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Country: Spain
The Post Fiber provide recycling solution for the fashion industry. It mechanically recycles discarded clothing, separating recyclable fibers and turning them into new yarn. Then startup supplies recycled fibers to partners, who process them into new yarn and fabrics that meet strict sustainability criteria. Post Fiber has its own recycling plant in Sabadell. The company is supported by large experienced textile industry players: Hallotex, Textil Santanderina, Moda-Re and Margasa.
The Post Fiber provide recycling solution for the fashion industry. It mechanically recycles discarded clothing, separating recyclable fibers and turning them into new yarn. Then startup supplies recycled fibers to partners, who process them into new yarn and fabrics that meet strict sustainability criteria. Post Fiber has its own recycling plant in Sabadell. The company is supported by large experienced textile industry players: Hallotex, Textil Santanderina, Moda-Re and Margasa.
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Country: USA | Funding: $176.6M
Circ recycles discarded clothing to produce the basis of petroleum- and plant-based fabrics. The startup has figured out how to chemically separate blended fabrics into their original components without destroying either fiber. It recycles cotton, poly-cotton, polyester, nylon using water as a solvent. This makes the tech a clean and economical alternative in the recycling industry. Circ’s dissolving pulp and petroleum monomers can be sold at the same cost as virgin materials to manufacturers who make fibres. The company operates industrial-sized textile-to-textile recycling plants in US and France. Allbirds, Zara, and H&M are incorporating Circ-recycled textiles into their product lines, despite a small price premium.
Circ recycles discarded clothing to produce the basis of petroleum- and plant-based fabrics. The startup has figured out how to chemically separate blended fabrics into their original components without destroying either fiber. It recycles cotton, poly-cotton, polyester, nylon using water as a solvent. This makes the tech a clean and economical alternative in the recycling industry. Circ’s dissolving pulp and petroleum monomers can be sold at the same cost as virgin materials to manufacturers who make fibres. The company operates industrial-sized textile-to-textile recycling plants in US and France. Allbirds, Zara, and H&M are incorporating Circ-recycled textiles into their product lines, despite a small price premium.
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Country: Netherlands | Funding: $121M
RE&UP Recycling Technologies. Revolutionizing textile-to-textile recycling technology to enable the fashion & textile industry to shift to circularity.
RE&UP Recycling Technologies. Revolutionizing textile-to-textile recycling technology to enable the fashion & textile industry to shift to circularity.
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Country: USA | Funding: $58.4M
Unspun is a fashion-tech company creating 3D weaving technology for apparel.
Unspun is a fashion-tech company creating 3D weaving technology for apparel.
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Country: USA | Funding: $38.1M
Ambercycle is enabling the circular economy in polyester for fashion
Ambercycle is enabling the circular economy in polyester for fashion
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Country: USA | Funding: $31M
SuperCircle develops a technology platform and reverse logistics system for leading apparel brands and retailers. The startup is outsourcing clothing exchange program that allows customers to send used clothing directly from their closets and receive immediate payment. The AI-powered sorting system processes over 50 data points at the individual garment level, creates a digital twin of each textile and determins the most promising reuse or recycling path. The platform also enables management to track excess brand inventory by sourcing clothing directly from warehouses and stores and comply with Extended Producer Responsibility regulations. SuperCircle collaborates with over 75 partners, including J.Crew, GUESS and Reformation.
SuperCircle develops a technology platform and reverse logistics system for leading apparel brands and retailers. The startup is outsourcing clothing exchange program that allows customers to send used clothing directly from their closets and receive immediate payment. The AI-powered sorting system processes over 50 data points at the individual garment level, creates a digital twin of each textile and determins the most promising reuse or recycling path. The platform also enables management to track excess brand inventory by sourcing clothing directly from warehouses and stores and comply with Extended Producer Responsibility regulations. SuperCircle collaborates with over 75 partners, including J.Crew, GUESS and Reformation.
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Country: USA | Funding: $25.7M
Evrnu is a technology and business model that recycles cotton garment waste to create premium, renewable textiles.
