Radically sustainable and ethical textiles engineered from food waste.
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Join our team!
We're looking for scientists ready to disrupt the fashion industry🌍👕
Apply here: thealttex.com/careers
If this ⬇️ sounds like you, shoot over an application!
👩🔬 Polymer Chemist
👨🔬 Materials Scientist
👩💼 Administrative Assistant
#hiring #fashion #biotech
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/gca/winners…
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Help us congratulate @thealttex on receiving @hm Foundation's Global Change Award 2023 🎉
The Velocity company is developing polyester-like fabric from food waste. Hear co-founder Myra Arshad talk about the company in more detail here 📽️
#Sustainability #fastfashion
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: bit.ly/3EgtB2b
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Food waste accounts for 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Three CDL Alumni @thealttex, @ChinovaB, and @GBioindustries are finalists of the Novel Technologies Streams for the Food Waste Reduction Challenge and will be competing for up to $1M. canada.ca/en/agriculture-agr…
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 ow.ly/Y6JS50Hz8hZ
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 👇 spacecadet.ventures/fund
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!
thealttex.freshteam.com/jobs
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The founders of two #UofT startups, @thealttex and @EcosInf, are among the 10 female entrepreneurs set to revolutionize Canada's #cleantech scene, according to @MaRSDD. Read on: ow.ly/zuKW50Gi7tZ
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Congratulations to @summit_nanotech, @thealttex and Mission from MaRS venture @flash_forest for making the Cleantech Group's #50toWatch list!
Congratulations to all the 2021 #50toWatch companies - the early-stage innovators taking action on the climate crisis. We wish you every future success. Meet them all in the new report bit.ly/S50toWatch21
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Congratulations!
Top 5 scale-ups: @3FWasteRecovery, Euthabag, @KindLaundry, @nonavegan and Off the Grid
Top 5 startups: Algi Foods, @thealttex, @B12Give, @DecapRD and @TrojAISec
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/b…
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/issues/sum…
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)
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. schulich.yorku.ca/news/waste…
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.
betakit.com/alt-tex-closes-1…
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.
creativedestructionlab.com/b…
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Looking forward to hosting the conversation on Thursday! 👋🏾
Excited to hear @Myra_ALTTEX, @Qhalisa1 and @raminwright share their insights & inspiration from their journeys 💡
cc:@thealttex @LugeCapital @MaRSIAF
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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! bit.ly/3w0mFjG
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: bit.ly/FoodWaste21
