Berlin's reverse.fashion bags seven-figure funding to scale textile sorting

Berlin-based reverse.fashion , a startup developing AI-powered textile sorting technology, has secured a seven-figure extension to its pre-seed funding round from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). Founded in 2024 as a spin-off from the Technical University of Berlin by Dr Karsten Pufahl , Paul Doertenbach and Mario Osterwalder , reverse.fashion develops AI systems that automate the sorting and digitisation of used textiles. Combining computer vision, machine learning, Digital Product Passport (DPP)