News from the Alumniverse

AMBERCYCLE EXPANDS BHF PARTNERSHIP

In collaboration with global polyester manufacturer BHF, Ambercycle is scaling cycora® regenerated polyester within BHF’s fibre production ecosystem. The partnership enables broader adoption of textile-to-textile recycled polyester across global apparel supply chains.

RESORTECS TEAMS UP WITH PEAK PERFORMANCE

Resortecs has contributed its Smart Stitch™ heat-dissolvable thread into sportswear brand Peak Performance’s R&D Helium Loop Anorak. This allows materials to be automatically separated at end of life and illustrates how design-for-disassembly can unlock recycling for complex down-insulated garments.

Refiberd included in Forbes 30 under 30

Congratulations to Refiberd co-founders Sarika Bajaj and Tushita Gupta! They’ve been featured on the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 list for their work using AI to support circular solutions in the fashion industry.

TextileGenesis steps up traceability – twice

Following a successful 2023 pilot, Mango has expanded its collaboration with TextileGenesis, now tracing over 6,000 tonnes of fibre and 40 million products.
Mango x TextileGenesis

And in a second major move, Circulose® is partnering with TextileGenesis to provide digital traceability from pulp to product.
Circulose® x TextileGenesis

Resortecs secures €6M series A

With less than 1% of textiles recycled into new textiles, disassembly remains one of the biggest barriers. Resortecs’ new funding round will scale Smart Disassembly™ across Europe, with plans for their first facility by 2027 and five more in the next five years.  

First investors back Thermal Cyclones

Thermal Cyclones, winners of the Global Change Award 2025, have raised €1.46 million from Norrsken Launcher to scale their high-efficiency, all-electric steam generator. The modular system delivers steam up to 250 °C using 75 % less energy than fossil-fuelled boilers, a breakthrough that could decarbonise industrial heat and cut one of the world’s biggest sources of emissions.

Ambercycle: a spark that scaled

Ambercycle  wasn’t born out of a business plan. It was born out of curiosity. Shay and Moby were scientists drawn to a problem that felt personal, solvable – and then, suddenly, massive. In a recent conversation, Ambercycle’s CEO and co-founder Shay Sethi reflected on how it all began.

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SXD: From textile waste to wearable art

SXD is transforming textile waste into high-value fashion using AI. With support from Global Change Award partner Accenture, the company is developing data-driven design tools that turn discarded garments into unique pieces – demonstrating how technology can accelerate circular innovation.

Mycotex reveals next-gen material wall

MYCOTEX, winners of GCA 2018, have launched their next-generation material wall – a showcase of how robotic manufacturing and 3D design can scale biomaterials with zero waste. The platform marks a major step toward a fully automated, circular supply chain in fashion and beyond. 

Biorestore is taking fashion’s footprint to the cleaners

From ‘a product that looked like something from Breaking Bad’ to global partnerships – Biorestore’s journey since winning the Global Change Award shows what happens when bold thinking meets real-world resistance. Now they’re scaling up, and pushing fashion to change.