Justin Knowles

Founder + Principal at Facture | Guiding startups to materialize the future.

πŸ“ United StatesπŸ”„ Updated September 2026πŸ’Ό 3 investmentsπŸ“… 6 years investingπŸ—“ Last invested Jun 2023
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6y
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Advisor & Investor
Jun 2023
Bunafr is a green coffee marketplace that is changing the game of coffee personalization. The company sells green coffee beans from award winning farms and with a soon to be shipped home coffee roaster, the company plans to provide the means to roast coffee at home at the highest quality and with a push of a button. With the teams collective experience of 40 years in coffee, 40+ yrs in technology/design/marketing/supply chain, the company aims to democratize coffee roasting and provide the highest quality cup and benefit farmers & planet. Our green mission starts with green beans.β„’
Advisor & Investor
Nov 2020
We’re the creators of soil transformation, an environmentally-friendly alternative to burial and cremation. Over a 30-day process, we gently transform a body into nutrient-rich soil. Families receive a portion of this soil - to scatter or plant - and the remaining soil is sent to conservation land that we acquire, to restore and protect it for future generations. Our experience is carbon neutral, digital-first and underpinned by best-in-class family care. Visit earthfuneral.com to learn more.
Advisor & Investor
Jun 2020
Our mission at Miravel is to empower urban residents to lead healthy and sustainable lives. We believe that the secret to true health and wellbeing lies in our sense of community and our relationships with food and nature. We are transforming the built environment into spaces that foster true health and wellness with the worlds first AI-powered Community Gardens. ABOUT THE WALL GARDEN The worlds first wall mounted AI-powered garden is easy for any building to install in under 45 minutes. No plumbing, no soil, no mess and less than 3 minutes of maintenance per month. ABOUT the MIRAVEL MEMBERSHIP Tenants can subscribe to a monthly membership to grow sprouts, leafy greens, herbs or edible flowers year-round. ABOUT the MIRAVEL COMMUNITY Tenants can host and attend themed potlucks in their buildings to make memorable connections.
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2023
Advisor & Investor
Jun 2023
Bunafr is a green coffee marketplace that is changing the game of coffee personalization. The company sells green coffee beans from award winning farms and with a soon to be shipped home coffee roaster, the company plans to provide the means to roast coffee at home at the highest quality and with a push of a button. With the teams collective experience of 40 years in coffee, 40+ yrs in technology/design/marketing/supply chain, the company aims to democratize coffee roasting and provide the highest quality cup and benefit farmers & planet. Our green mission starts with green beans.β„’
2020
Advisor & Investor
Nov 2020
We’re the creators of soil transformation, an environmentally-friendly alternative to burial and cremation. Over a 30-day process, we gently transform a body into nutrient-rich soil. Families receive a portion of this soil - to scatter or plant - and the remaining soil is sent to conservation land that we acquire, to restore and protect it for future generations. Our experience is carbon neutral, digital-first and underpinned by best-in-class family care. Visit earthfuneral.com to learn more.
Advisor & Investor
Jun 2020
Our mission at Miravel is to empower urban residents to lead healthy and sustainable lives. We believe that the secret to true health and wellbeing lies in our sense of community and our relationships with food and nature. We are transforming the built environment into spaces that foster true health and wellness with the worlds first AI-powered Community Gardens. ABOUT THE WALL GARDEN The worlds first wall mounted AI-powered garden is easy for any building to install in under 45 minutes. No plumbing, no soil, no mess and less than 3 minutes of maintenance per month. ABOUT the MIRAVEL MEMBERSHIP Tenants can subscribe to a monthly membership to grow sprouts, leafy greens, herbs or edible flowers year-round. ABOUT the MIRAVEL COMMUNITY Tenants can host and attend themed potlucks in their buildings to make memorable connections.
2017
Founder + Principal
Apr 2017
Facture provides early-stage product development and functional prototyping for entrepreneurs, startups and established companies seeking to evaluate and explore cutting edge ideas.
early stageDesign Services
2012
Technical Project Manager, Lead Mechanical Engineer, Ventures Director
Jul 2012
We realize product visions that enhance peoples lives. Product Creation Studio is an integrated product development consultancy. We fuse our passion and expertise in strategic design and precision engineering to create, innovate, and solve complex challenges for our clients across the consumer, medical, and industrial fields. From burgeoning start-ups to top-tiered companies, we make products happen.
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2020–2023 Β· 3 investments
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