Investors

A patented laminate moving from qualification into volume supply.

Why now

AI infrastructure, electrification and high-performance electronics are increasing demand for PCB materials and capacity, while OEMs are under pressure to cut Scope 3 emissions. FR-4 ties both problems to glass fibre and epoxy. Soluboard® offers a laminate with 68% lower assessed cradle-to-gate CO₂, a separate raw-material supply chain and pricing developed to compete.

How Jiva makes money

Jiva supplies Soluboard® laminate to the PCB value chain. An OEM specifies Soluboard® on its bill of materials; an approved fabricator buys the laminate and manufactures the board for an assembly partner. The model fits existing supply chains, with Jiva supporting customers through design assessment, prototyping, qualification and scale-up.

What protects it

Granted patents in seven markets from patent family WO2018/234801, the Solvanta™ polymer platform, and manufacturing know-how in lamination, material properties and end-of-life separation.

Where we are

Soluboard® is UL 94 V-0 rated and made under an ISO 9001:2015 quality system. Jiva has expanded its production facilities, received a first production order from ICAPE Group, and works with OEMs through programmes including the Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator and Logitech’s Future Positive Challenge. The timeline below links to each announcement.

Backed by

Turquoise Capital

A financial adviser and investor in climate technologies, and fund manager of the Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2, investing in companies that make measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2

Invests in early and late-stage ventures that make measurable reductions to greenhouse gas emissions, with financial return and sustainability as its primary objectives.
Katapult Climate

Invests in and accelerates start-ups with a positive impact on the climate. Katapult’s programmes have backed 146 companies from 47 countries across climate tech, smart cities, mobility and renewable energy.
Armstrong Capital

A London-based asset manager focused on impact investment: shelter, food, health, water and power generation delivered in a less resource-intensive way.
Sorbon Ventures

The venture arm of Sorbon Investments, a family office with links to the building market, building a portfolio of IP-led and game-changing businesses.
Venrex

A London-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage, high-growth businesses, with a fund dedicated to founders from the Royal College of Art.
InnovationRCA

The Royal College of Art’s centre for entrepreneurship and commercialisation, running start-up and accelerator programmes and providing IP and business support.