ALT TEX
@thealttex
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Radically sustainable and ethical textiles engineered from food waste.
Toronto
Joined February 2020
We’ve had a few key inflection points last year, our first shirt, YC, bringing in another $2.5M in funding, but this one is BIG:. ALT TEX has received the Global Change Award from the @hmfoundation alongside 10 incredible fashion innovations! 👕🚀.
hmfoundation.com
Meet our heroes – the winners of the Global Change Award – and find out how their innovations are reinventing the fashion and textile industry.
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RT @UWVelocity: Help us congratulate @thealttex on receiving @hm Foundation's Global Change Award 2023 🎉. The Velocity company is develop….
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We're at the @SourcingJournal Sustainability Summit this week chatting with trailblazing brands in sustainable fashion about authentic ways the industry can move towards true scalable sustainability in fashion 🌍 👕.
At our Summit, we're not just going to talk about the industry's sustainability problems, we're going to discuss solutions! Network with Myra Arshad of @thealttex and learn how to improve your #sustainability and #ESG journey! #fashion TICKETS:
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RT @creativedlab: Food waste accounts for 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Three CDL Alumni @thealttex, @ChinovaB, and @GBioindu….
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We're so thankful for supports like these that foster Canadian companies tackling food waste. Thrilled to be on this list with some incredible people!.
🥁Today is the day! @AAFC_Canada and the External Review Committee have selected 18 Semi-Finalists to advance to Stage 2 of the #FoodWaste Reduction Challenge: Novel Technologies stream! . Join us in congratulating the Semi-Finalists!👏 . #ImpactCanada
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We're absolutely stoked about the incredible news coming from ALT TEX backer, @spacecadet!. Congratulations on the new fund @WizLikeWizard and @daniel_eckler - we're excited to keep growing with you 🚀🚀🚀.
Excited to finally share this!!. 🚀 @spacecadet has a new $10M fund. 💸 And we're giving away $10K in it free!. 🔁 To enter: RT + follow @wizlikewizard @daniel_eckler . 🏆 Check out “the BEST fund deck ever!” below 👇
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We're #hiring again! If you or someone in your network is a polymer/materials researcher looking to join a passionate team of environmentalists disrupting the fashion industry, check it out!.
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RT @UofTStartup: The founders of two #UofT startups, @thealttex and @EcosInf, are among the 10 female entrepreneurs set to revolutionize Ca….
marsdd.com
MaRS and RBC launch the Women in Cleantech Accelerator, a 12-month program that will help these companies grow into global players.
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RT @MaRSDD: Congratulations to @summit_nanotech, @thealttex and Mission from MaRS venture @flash_forest for making the Cleantech Group's #5….
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RT @Startup_Canada: Congratulations! .Top 5 scale-ups: @3FWasteRecovery, Euthabag, @KindLaundry, @nonavegan and Off the Grid.Top 5 startups….
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We often find people getting surprised by the rapid progress our team has been able to make, when they find out we're less than two years into the journey. The @creativedlab had a lot to do with that and we couldn't be more thankful for the experience!💪.
creativedestructionlab.com
ALT TEX is creating a sustainable polyester alternative, with help from the mentors and investors at CDL
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Fascinating read on what mushrooms and other sources of food waste can unlock 🍄🔑. Check out the last page for a familiar face :). #theyorkumag @DierdreKelly . The Magic of Mushrooms
magazine.yorku.ca
Have you ever noticed how, after a rainfall, mushrooms will appear fully formed as if out of nowhere? What was previously just a patch of earth or a rotting log – to name two familiar fungi incubat...
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What a night! Thank you @climatecsi for everything you've done to support our journey alongside some incredible climate-tech startups 🌍.
Our 2021 Earth Tech Pitch Night is done & the results are in: huge congrats to the 3 Earth Tech ventures who won cash prizes as selected by the audience!. First place: @thealttex .Second place: @AquaSignum .Third place: @WatershedsCAN . We also have to thank our partners… (1/2)
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Big credit goes to the @SchulichSchool and @cwcarder for the ongoing support!.
Congratulations to Myra Arshad (BBA ’18) and Avneet Ghotra on raising $1.5 million CAD during their pre-seed round for @thealttex! They are now one step closer to solving fashion’s pollution problem and disrupting the $104 billion polyester industry.
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The @active_impact team does incredible work fostering Canada's cleantech ecosystem. Thanks for the shoutout!.
One company we're happy to see gain traction and are watching is @thealttex that has developed fully circular, biodegradable and carbon neutral polyester alternative textiles, engineered from food waste.
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Yesterday, we officially graduated from @creativedlab 👩🎓 HUGE credit to every CDL mentor that has supported our journey!.
From June 14 to 18, graduating ventures will meet for #CDLSuperSession to showcase their breakthroughs, finalize early-stage investment and network with top technical and business talent. It’s the first time a CDL Super Session will be held virtually.
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RT @snitabalsara: Looking forward to hosting the conversation on Thursday! 👋🏾. Excited to hear @Myra_ALTTEX, @Qhalisa1 and @raminwright sha….
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Come check us out alongside trailblazing Canadian cleantech startups on June 30th 👀🌎.
Watch live pitches from our cleantech startups & vote on which get $10K in cash!. From real-time detection of metals in water to food-waste-turned-textiles, our 2021 Earth Tech entrepreneurs are rising to the challenge of building Canada’s green economy!
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Thanks for having us @refed! Such a pleasure being showcased alongside other fantastic food waste innovators. Check us out at the expo happening now (link below)!.
@thealttex are leading the way by creating circular, biodegradable, and carbon neutral textiles engineered from #foodwaste. Join them on stage now at #FoodWaste21:
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