Syntetica
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Founders
About
Syntetica is a French materials-recycling startup building a chemical process that can break down both Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6 from mixed textile waste and re-polymerise them into virgin-grade pellets for yarn manufacturing 1. Co-founders Marco Bertone (CEO, previously in fashion and second-hand e-commerce), chemistry researcher Louis Monsigny and CTO Ash Ward (former Northvolt) started the company to address nylon’s status as one of the least-recycled synthetic fibres in the apparel supply chain 1. Syntetica has partnerships with Lululemon, Victoria’s Secret, Etam and Michelin’s Centre for Sustainable Materials, and plans to scale its process from lab to pre-industrial output using the Series A capital 1.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-07-15 | Series A | USD 30M | Bpifrance (Ecotechnologies 2 fund) | Lululemon, MAS Holdings, EQT Ventures, SWEN Capital Partners, European Innovation Council, family offices 1 |
| 2024-07-16 | Seed | EUR 4.2M | EQT Ventures | Peugeot family office, Etam family office, Volta Circle, Better Angle, Pareto Holdings, Athletico Ventures, Bear Flag Capital 2 |
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Sources
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Christine Hall, “Lululemon backs nylon recycling startup Syntetica in USD 30M Series A,” TechCrunch, July 15, 2026. Accessed July 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/lululemon-backs-nylon-recycling-startup-syntetica-in-30m-series-a/↩↩↩↩
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“Paris-based Syntetica raises EUR 4.2 million to scale nylon recycling for the global clothing market,” EU-Startups, July 2024. Accessed July 2026. https://www.eu-startups.com/2024/07/paris-based-syntetica-raises-e4-2-million-to-scale-nylon-recycling-for-the-global-clothing-market/↩