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.
Our Investments
Our Portfolio Company Highlights
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Amsterdam Blazes a Trail For Circular Fashion
It’s mid-August, and tourists have returned to the…
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With $24 Million Raised, Evrnu Wants to Scale Circular…
The startup, which has partnered with Stella McCartney…
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DAI: Comfort-Empowered Tailoring for Women
Dai gained B Corp certification in 2020 and is a signatory…
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The Fashion Insider Fixing a Broken Industry – With…
What if you’ve landed your dream job as a designer,…
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These Black Women-owned Consignment and Vintage Shops…
“People are beginning to become actively mindful of…
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The Renewal Workshop Teams up with New Balance to Launch…
The Renewal Workshop (TRW), a provider of circular…
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How Thrilling CEO Shilla Kim Parker Gets It Done
Shilla Kim-Parker is the co-founder and CEO of Thrilling,…
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The Renewal Workshop Closes $6 Million Round To Grow…
TRW will expand its circular solutions with new technology…
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The Founder of For Days Is Revolutionizing the Fashion…
For Days is a zero-waste clothing company with a pioneering…
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Connecting Consumers to Secondhand Stores, Resale Startup…
Amid headline-making fundraising rounds for consumer-to-consumer…
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Post-Pandemic Retail Experiences, According to the…
The brand opened its new store on King’s Road and is…
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FIT Hosted Its First-Ever Sustainability Awards
On April 13, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT)…
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This Startup Will Buy Back the Ratty Old T-shirts in…
For Days wants consumers to think about how they’ll…
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This Zero-Waste Brand Wants to Reward You for Your…
Kristy Caylor launched For Days in 2018, almost exactly…
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A More Circular Fashion Industry Will Require a Collective…
As consumers become more engaged with sustainability…
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Sustainable Clothing: Green Shoots
As consumer demand for sustainable fashion rises, investor…
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Stylist Zerina Akers and Thrilling Are Putting Black-Owned…
Earlier this year, shortly after the murder of George…
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Can Fashion Brands Become Carbon Neutral?
The British Retail Consortium has laid out an ambitious…
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Why This Founder Is Determined To Break Fashion’s…
Kristy Caylor is focuses on her closed-loop, zero waste…
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Coyuchi Takes Sustainable Bedding Up a Notch With a…
Coyuchi has created a fully circular blanket, with…
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Tommy Hilfiger Launches Circular Initiative, Tommy…
PVH-owned Tommy Hilfiger is the latest big-name fashion…
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Circularity Gets New Infusions: Evrnu Selected for…
October is already proving to be a boon for the industry’s…
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How Much Clothing Gets Recycled? Just 8%, Data Shows
The Renewal Workshop is disrupting the apparel industry’s…
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Forward-Looking Fiber Firm Evrnu Snags $9 Million in…
Evrnu, the company developing future-minded textile…
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Mona May Curates 500-Piece Collection for Thrilling
The costume designer is partnering with the vintage…
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Returns Are Bad for the Environment. Pottery Barn Wants…
The company is taking a cue from the fashion industry…
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The CEO Striving to Make Vintage, Secondhand Clothing…
This is an installment in a special series, Startup…
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Why H&M is Jumping on Resale at Cos
Cos’s new Resell platform gives the brand control…
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Faces of Entrepreneurship: Shilla Kim-Parker, Thrilling
Shilla Kim-Parker, whose mission is to make second-hand…
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After Years of Neglect, Algae Biotechnology Makes a…
Despite their ability to create matter out of thin…
Our Insights
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Sustainable Fashion Investment Is Growing Up
Closed Loop Partners focuses on the circular economy…
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Solutions to a Global Problem: What We Learned at the…
Panelists from Yoox Net-a-Porter, Kering, Vestiaire…
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Lessons from 2021’s Business of Luxury Summit
Positive post-pandemic outlooks mix with sustainable,…
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The Future of Fashion is Old Clothes
Pandemic shortages and environmental concerns are leading…
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How the Next Generation of Fashion Resale Is Shaping…
While Thredup and Poshmark are leading the resale IPO…
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Investors Like Sustainability. But They Forget About…
The businesses producing natural fibres and dyes need…
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LONGVIEW: Caroline Brown “Always Marry the Impact…
The fashion industry’s transition to a more sustainable…
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Why Big Brands Are Investing in Sustainability Start-Ups
This year, Ralph Lauren and Lululemon have joined the…
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These Are the New Rules for the Future of the Planet
Here is what Impact Council members had to say in June…
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The New New Rules of Business: Fast Company’s Advice…
Fast Company launched 25 years with bold new rules…
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Completing the Circle in Fashion’s New Economy
Timberland’s Colleen Vien and Closed Loop’s Caroline…
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Can Mandatory Sustainability by Multi-Brand Retailers…
Europe’s leading e-commerce fashion retailer Zalando…
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Fashion’s Sustainability Goals Threatened By…
In the midst of the pandemic, brands are continuing…
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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
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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
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Just a Mere $20B to $30B a Year to Transform the Industry,…
At the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, BCG…
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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…