Funding boost for AI textile sorting

BERLIN – German early-stage investor High‑Tech Gründerfonds has taken a seven‑figure stake in Berlin-based startup reverse.fashion, backing AI-powered systems that aim to automate the sorting of used textiles at industrial scale.

Extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes in the EU and proposed blueprints in markets such as the UK are expected to channel more funding into textile collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure over the coming years.