ALT TEX

Radically sustainable and ethical textiles engineered from food waste.

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

Join our team!

We're looking for scientists ready to disrupt the fashion industry🌍👕

Apply here: https://t.co/cwBhEZOjK6

If this ⬇️ sounds like you, shoot over an application!
👩‍🔬 Polymer Chemist
👨‍🔬 Materials Scientist
👩‍💼 Administrative Assistant

#hiring #fashion #biotech

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

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! 👕🚀

https://t.co/O0aA0RqKDP

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

@KDantas905 @OntGreenScreen Thank you, @KDantas905 for the shout! @OntGreenScreen feel free to give us a shout at [email protected] :)

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

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!

[Impact Canada @impact_innovEN]

🥁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 https://t.co/foG5MOdCCU

[Velocity @UWVelocity]

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

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

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 🌍 👕

[SourcingJournal @SourcingJournal]

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: https://t.co/9EUgWAsx3d

[Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) @creativedlab]

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. https://t.co/dope4u1KN1

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

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 🚀🚀🚀

[Wiz 👨‍🚀 @WizLikeWizard]

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 👇 https://t.co/8p7nSJdGY8

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

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!

https://t.co/glQFya8QJF

[University of Toronto Entrepreneurship @UofTStartup]

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: https://t.co/wjtCjRicZk

[MaRS @MaRSDD]

Congratulations to @summit_nanotech, @thealttex and Mission from MaRS venture @flash_forest for making the Cleantech Group's #50toWatch list!

[Startup Canada @Startup_Canada]

Congratulations!
Top 5 scale-ups: @3FWasteRecovery, Euthabag, @KindLaundry, @nonavegan and Off the Grid
Top 5 startups: Algi Foods, @thealttex, @B12Give, @DecapRD and @TrojAISec

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

@altheawishloff @founderannie 👏👏👏 Reusing is not enough, we need to radically disrupt the materials we use. The good thing is, more people are catching on 🤔

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

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!💪

https://t.co/uNMFzNcId8

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

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 https://t.co/AQDBSqGNmn

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

What a night! Thank you @climatecsi for everything you've done to support our journey alongside some incredible climate-tech startups 🌍

[Climate Ventures @climatecsi]

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)

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

Big credit goes to the @SchulichSchool and @cwcarder for the ongoing support!

[Schulich School of Business @SchulichSchool]

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. https://t.co/5ZoaR36ucu

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

The @active_impact team does incredible work fostering Canada's cleantech ecosystem. Thanks for the shoutout!

[Active Impact Investments @active_impact]

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.
https://t.co/skUC4sXHzz

[ALT TEX @thealttex]

Yesterday, we officially graduated from @creativedlab 👩‍🎓 HUGE credit to every CDL mentor that has supported our journey!

[Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) @creativedlab]

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.

https://t.co/PYVOuU7AAe

[Snita (she/her) @snitabalsara]

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