Startup Ravel raises $8.2M to help solve clothing recycling’s spandex problem

The Ravel team at its Seattle pilot facility in March 2025, from left: Forest Davis, process development scientist; John Goods, co-founder and chief technologist; Zahlen Titcomb, co-founder and CEO; Zack Wolford, research engineer; and Kristen Albrecht, chief sustainability officer and vice president of operations. Not pictured: Jules Valenti, director of engineering and pilot plant manager. (Ravel Photo) Seattle startup Ravel announced Thursday it raised $8.2 million to scale its planet-friendl