What Samsara Eco does

Samsara Eco is an Australian enviro-tech company founded in 2021 that has developed the EosEco enzymatic recycling platform, which uses AI-engineered enzymes to depolymerize mixed plastics and synthetic textiles — specifically nylon 6,6, polyester, and PET — into virgin-identical monomers that can be re-polymerized into new fibers and packaging. The core technical differentiator is the ability to process mixed fiber blends and end-of-life textiles that mechanical recycling cannot handle, producing output chemically equivalent to virgin polymers. The company's technology originated through an academic partnership with Deakin University and has been recognized with the Techtextil and Texprocess Innovation Award 2026.

Samsara Eco opened its first commercial-scale plant in Jerrabomberra, New South Wales in September 2025, with capacity equivalent to hundreds of thousands of garments annually, and is planning a 20,000-tonne nylon 6,6 facility in Asia for 2028 in partnership with engineering firm KBR. The company's commercial model centers on long-term, negotiated offtake agreements with major apparel brands — most notably a 10-year supply agreement with Lululemon covering approximately 20% of Lululemon's overall fiber needs — supplemented by co-development collaborations with The Lycra Company, Nilit, and the European Outdoor Group's Nylon Materials Collective, a consortium representing more than 150 outdoor brands seeking circular nylon supply.

The company has raised approximately USD $107M in cumulative funding across seed, Series A, and additional rounds through 2024, with Temasek leading the $65M Series A alongside Hitachi Ventures, Greycroft, and others. Lululemon is both a customer and an investor. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting sustainability and supply chain functions at major global apparel brands, with geographic operations headquartered in Sydney, Australia and Singapore (Asia HQ under new GM Dr Lars Kissau, a BASF veteran). The long-term commercial ambition is to recycle the equivalent of 500 million garments and 10 billion plastic bottles annually by 2030.

Name

Samsara Eco

Legal name

Samsara Eco

Website

https://samsaraeco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Samsara Eco is an Australian enviro-tech company developing AI-engineered enzymatic recycling technology that converts mixed plastics and synthetic textiles into virgin-identical raw materials, supplying major apparel brands like Lululemon through long-term offtake agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Circular Recycled Materials

NAICS

Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)

SIC

Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass) (2820)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Recycling & Depolymerization (e.g., PET/Polyamide/Cellulosics) (IMAOAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recycled & Reprocessed Polymer Resin Manufacturing (rPET, rPP, rPE; PCR/PIR resins) (IMANAAAH)

Keywords

• Enzymatic recycling
• Textile recycling
• Plastic depolymerization
• Circular materials
• AI-engineered enzymes

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Recycled Material Supply Agreements: Long-term offtake agreements with major apparel brands such as Lululemon, supplying recycled nylon 6,6 and polyester under multi-year contracts that can support approximately 20% of the customer's fiber needs
2. Commercial Material Sales: Sale of recycled raw materials (nylon, polyester, PET) produced at commercial-scale facilities to fashion and apparel brands

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Samsara Eco develops and operates enzymatic recycling technology (EosEco platform) that uses AI-engineered enzymes to break down mixed plastics and synthetic textiles (nylon 6,6, polyester, PET) into virgin-identical monomers. The company sells these recycled raw materials to apparel and consumer goods brands under long-term offtake agreements, operating commercial-scale production at its Jerrabomberra plant in Australia with a planned 20,000-tonne Asia facility for 2028.

