Infinited Fiber Company Successfully Completes EUR 40 million Development Financing Round - Infinited Fiber
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Inditex, TTY Management, Youngone and Goldwin join as new investorsPRESS RELEASEMarch 8, 2024Technology and fashion company Infinited Fiber Company has successfully completed a two-part development financing round totaling 40 million euros, with significant investments from new investors Inditex, TTY Management, Youngone and Goldwin, in addition to existing ones.The new investors are Inditex Group, the parent company of Zara and other brands, and TTY Management B.V., an asset management company privately owned by Tadashi Yanai, Chairman, President and CEO of Fast Retailing. Leading outdoor clothing manufacturer Youngone (YOH CVC Fund 1 Limited Partnership) and Japanese premium sportswear manufacturer Goldwin (GOLDWIN Play Earth Fund Investment Limited Partnership) are also among the new investors who joined in the recent second closing of EUR 27 million.The first part of the development financing round, closed in summer 2023, included investments from existing investors. Apparel companies H&M Group, adidas, BESTSELLER, and Zalando further reinforced their long-term commitment to Infinited Fiber. This investment is crucial for further advancing the scale-up of Infinna, and it underscores the industrys confidence in our technology as one of the key enablers for circularity in the textile sector, says Petri Alava, Co-Founder and CEO of Infinited Fiber Company.Media InquiriesInfited Fiber Company: Communications Manager Leena Salomaa, leena.salomaa@infinitedfiber.comInditex: press@inditex.com, +34 981 185 400TTY Management: contact@tty-management.comYoungone: victorlee@yohcvc.sgGoldwin: info_playearthfund@goldwin.co.jpAbout Infinited Fiber CompanyInfinited Fiber Company is a Finnish technology and fashion company with a patented technology that turns cotton-rich textile waste, such as worn-out t-shirts, jeans, and production scraps into Infinna, a virgin-quality, versatile textile fiber with the soft and natural look and feel of cotton. Infinna is biodegradable, contains no microplastics, and at the end of their life, garments made with it can be recycled in the same process together with other textile waste, enabling circularity in fashion.