Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the future of textile recycling, offering scalable, high-precision solutions to tackle mounting global waste. Systems from HKRITA, Valvan, and Refiberd boost fibre detection and sorting speed. fibre2fashion.com/news/texti…

Refiberd, la startup californiana che con l’AI migliora il riciclo dei tessuti repubblica.it/green-and-blue…

Refiberd is changing the game by improving the efficiency of textile recycling, making fashion more sustainable. The technology identifies problematic materials for recyclers, including small amounts of spandex, nylon, and acrylic (even less than 2%). With its innovative approach, we’re moving closer to a sustainable, circular textile recycling system. @refiberd #TechCredibleIndia #SustainableFashion #CircularEconomy

Refiberd has won eBay’s Circular Fashion Innovator of the Year, ✨recognized for their AI-powered tech that turns textile waste into usable fibers—standing out among 12 inspiring companies from the US, UK, Germany, and Australia. bit.ly/4407Npn

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♻️ @refiberd wins $300K for AI Fabric Sorting 80% accuracy Recyclable. Circular. Funded by CFDA eBay. Sustainability just got smarter. @voguebusiness youtu.be/Dpm_czi7Eaw

🖤 @lalalisa_area @coachella Moment ... but, missed Fashion Tech Play? LED armor ✅ Anime villain core ✅ Phygital merch? AR filters? Gamified drops? ❌ But, also where were the @veve_official drops? K-pop is driving culture — but where’s the ecosystem?

🗞️ ICYMI: The Digital Runway Briefing #052 📌 What’s Hot in Beauty Fashion Tech & AI 🖤 @lalalisa_area @Coachella @veve_official 💄 @Sephora @WNBA @wslam partnership ♻️ @refiberd secures $300K 👑 @Prada = @Versace 🧵👇 🧱 on @beehiiv 🤝 with @TheRundownAI

It’s a good day to buy eBay stock. If Trump implements the Tariffs, people will buy used goods to avoid paying extra. And today eBay announced its investment in Refiberd as an ongoing effort to support fashion startups to scale circular solutions.

EBay’s Circular Fashion Fund Crowns Refiberd Its First Circular Fashion Innovator of the Year trib.al/i5nb4hj

気になる #スタートアップ Refiberd 米国 $3.4M調達(Seed) 以前より衣類回収の仕組みは整ってきたが、多様な回収衣類を繊維毎に選別し効率的に再利用する手段がなく、せっかく回収してもほとんど廃棄してきた。Refiberdは繊維廃棄物の選別AIを開発、その問題解決へ👚 techcrunch.com/2023/08/29/re… #VC

Indian-American Change Makers in AI Celebrated in TIME 100 AI List Read full story on shorts91.com/category/india-… @nealkhosla @refiberd @random_walker @sayashk @WadhwaniAI @sneharevanur @ManishTiwariUK

人工智能领域最有影响力的人为他们的初创公司筹集了多少资金？ 💵 1. Sam Altman - $11.3B for OpenAI 2. Alex Karp - $3B for Palantir 3. Dario & Daniela Amodie - $1.6B for Anthropic 4. Reid Hoffman - $1.5B for Inflection AI 5. Alexandr Wang - $603M for Scale AI 6. Demis Hassabis - $500M for DeepMind 7. Aidan Gomez - $435M for Cohere 8. Clément Delangue - $395M for Hugging Face 9. Andrew Hopkins - $374M for Exscientia 10. Cristóbal Valenzuela - $237M for Runway 11. Noam Shazeer - $150M for Character AI 12. Raquel Urtasun - $100M for Waabi 13. Richard Socher - $45M for You .com 14. Neal Khosla - $38M for Curai Health 15. Nathaniel Manning - $30M for Kettle 16. Nancy Xu - $13.8M for Moonhub 17. Tushita Gupta - $6.8M for Refiberd 18. Kate Kallot - $2M for Amini From：@chiefaioffice

How much have the most influential people in AI raised for their startups? 💵 1. Sam Altman - $11.3B for OpenAI 2. Alex Karp - $3B for Palantir 3. Dario & Daniela Amodie - $1.6B for Anthropic 4. Reid Hoffman - $1.5B for Inflection AI 5. Alexandr Wang - $603M for Scale AI 6. Demis Hassabis - $500M for DeepMind 7. Aidan Gomez - $435M for Cohere 8. Clément Delangue - $395M for Hugging Face 9. Andrew Hopkins - $374M for Exscientia 10. Cristóbal Valenzuela - $237M for Runway 11. Noam Shazeer - $150M for Character AI 12. Raquel Urtasun - $100M for Waabi 13. Richard Socher - $45M for You .com 14. Neal Khosla - $38M for Curai Health 15. Nathaniel Manning - $30M for Kettle 16. Nancy Xu - $13.8M for Moonhub 17. Tushita Gupta - $6.8M for Refiberd 18. Kate Kallot - $2M for Amini

Congrats Tushita! Exciting to see the @refiberd co-founder recognized for being at the forefront of AI & fashion. "For Gupta, it’s about more than just reimagining fashion waste; it’s about cultural change.” time.com/collection/time100-…

I noticed these .COM domains on TechCrunch #branding Voiijer SkinnyDipped SimpleClosure Josys Wayflyer Mentra AtomicWork Tanbii Benitago RentButter TeleVet (now otto. vet) Betaworks VoxelAi Refiberd TeamSense Which one you liked the most?

