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Oxwash
Sustainable and ultra-reliable laundry & wet cleaning services.
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- Retail
- B2B
- Enterprise
- Sustainability
- Logistics
- Supply Chain
- Oxford, UK
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Company mission
To permanently eliminate the impact of washing on our planet and us.
57% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Oxwash was founded in 2017 by Dr Kyle Grant. What began as a student's grassroots laundry operation soon snowballed into a venture-backed business. The company now operates in multiple UK cities, and has enjoyed a high rate of growth since its inception.
Grant and his team utilise their backgrounds in microbiology to provide customers with the highest quality finish possible. Oxwash operates via an easy to use app and offers a convenient delivery service.
Oxwash differs from its competitors in its desire to eradicate its impact on the environment by using smarter technology, sustainable energy and reclaimed water. They have carved out a profitable niche in an otherwise highly polluting industry.
Their combination of scientifically backed cleaning technology, sustainability and convenience has given Oxwash a high degree of visibility, and secured a great deal of early and continuing investment.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Enhanced sickness policy and maternity/paternity leave
- Free personal laundry and wet/dry cleaning
- Mental health support via SPILL
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- Excellence: Provide the best service
- Innovation: Sustainable solutions over brute force
- Simplicity: Less is more
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2022
$12.4m
SERIES A
Nov 2021
$0.7m
SEED
Total funding: $20.2m
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Leadership
Kyle Grant
(Founder & CEO)Graduated from Cardiff with a first-class honours in Microbiology, then studied at KCL and Oxford. Worked as a system engineer at NASA. Founded Oxwash in 2017.
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Oxwash is a company that strongly believes in developing its staff and promoting from within wherever possible. I myself am a beneficiary of internal promotion and have, in turn, played a role in promoting many others to a higher position within the company.
Operations & Strategy
Career progression
Jan 2022
At Oxwash, we firmly believe that healthy, open feedback and debate is the best course towards growth and development. We hold regular 1-1's staff meetings and performance reviews to hold each other accountable and keep our team members on target. Further, we provide complete transparency on how the business is progressing and driving towards our goals to all levels of the organisation.
Operations & Strategy
Open and honest communication
Jan 2022
Oxwash's mission is to bring simple, sustainable laundry and wet cleaning to everyone. Before joining, I was somewhat ignorant of the impact the laundry and textiles industries have on the environment but I have learned so much since being with Oxwash and I am hugely proud to be part of the solution to a completely fractured and highly polluting industry.
Operations & Strategy
Inspiring mission
Jan 2022
