Founder and Chief Executive
VitroLabs
Talks covered by this speaker
Building the Future of Leather with Cellular Agriculture
Categories covered by Ingvar
About this Speaker
Ingvar is the founder and Chief Executive of VitroLabs, a startup bringing to market a true replacement for quality leather. By harnessing nature and science, they’ve developed a process to grow real leather from cells that is better for business, people, animals, and the environment.
His interest in design led to his first venture, Ostwald Helgason, a fashion brand that he co-founded in 2006. He went on to co-found Woah, a cloud platform for apparel companies, helping brands and manufacturers speed up processes, reduce waste and improve profitability. In 2016, he co-founded VitroLabs to focus on the intersection of biotechnology, engineering, and sustainability.