Accelerating the Circular Fashion Economy
At Closed Loop Partners we believe that a sustainable and circular future for fashion offers resilience and efficiencies, as well as protecting the environment we share.
New supply chain pressures, changing consumer values, technological developments and regulatory forces are transforming the landscape. And there is a meaningful investment opportunity in the realignment and modernization of the industry.
Our Approach
At every stage of the fashion supply chain, there are opportunities for reimagining how we make, sell, and consume products. We are exploring smart planning systems, reuse and resell technologies, low impact material science, IoT and blockchain solutions to track a product’s life cycle and advanced recycling technologies to ensure that clothing gets a second, third or infinite lease on life. With the right kind of investment, collaboration and innovation, we can address the challenges of today while preparing for a better, more sustainable and profitable tomorrow.
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Press Release
With Investment from Closed Loop Partners, Hyran Technologies…
Hyran Technologies (Hyran), a collaborative, AI-driven…
The Telegraph
‘I made £20,000 renting out my clothes’
After a backlash against ‘fast fashion’, renting…
Inc Magazine
Top Female Founders on the One Move That Made Their…
Sometimes, it involves an unexpected pivot. Other times,…
Drapers
DAI Raises £1.7m in Crowdfunding Campaign
Womenswear brand Dai has raised $2m (£1.73m) from…
Refinery29
The Resale Industry Is Changing — Here’s What to…
One of my favorite feelings in the world is the burst…
Elle
3 Women Making Waves In Their Fields Share Their Biggest…
From overcoming challenges to making positive changes…
Vogue Business
This Vogue Editor Rented Her Whole Wardrobe For A Weekend…
How do you fancy getting your hands on the largest…
The New York Times
Purging Old Clothes? Here’s How to Responsibly Donate…
If you have piles of old clothes and shoes languishing…
Financial Times
Fashion for Rent: The New Style of Ethical Dressing 
Don’t buy it when you can hire it! How sharing apps…
Inc Magazine
Why This Founder Chose to Change Her Whole Business…
For Days founder Kristy Caylor had to make a tough…
Vogue Business
Circular Fashion: Exciting to Talk About, Tough to…
If fashion wants to be circular, it needs to master…
Forbes
Evrnu’s Recycled Waste Fiber Launches Today, And…
It’s much-maligned by many fashion industry stakeholders…
Business of Fashion
Rental Platform By Rotation Raises $3 Million
Investors are eyeing the peer-to-peer model in rental…
GreenBiz
Amsterdam Blazes a Trail For Circular Fashion
It’s mid-August, and tourists have returned to the…
Vogue Business
With $24 Million Raised, Evrnu Wants to Scale Circular…
The startup, which has partnered with Stella McCartney…
Issuu
DAI: Comfort-Empowered Tailoring for Women
Dai gained B Corp certification in 2020 and is a signatory…
CNN Style
This Vegan ‘Tech-Style’ Startup Wants to…
The global fashion industry employs millions of people…
Five Media
The Fashion Insider Fixing a Broken Industry – With…
What if you’ve landed your dream job as a designer,…
Fortune
Fortune’s Impact 20 for 2021: Browzwear
Initially inspired by two computer science graduates…
Forbes
Fashion In 3D: An Opportunity For Greater Innovation
Fashion and culture go hand in hand, but some believe…
WWD
These Black Women-owned Consignment and Vintage Shops…
“People are beginning to become actively mindful of…
Fashion United
The Renewal Workshop Teams up with New Balance to Launch…
The Renewal Workshop (TRW), a provider of circular…
The Cut
How Thrilling CEO Shilla Kim Parker Gets It Done
Shilla Kim-Parker is the co-founder and CEO of Thrilling,…
Waste360
The Renewal Workshop Closes $6 Million Round To Grow…
TRW will expand its circular solutions with new technology…
Waste360
The Founder of For Days Is Revolutionizing the Fashion…
For Days is a zero-waste clothing company with a pioneering…
The Fashion Law
Connecting Consumers to Secondhand Stores, Resale Startup…
Amid headline-making fundraising rounds for consumer-to-consumer…
WWD
Post-Pandemic Retail Experiences, According to the…
The brand opened its new store on King’s Road and is…
The Cut
FIT Hosted Its First-Ever Sustainability Awards
On April 13, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)…
Fast Company
This Startup Will Buy Back the Ratty Old T-shirts in…
For Days wants consumers to think about how they’ll…
Vogue
This Zero-Waste Brand Wants to Reward You for Your…
Kristy Caylor launched For Days in 2018, almost exactly…
Our Insights
Vogue Business
Sustainable Fashion Investment Is Growing Up
Closed Loop Partners focuses on the circular economy…
Vogue Business
Solutions to a Global Problem: What We Learned at the…
Panelists from Yoox Net-a-Porter, Kering, Vestiaire…
Financial Times
Lessons from 2021’s Business of Luxury Summit
Positive post-pandemic outlooks mix with sustainable,…
Financial Times
The Future of Fashion is Old Clothes
Pandemic shortages and environmental concerns are leading…
Vogue Business
How the Next Generation of Fashion Resale Is Shaping…
While Thredup and Poshmark are leading the resale IPO…
Vogue Business
Investors Like Sustainability. But They Forget About…
The businesses producing natural fibres and dyes need…
Issuu
LONGVIEW: Caroline Brown “Always Marry the Impact…
The fashion industry’s transition to a more sustainable…
Business of Fashion
Why Big Brands Are Investing in Sustainability Start-Ups
This year, Ralph Lauren and Lululemon have joined the…
Fast Company
These Are the New Rules for the Future of the Planet
Here is what Impact Council members had to say in June…
Fast Company
The New New Rules of Business: Fast Company’s Advice…
Fast Company launched 25 years with bold new rules…
WWD
Completing the Circle in Fashion’s New Economy
Timberland’s Colleen Vien and Closed Loop’s Caroline…
Vogue Business
Can Mandatory Sustainability by Multi-Brand Retailers…
Europe’s leading e-commerce fashion retailer Zalando…
Business of Fashion
Fashion’s Sustainability Goals Threatened by…
In the midst of the pandemic, brands are continuing…
WWD
Your Investors Are Asking for ‘ESG’ Action —…
The coronavirus is accelerating investor demand for…
Vogue Business
What the food industry can teach fashion about sustainability
WWD
VF Corp. Closes 500 Million Euro Green Bond Offering
The amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the…
Vogue Business
How to mend sustainable fashion’s multi-billion dollar…
BCG
Financing the Transformation in Fashion
WWD
Just a Mere $20B to $30B a Year to Transform the Industry,…
At the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, BCG…
WWD
A Secondhand Opinion: Retail 2020 and Beyond
WWD asks experts in the reuse, re-commerce, resale…
Vogue Business
Donna Karan’s former CEO is fast-tracking fashion…
WWD
Caroline Brown Joins Closed Loop Partners as Managing…