"Textile sorting remains one of the fashion industry’s biggest infrastructure challenges, and we believe smarter, AI-powered systems can help unlock greater efficiency, transparency and garment recirculation at scale." — Achille Mathot, Co-founder & CEO of Trosort
A Big Win for Trosort
A massive milestone for the future of textile recycling! eBay has officially announced Trosort as the Global Winner of the 2026 Circular Fashion Fund, recognizing our business for driving innovation and circularity across the fashion industry.
Selected from eight international finalists spanning the EU, UK, US, and Australia, Trosort impressed a judging panel of industry heavyweights—including leaders from eBay Ventures, Vogue, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. As the 2026 global winner, Trosort now has the incredible opportunity to receive a $300,000 investment from eBay Ventures, alongside strategic mentoring and access to eBay's global circular fashion network.
Why Trosort Stood Out
The judges recognized that scalable, efficient textile sorting is one of the fashion industry’s greatest infrastructure hurdles. Trosort’s AI-powered technology solves this by digitizing and modernizing secondhand clothing operations, drastically reducing waste, and making circular retail operations a commercially viable reality.
As Alexis Hoopes, Vice President of Global Fashion at eBay, noted: “Trosort reflects the kind of bold innovation that has the potential to accelerate progress toward a more circular future for fashion.”
Scaling the Future of Fashion Infrastructure
Backed by a recent €1.15M Seed round, this recognition from eBay marks an exciting milestone for our team of six. With four systems already deployed across textile sorting centers in Belgium, Australia, the UK, and France, we are on track to hit 10 installations by the end of the year.
Our ultimate roadmap is clear: scaling from processing 3 tons of garments per shift to 90 tons per day with full automation within three years. This partnership with eBay will turbocharge our mission to transform manual, subjective sorting into a transparent, global resource stream.
Thank You !
A huge thank you to eBay, Vogue Business, the judges, and our incredible community for supporting us on this journey! We are excited to build the infrastructure needed to change the industry for good.
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