About Shellworks
Shellworks is a design-led TechBio company that develops Vivomer, a bio-based, home-compostable polymer made from waste biomass through microbial fermentation, serving as a scalable alternative to single-use fossil-based plastics. The company provides end-to-end material formulation and product manufacturing for brands in beauty, personal care, oral care, and cleaning — including conglomerates like Unilever. Its mission is to make plastic waste a thing of the past by creating truly compostable packaging solutions that are competitive with conventional plastics in performance and cost.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$22.1M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Insiya Jafferjee
CEO and Co-Founder of Shellworks. Previously a Manufacturing Design Engineer at Apple. Holds an MA and MSc in Innovation Design Engineering from the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London.
LinkedInEd Jones
Co-Founder of Shellworks. Met co-founders through a joint Master's Degree in Innovation Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London.
Amir Afshar
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Shellworks. Graduate of the Royal College of Art (Architecture 2017, IDE 2019). Previously worked at Studio Banana, Atelier Luma, and ETAC.
LinkedInWhat happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.