Refiberd

Textile-to-textile recycling through advanced AI-based hyperspectral imaging is the field Refiberd leads, a women-led startup whose technology accurately identifies fiber composition and contaminants in textile waste to enable efficient sorting for mechanical and chemical recycling. Founded in 2020, its solutions support the fashion industry's transition to a circular economy, diverting up to 70% of textile waste from landfill, and it serves textile recyclers, brands, and manufacturers, with clients such as H&M Foundation partners. Operating worldwide with pilots in North America and Europe, Refiberd holds two patents and has been recognized with awards such as the 2023 H&M Global Change Award and eBay's 2025 Circular Fashion Innovator of the Year.