradable food waste boxes

Company: OBEO

Done deal:€350,000 funding

The clincher:“We know there is an opportunity in Europe, which has 40 million households with brown bins” – Liz Fingleton, co-founder and chief executive, Obeo

Obeo, the Dublin start-up selling biodegradable food waste boxes to homeowners, has raised €350,000 in seed funding. It has secured investment of €200,000 from a British seed fund, along with two private Irish investors. Enterprise Ireland’s High Potential Start-up Unit provided a further ...