📈 Here are the climate tech funding rounds from this week you (may have) missed: Large funding rounds 🔋 Redwood Materials, based out of Carson City, NV, raised more than $1B in Series D funding to expand its domestic battery recycling & refining business. 🔌 Avatr Technology, based out of Chongqing, China, raised ~$411.5M in Series B funding for its EV manufacturing company. Medium-sized venture funding rounds 🛵 Ilectra Motor Group, based out of Indonesia, raised $50M in Series B funding for its electric two-wheeler manufacturing business. ♻️ Sortera, based out of Fort Wayne, IN, raised $30.5M in Series C funding for its automated metal sorting facilities that facilitate recycling and metal recovery. 🐄 CH4 Global, based out of Henderson, NV, raised $29M in Series B funding to develop an additive for cattle feed to reduce methane emissions from enteric fermentation. 🌞 UrbanVolt, based out of Dublin, Ireland, raised ~$28.6M in equity funding from Verdane for its solar-as-a-service business targeted at European markets. ⚛️ nT-Tao, based out of Tel Aviv, Israel, raised $22M in extended Series A funding from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital to build a compact and scalable nuclear fusion reactor. 🛰️ SatSure, based out of Bengaluru, India, raised $15M in Series A funding for its satellite Earth observation data analytics business. The company aims to launch four high-resolution optical and multispectral satellites by Q4 2025. 🦜 NatureMetrics, based out of Surrey, U.K., raised ~$12.6M in equity funding for its biodiversity monitoring and analysis products. 🔌 Wirelane, based out of Munich, raised ~$12M in extended Series B funding for its full-service electric mobility offerings, including charging stations and consumer-facing payment solutions. 📊 Amplified Industries, based out of Somerville, MA, came out of stealth with $10M in funding to develop industrial IoT solutions to help “asset operators with real-time operations data and control to cut cost, slash emissions and increase production.” Smaller funding rounds 💱 REDEX, based out of Singapore, raised $8M in equity funding for its renewable energy credit management platform. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures participated. ⚛️ Novatron Fusion Group, based out of Stockholm, Sweden, raised ~$5.5M in seed funding to build a commercial stable plasma confinement fusion reactor by 2040. 📊 Kamma, based out of London, raised ~$4.5M in equity funding for its property data software platform intended to help customers decarbonize. 👕 Refiberd, based out of Cupertino, CA, raised $3.4M in seed funding to repurpose used textiles into new thread. 🔌 Kite Mobility, based out of Toronto, raised $3.5M for its electric rideshare business targeted at residents of multi-unit buildings. 🖥️ Valyuu, based out of Rotterdam, Netherlands, raised ~$2.7M in seed funding for its second-hand electronics marketplace that aims to reduce electronic waste by making it easy for people to sell & buy pre-owned goods. 🧪 Measurlabs, based out of Helsinki, raised ~~$2.75M in seed funding to assist companies with material and product testing and to provide laboratory analysis and testing services to researchers, quality assurance, and R&D professionals. 📊 SNERPA Power, based out of Reykjavík, Iceland, raised ~$2.4M in equity funding for its SaaS software that helps metal and hydrogen producers monitor and manage their electricity consumption in real-time. 🍄 MadeRight, based out of Kiryat Shmona, Israel, raised $2M in seed funding for its fungi-based packaging solutions. 🐟 Umami Bioworks, based out of Singapore, raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Maruha Nichiro, a massive Japanese fish company, for its lab-cultured seafood products.

.@refiberd is a company to watch! They are tackling the mountains of textile & clothing waste hitting our landfills with impressive AI. We helped them launch some pretty exciting need this week. Tim DeChant at @TechCrunch had the scoop. Check it out! techcrunch.com/2023/08/29/re…

Cupertino, Calif.-based @refiberd raises $3.4 million for AI-driven #textilewaste sorting for #recycling. Investors include @hm Foundation, #TrueWealthVentures, @BetterVentures #SchmidtFamilyFoundation, @FashionforGood, @CarnegieMellon and the @NSF. impactalpha.com/refiberd-rai…