Product overview

Samsara Eco offers enzymatic recycling technology centered on its proprietary EosEco platform, which uses AI-engineered enzymes to break down mixed plastics and synthetic textiles into virgin-identical raw materials. The company operates its first commercial-scale plant in Jerrabomberra, NSW, and has launched the Nylon Materials Collective initiative in partnership with the European Outdoor Group. The EosEco technology and plant operations form the core commercial offering, with materials supplied to major brands like Lululemon under long-term offtake agreements. A 20,000-tonne commercial nylon 6,6 plant is planned for Asia in 2028, with KBR handling engineering design.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recycled Nylon 6,6 Monomers Virgin-identical nylon 6,6 monomers enzymatically recovered from end-of-life textiles and mixed waste streams, supplied to apparel and athletic wear brands as a drop-in substitute for virgin nylon.
• Recycled Polyester Monomers Virgin-identical polyester monomers enzymatically recovered from waste textiles and PET, supplied to fashion and apparel brands seeking circular polyester alternatives.
• Recycled PET Monomers Virgin-identical PET monomers enzymatically recovered from mixed plastic and textile waste, intended for packaging and consumer goods applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Can process waste textiles into materials equivalent to hundreds of thousands of garments annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• LululemonflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 May 202610-year offtake agreement for recycled nylon 6,6 and polyester supply, meeting approximately 20% of Lululemon's fiber needs. Partnership builds on 2023 collaboration where companies pioneered enzymatic technology to extract nylon 6,6 from end-of-life textiles and produced the first-ever enzymatically recycled polyester jacket. Deal supports Lululemon's sustainability targets of 75% preferred materials by 2025 and 100% by 2030.
• Deakin UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026Academic partnership for development of enzyme-based recycling technology. Collaboration has produced the EosEco enzymatic recycling platform capable of processing mixed textiles into virgin-identical monomers.
• European Outdoor GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 November 2025Launched the Nylon Materials Collective on November 25, 2025, to advance development and future sales of circular nylon. The group represents more than 150 outdoor brands seeking sustainable nylon solutions. Samsara Eco is building a nylon recycling plant scheduled to open within two years to supply the collective.
• The Lycra CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2025Partnership includes research facilities at Samsara Eco's commercial plant for Lycra Company's spandex recycling studies, part of the Techtextil Innovation Awards collaboration.
• NilitminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2025Partner in Techtextil Innovation Awards 2026 collaboration for enzyme-based recycling technology development alongside Deakin University, The Lycra Company, and Lululemon.
• KBRcoreTechnology or Integration · 3 May 2025Engineering partner for commercial-scale nylon 6,6 recycling plant in Asia. KBR will deliver FEED engineering package for 20,000-tonne facility using EosEco enzymatic technology, with pre-FEED phase beginning Q2 2025 and plant completion targeted for 2028.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Circ: US-based company using hydrothermal technology to separate and recover polyester and cellulose from blended textile waste. Direct peer in textile-to-textile recycling serving apparel brand customers.
• Carbios: French biotech company developing enzymatic depolymerization technology for PET and polyester recycling into virgin-quality monomers. Closely comparable in core enzymatic recycling approach and target end markets of textile and packaging.
• Re&Up (Aquafil): Aquafil's recycling brand producing ECONYL regenerated nylon from textile and carpet waste for apparel brands. Direct peer in nylon recycling with established brand customer base in fashion and outdoor apparel.
• Protein Evolution: US-based startup using enzymatic and AI-engineered biological processes to break down mixed textile waste including nylon and polyester into reusable monomers. Closely comparable technology platform and target end markets.
• Loop Industries: Chemical recycling company that uses a depolymerization process to break down PET plastic and polyester fiber waste into virgin-quality monomers. Direct peer in chemical recycling of polyester/PET for textile and packaging applications.
• Worn Again Technologies: UK-based company developing chemical recycling technology to separate and recycle polyester and cotton from mixed textile waste streams. Direct peer in textile-to-textile recycling targeting apparel brand customers.
• Renewcell: Swedish company (despite recent financial restructuring) that recycled cellulosic textile waste into Circulose pulp used by fashion brands. Comparable in supplying recycled fiber inputs to major apparel brands through commercial offtake agreements.
• Ioniqa: Dutch company (now part of Indorama Ventures) that developed chemical depolymerization technology to recycle PET into virgin-quality monomers. Comparable in chemical recycling approach and target markets.

Broad incumbents

• Eastman: Large specialty chemicals company with molecular recycling (chemical depolymerization) technology for polyester and PET waste, supplying recycled content to brands at industrial scale. Broad incumbent with overlapping capability but as part of a much wider materials portfolio.

Emerging players

• Jeplan: Japanese company operating chemical recycling of polyester from textile waste into monomers for re-polymerization, serving apparel brand customers. Comparable technology platform and customer base, though smaller commercial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors15 records

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M&A

Investments

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