$ALT TEX$

Candidature YC de ALT TEX

Summer 2022Active

ALT TEX a été sélectionné par Y Combinator dans le cadre du batch Summer 2022 en tant qu'entreprise Industrials. Ci-dessous : ce que fait l'entreprise, qui l'a fondée, et sa candidature à YC, reconstruite question par question dans le vrai formulaire YC.

Batch YC: Summer 2022
Secteur d'activité: IndustrialsClimate
Taille de l'équipe: 10
Statut: Active
Lancé: 2022

Fondateurs

$Myra Arshad$
Myra ArshadFounder
$Avneet Ghotra$
Avneet GhotraFounder

Ce que fait ALT TEX

ALT TEX is a Toronto-based biomaterials startup that has developed the world’s first biodegradable and carbon neutral fabric, engineered from the world’s largest landfill contributor - food waste. Polyester alone makes up 60% of the $2.5 trillion fashion industry and is the biggest blocker preventing brands from meeting sustainability mandates. The patent-pending ALT TEX fermentation technology creates a polyester alternative that works with the existing infrastructure to supply a sustainable, high performance and cost competitive polyester replacement to fashion brands, at scale. The product solves key problems for fashion brands, consumers, and the environment: (1) Fashion brands: ALT TEX sells fabric to fashion brands, allowing them to differentiate via sustainable options (sustainable fashion growing 11% CAGR) and hit sustainability targets, without sacrificing performance or changing their current supply chain. (2) Consumer: The ALT TEX fabric is projected to be half the price vs. other specialized sustainable alternatives (due to low-cost input and scalability), meaning greater accessibility. (3) Environment: A single shirt produced with ALT TEX fabric can divert 1 kg of food waste from landfills, 9 kg of carbon emissions from the air, and 4 g of micro-plastics from our waterways. Co-founders Myra and Avneet have worked together managing teams and projects for six years, with backgrounds in serial entrepreneurship, corporate sales at Fortune 500 companies, textile manufacturing and biochemistry. To date, ALT TEX has created their first fabric prototype that’s 70% stronger than cotton, secured $1M in LOIs and raised $2.3M.

Candidature YC de ALT TEX, reconstruite

Candidature Y Combinator

ALT TEX, promotion Summer 2022. Les vraies questions de candidature, répondues à partir de données publiques.

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Company

Company name

ALT TEX

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Biodegradable, carbon neutral fabric from food waste

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We make a polyester alternative fabric engineered from food waste that is biodegradable and carbon neutral. Our product delivers a high-performance, cost-competitive substitute for polyester that works with existing supply chains, enabling fashion brands to meet sustainability goals without sacrificing quality or disrupting their manufacturing.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in Toronto, ON, Canada and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Toronto's ecosystem supports our biotech and textile development, and our founding team is based here. We also benefit from proximity to fashion brands and manufacturing partners in North America.

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Questions fréquemment posées

Est-ce la vraie candidature YC de ALT TEX ?

Non. Y Combinator garde les candidatures soumises privées. Ceci est une reconstruction : les vraies questions du formulaire YC, répondues à partir des données publiques de ALT TEX (notes de lancement, parcours des fondateurs, description du produit). Cela montre comment une entreprise comme ALT TEX se présenterait à YC, pas le texte qu'ils ont soumis.

À quel batch YC ALT TEX appartenait-il ?

ALT TEX faisait partie du batch Summer 2022 de Y Combinator.

Qui a fondé ALT TEX ?

ALT TEX a été fondé par Myra Arshad, Avneet Ghotra.

Que fait ALT TEX ?

Biodegradable and carbon neutral textiles, engineered from food waste.

Comment lire la candidature complète reconstruite ?

Créez un compte Round Funded gratuit. La version complète de la candidature de ALT TEX en 26 réponses, et de chaque autre promotion YC, se trouve dans YC Insights.