Everbloom is revolutionizing the textile industry with its innovative technology. Co-founded by Sim Gulati, the company is turning chicken feathers into incredibly soft fibers that feel like cashmere and other premium materials. The company has raised a total of $8.5 million from high profile investors, including Hoxton Ventures and SOSV. With this funding, it can further pursue its mission of bringing new sustainable materials to life.
Founded with a vision to revolutionize the textile market, Everbloom aims to produce an upcycled material that is nearly indistinguishable from conventional textiles. The company’s closed loop process turns waste streams of keratin – a protein found in feathers – into adaptable, functional, and environmentally responsible fibers. They use cutting-edge technology to bring this innovation to life.
As part of Everbloom’s process, the company uses two proprietary machines, which convert waste into new fiber. This bottom-up approach better addresses our waste management challenges. Second, it dramatically reduces the environmental impact compared to typical textile production processes. The company’s overall dedication to sustainability carries over into their production with the use of biodegradable elements.
One of the biggest partners in Everbloom’s new creative approach is its material science AI, Braid. This AI is key to optimizing formulation and processing of materials. It allows Everbloom to quickly and effectively reproduce other common, often-unrecyclable fibers such as polyester and cashmere. By integrating AI into their operations, Everbloom is able to create products that are not only higher quality but more sustainable.
Everbloom’s immediate priority is to get its products through accelerated testing to prove or disprove its hypotheses about optimal performance and market fit. How these tests pan out will be key to whether these offerings are commercially successful. Everbloom aims to replace cashmere and other in-demand textiles. This strategy highlights the company’s desire to grab a bigger portion of the textile market. The specialized equipment Everbloom has developed servicing this market can service close to 80% of this market.
According to Everbloom CEO Sim Gulati, it’s important to focus on pairing economic benefits with product benefits. This integration is critical to realizing significant adoption across the supply chain. Among other points, he stresses that for a new material to be successful, it needs to serve the interests of not only the supply chain but the end consumer. That requires a visible product benefit and a financial value to each stakeholder who touches the product. That’s what we’re aiming for.”
Gulati further underlines the production pressures on growers of commodities. “The producers of raw materials are actually under a lot of stress,” he explains. He’s confident that Everbloom can help relieve this pressure by giving growers a much-needed sustainable, viable alternative. This third path balances uncompromised quality and value while still supporting sustainability.
The company’s innovative practices have established it as a leading light in the development of sustainable textile manufacturing. Everbloom’s environmental impact will be significantly less than conventional methods. This is the first major movement towards addressing the textile production industry’s ecological woes.
Everbloom is now in beta as it continues to be tested and developed. Today, the company is more committed than ever to being an integral part of the future of textiles. By integrating AI, downstream operations can maximize efficiency across production workflows. It has continued to place sustainability at the center of its mission.