Resortecs Secures €6 Million Series A to Scale Textile Disassembly Technology Across Europe

Belgian textile‑tech startup Resortecs has announced a major €6 million Series A funding round as it looks to scale its industrial textile disassembly technology across Europe and build the infrastructure needed to make textile‑to‑textile recycling a reality at commercial scale. The investment, revealed in November 2025, underscores growing investor interest in solutions that tackle one of fashion’s most persistent sustainability challenges.

Founded in 2017 by Cédric Vanhoeck and Vanessa Counaert, Resortecs develops patented innovations such as heat‑dissolvable threads (“Smart Stitch™”) and automated disassembly systems (“Smart Disassembly™”) that allow garments and other textiles to be taken apart quickly and efficiently, dramatically reducing the cost and complexity that have historically hindered recycling efforts.

The €6 million Series A round was led by Goldwin Play Earth Fund, the corporate venture capital arm of Japanese outdoor apparel maker Goldwin, alongside Belgium’s sovereign fund SFPIM through its Ecological Transition Envelope, and the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), which brings governmental and deep‑tech expertise to support Europe’s innovative ventures.

In addition to the lead investors, existing backers also participated in the round, including makesense, Trividend, ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, Fashion for Good and a group of historical business angels that have supported Resortecs through earlier stages of growth.

Resortecs’ technology is designed to address a critical industry bottleneck: currently less than 1 % of textiles produced globally are recycled into new textiles, with a large share of materials unable to be effectively disassembled due to complex multi‑material components, zippers, buttons, and trims. Resortecs’ approach not only simplifies separation but also reduces recycling preparation costs and speeds up processing, enabling recyclers to recover significantly more material with less manual labor.

The Series A funding will be used to complete the development of Resortecs’ first continuous industrial disassembly line and scale its operations. The company plans to deploy five decentralised disassembly facilities across Europe within the next five years, creating localized centers capable of processing up to 3,000 metric tonnes of textile material annually by 2027. These facilities aim to act as plug‑and‑play hubs where brands and recyclers can bring end‑of‑life textiles for automated, cost‑effective pre‑processing, eliminating logistical complexity and fostering regional circular economies.

Resortecs’ founders say the strategy is a necessary step toward building the pre‑recycling infrastructure that has long been absent in the fashion industry, and which is essential for broad adoption of circular practices. According to Resortecs’ leadership, this infrastructure will reduce both the economic barriers to recycling and the environmental impacts of textile waste — potentially cutting hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon emissions as recycling becomes more practical and widespread.

The investment also builds on Resortecs’ earlier funding history, which includes a €2.2 million seed round led by ScaleFund and finance&invest.brussels in 2023, combined with a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council Accelerator program. That combined capital supported the development of the company’s initial continuous disassembly line and significantly expanded its production capacity and technological maturity.

Resortecs’ solutions have already been validated by collaborations with major brands and manufacturers, demonstrating that design‑for‑disassembly can be integrated into mainstream product lines. The additional funding is expected to accelerate adoption further as the company builds out the physical and technological infrastructure to support a truly circular textile industry.

With this Series A round, Resortecs positions itself at the forefront of the global transition toward sustainable circular fashion, bringing together industrial, governmental, and venture capital support to scale innovations that enable textile recycling at the pace and scale the industry needs.