Evrnu is a technology and business model that recycles cotton garment waste to create premium, renewable textiles.
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Country: Germany | Funding: €22.7M
Retraced provides a SaaS solution enabling tracing of fashion supply chains with Blockchain technology.
Retraced provides a SaaS solution enabling tracing of fashion supply chains with Blockchain technology.
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Country: France | Funding: €18.4M
Ever Dye innovates in the fashion industry by developing ecological dyeing processes for the textile industry.
Ever Dye innovates in the fashion industry by developing ecological dyeing processes for the textile industry.
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Country: USA | Funding: $17.1M
Fast, scalable life-cycle assessments to help fashion brands lower their scope 3 emissions.
Fast, scalable life-cycle assessments to help fashion brands lower their scope 3 emissions.
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Country: USA | Funding: $9.1M
Circular Systems transform waste into a valuable fiber, yarn, and textile fabrics for the fashion industry.
Circular Systems transform waste into a valuable fiber, yarn, and textile fabrics for the fashion industry.
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Country: France | Funding: €4.2M
Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup which solves the pollution problem in the fashion industry
Syntetica is a nylon recycling startup which solves the pollution problem in the fashion industry
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Country: UK | Funding: £2.5M
All Good Things is a multi-brand outlet retailer that sells pre-owned, fragmented, or repaired apparel to promote sustainable fashion.
All Good Things is a multi-brand outlet retailer that sells pre-owned, fragmented, or repaired apparel to promote sustainable fashion.
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Country: UK | Funding: £350K
Eslando is revolutionizing textile recycling with our digital product passport, making it easier than ever to recycle greater volumes of post-consumer textiles. Its innovative solution connects fashion brands with consumers and textile recyclers to build the most trusted, measurable and impactful relationships through products.
Eslando is revolutionizing textile recycling with our digital product passport, making it easier than ever to recycle greater volumes of post-consumer textiles. Its innovative solution connects fashion brands with consumers and textile recyclers to build the most trusted, measurable and impactful relationships through products.
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Country: USA | Funding: $260K
SALUBATA invents lifestyle technologies that benefit both people and the environment.
SALUBATA invents lifestyle technologies that benefit both people and the environment.
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Country: India | Funding: ₹15M
UNIREC is the first fashion-conscious company in India to make 100% of its clothing from recycled plastic bottles.
UNIREC is the first fashion-conscious company in India to make 100% of its clothing from recycled plastic bottles.
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Country: USA | Funding: $25K
Fabscrap heads directly to the world-famous fashion industry to pick up and resell textile cast-offs — yards of cotton, strips of wool, pieces of luxurious silk, linen and leather.
Fabscrap heads directly to the world-famous fashion industry to pick up and resell textile cast-offs — yards of cotton, strips of wool, pieces of luxurious silk, linen and leather.
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Country: Nigeria
Sustainable Buttons & Beads from Plastic Waste. Circular Sustainable Materials for the Fashion Industry
Sustainable Buttons & Beads from Plastic Waste. Circular Sustainable Materials for the Fashion Industry
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Country: France
Weturn recycles unsold textiles from fashion houses into new quality yarn, with a focus on traceability, profitability and information.
Weturn recycles unsold textiles from fashion houses into new quality yarn, with a focus on traceability, profitability and information.
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Country: Netherlands
BioFashionTech is an innovative company which makes waste textiles into valuable products that can be used for biocomposites and chemistry.
BioFashionTech is an innovative company which makes waste textiles into valuable products that can be used for biocomposites and chemistry.
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Country: Germany
A sustainable change agency creating product and system innovation for a circular economy in fashion and textiles.
A sustainable change agency creating product and system innovation for a circular economy in fashion and textiles.
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Country: Switzerland
TexUp transforms fashion into music and waste into acoustic works of art. It is committed to revolutionizing textile recycling industry while making a difference locally.
TexUp transforms fashion into music and waste into acoustic works of art. It is committed to revolutionizing textile recycling industry while making a difference locally.
