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Fashion-tech innovation; Unspun is a startup on a mission to build new ways to manufacture and new ways to think about the clothes we wear. We have written many times about startups disrupting the unsustainable fashion industry to combat the massive environmental damage it does. Whether it’s prolonging the life cycle of clothing with Save Your Wardrobe, fighting fabric waste with Uptrade,...
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Metaverse-as-a-service; virtual reality platform Emperia and its immersive digital experiences for the retail, fashion and art sectors. Some people can’t stand shopping. They would rather be doing almost anything else, and if they must buy a new shirt, they’ll either do it online or walk into a shop, grab the first thing they see that fits, and be done with it. Other people can spen...
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Fashion sustainability - London-based Save Your Wardrobe is on a mission to help you reconnect with the contents of your wardrobe and extend the lifecycle of your items. We have written many times in the past about the damage that the fashion industry has on the environment, not to mention the exploitation of workers. Whether it’s Uptrade tackling fabric waste, Resortecs enabling textile ...
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Fashion innovation thanks to Italian Artisan and its B2B one-stop marketplace that connects international brands with hard-to-get authentic artisans. When people think Italy, they tend to think of the best of all things. The best weather, the best ice cream, the best food, the best coffee, the best sports cars, the best fashion houses. The craftsmanship that comes out of Italy has made ‘M...
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The Clothes Doctor mission to fight fast fashion continues as the innovative eco clothing care brand raises £1m to support further growth. Eco-friendly clothing care business, Clothes Doctor, has secured £1million of investment to fuel growth of its business, as consumer demand increases for ways to maintain a sustainable wardrobe and prolong the life of loved fashion items. The inv...
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UK-based and got a business idea with a link to colour or colouration? A new investment fund from The Dyers' Company is well worth a look. The Dyers’ Company has launched a new Seed Capital Investment Fund designed to support innovation in, and the commercialisation of, business ideas with a link to colour or colouration. The deadline for applications is 28th February 2023. The Dyers&rsq...
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Pixyle AI secures seed funding round to help fashion ecommerce deliver better search experiences, enabling consumers to get to their desired items faster. The poor product discovery experience of consumers is costing online sellers and ecommerce companies billions in lost sales as they fail to live up to user expectations. Helping them address this problem, visual AI startup for e-commerce,&nb...
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Uptrade - the sustainable startup that's created a link between textile businesses with dormant stocks and those who need them in the upcycling or reuse economy. We have written several times previously about how much the fashion industry contributes to pollution and CO2 emissions, whether it’s startups tackling fast fashion, or sustainable fashion shows for young people, or keeping &lsqu...
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The lowdown on Zoa Rental, the startup that's helping brands handle the growing demand for clothing rental and improve how the world consumes fashion. With the growth of circular fashion, clothing rental businesses are becoming an increasingly popular option, for brands and consumers alike, as we all do our bit to help save our planet. And since the concept of starting a rental business might b...
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Recycling made easy thanks to Resortecs, a startup that's developed an innovative solution to enable high-quality textile recycling on an industrial scale. We have written in the past about how damaging to the environment the textile and fashion industries are, as well as numerous startups being created to combat the issue at various points along the journey, from base materials to completed, ...
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