Reverse Resources

What Reverse Resources does

Reverse Resources is a B2B SaaS and marketplace platform that digitizes, traces, and trades post-industrial textile waste across the global apparel supply chain. Founded in 2016 by Ann Runnel and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, the company connects four user segments — fashion brands, garment manufacturers, waste handlers, and textile recyclers — through a shared data layer that records waste by volume, composition, color, fiber type, and destination. The platform combines three core products: a real-time textile waste traceability dashboard with Sankey-style flow visualizations, one-off waste-mapping advisory reports used as onboarding baselines, and a two-sided commodity marketplace (L1 factory-to-waste-handler and L2 waste-handler-to-recycler) that is positioned as the first of its kind for the textile industry.

Underlying the platform is a chain-of-custody data architecture that supports compliance reporting for the EU's Digital Product Passport (DPP), Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), and Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), along with alignment to ISO 27001 and GDPR. Reverse Resources has traced over 130,000 tonnes of textile waste across 38 countries, routing 41% of traced volumes to textile-to-textile recycling, and operates a network of 1,500+ factories, 500+ recyclers, 300+ waste handlers, and 18 named global brands including H&M, Patagonia, Lululemon, Ralph Lauren, and Hugo Boss.

The business model combines recurring SaaS subscription revenue (dashboard access, traceability, and analytics), marketplace transaction commissions on traded waste volumes, and advisory/consulting services for circularity roadmaps and supplier engagement. Go-to-market is enterprise-led, with demo-driven sales targeting fashion brands and large manufacturers, supported by event-driven thought leadership (Global Fashion Summit, Sustainability Talks Istanbul) and a coalition of program partners including H&M Foundation, Global Fashion Agenda, UNDP, UNIDO, GIZ, EIT Climate-KIC, and Fashion for Good. Cumulative disclosed funding is approximately US$2 million across nine rounds from 2015 to 2022, led by Bangladesh Angels Network in 2021.

Name

Reverse Resources

Legal name

Reverse Resources

Website

https://reverseresources.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Reverse Resources operates a B2B SaaS and marketplace platform that traces and trades post-industrial textile waste, connecting fashion brands, garment manufacturers, waste handlers, and textile recyclers across 38 countries to enable textile-to-textile recycling and regulatory compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Circular Textile Supply Chain Software

NAICS

Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (42393), Materials Recovery Facilities (562920), Business Support Services (5614)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130), Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Recycling & Materials Recovery Logistics (E-waste, Batteries, Metals, Plastics) (TLAIAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recycling, E-Waste & End-of-Life Takeback Programs (TLAAALAN)

Keywords

• Textile waste traceability
• Circular fashion platform
• Recyclable waste marketplace
• Supply chain sustainability
• Textile-to-textile recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Platform services including traceability dashboard, waste mapping reports, and data analytics provided as SaaS subscription to brands, manufacturers, and waste handlers. The platform acts as central coordination layer for textile waste across full value chain.
2. Marketplace Transaction Fees: Two-sided marketplace connecting factories with waste handlers and waste handlers with recyclers, facilitating commodity trading of recyclable textile waste. Revenue likely generated through transaction fees or take rate on marketplace trades.
3. Advisory and Consulting Services: Strategic partnership support including textile waste strategies, circularity roadmaps, supplier engagement, KPIs, and recycling pilots - beyond just technology delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reverse Resources operates a digital SaaS platform that maps, traces, and trades recyclable textile waste across the global fashion supply chain. The platform combines a real-time traceability dashboard, waste mapping advisory reports, and a two-sided commodity marketplace connecting garment factories with waste handlers (L1) and waste handlers with textile recyclers (L2). It enables fashion brands to verify waste flows, supports compliance with EU regulations (DPP, CSRD, ESPR), and facilitates textile-to-textile recycling at scale.

Product overview

Reverse Resources operates as a unified digital platform for textile circularity, combining three core services: Textile Waste Traceability (real-time SaaS dashboard), Waste Mapping Report (advisory baseline assessment), and Waste Marketplace (commodity trading infrastructure). The platform serves four distinct user segments—Fashion Brands, Textile Manufacturers, Waste Handlers, and Recyclers—through dedicated solution modules that share a common data layer and network infrastructure. The architecture enables waste to flow from factories through waste handlers to recyclers, with verified data and traceability maintained throughout.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Textile Waste Traceability Platform A real-time SaaS platform that tracks and verifies textile waste flows across the supply chain, providing brands, manufacturers, recyclers, and waste handlers with full transparency by waste type, composition, color, and location. Features live dashboards, verified data throughout the supply chain, Sankey report visualizations, and full transparency across factory networks.
• Waste Mapping Report

Quantifiable outcome

• 41% of traced waste directed to textile-to-textile recycling
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026FMC collaborated with Reverse Resources and SUSTENT Consulting to prepare Diagnostic Study Report of the Panipat Recycled Textile Cluster, supported by Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida). Participation in 9th Responsible Business Membership Organisations Awards.
• Global Fashion AgendacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 December 2025Circular Fashion Partnership initiative launched at Sustainability Talks Istanbul in Türkiye, December 2025. Initiative focuses on developing circular textile system by capturing and recycling post-industrial textile waste with support from H&M Foundation.
• Fashion for GoodcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2024Fashion for Good and Textile Exchange launched the Tracing Textile Waste Project in July 2024 - a two-year initiative to standardise data collection and transparency in the textile waste supply chain. Project involves multiple industry partners and aims to develop open-source data templates.
• Industry Conveners (Coalition of 7 organizations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2022Seven leading textile and apparel industry organisations jointly endorsed Reverse Resources as shared digital traceability platform essential for circular economy transition. Coalition represents over 2,000 brands, manufacturers, and industry bodies. Two years of governance design and negotiation required.
• Global Fashion AgendacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Circle Fashion Partnership project launched in 2021 with Global Fashion Agenda as the main turning point. Demonstrated that industrial textile waste could be traced from factory to recycling and delivered at lower cost. Global Fashion Agenda is key industry convenor for fashion sustainability.
• SUSTENT ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnered with Reverse Resources and Foundation for MSME Clusters on Panipat Recycled Textile Cluster diagnostic study.
• H&M FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as program partner. Major fashion industry foundation supporting circular economy initiatives in production countries.
• UNDPcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as global program partner. United Nations Development Programme supporting sustainability initiatives.
• UNIDOcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as global program partner. United Nations Industrial Development Organization supporting industrial development and sustainability.
• GIZcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as global program partner. German development agency supporting international cooperation for sustainability.
• EIT Climate-KICcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as global program partner. European climate innovation initiative supporting circular economy transitions.
• Closed LoopcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as global program partner supporting circular economy initiatives.
• P4GcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as global program partner. Partnering for Green Growth and Global Goals 2030.
• Denim DealcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as global program partner. Industry initiative for sustainable denim production.
• IKEA Social EntrepreneurshipcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as global program partner. IKEA's social entrepreneurship arm supporting circular economy.
• Circular Fashion PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-stakeholder initiative launched February 2021 bringing together over 30 founding members including major brands, manufacturers, and NGOs. Three workstreams: waste mapping/data infrastructure, recycler market development, policy advocacy. Reverse Resources serves as technical platform partner.
• Textile ExchangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Textile Exchange on Reclaimed Materials Declaration Form (RMDF) to improve tracing textile waste. July 2025 updated RMDF standardizes data collection to distinguish recycled bottles from textiles, facilitating transparency and digital integration.
• BCGminorOthersBCG published research on textile-to-textile recycling infrastructure investment needs (€8-11 billion capex, €5-6.5 billion annual opex). Reverse Resources CEO cited in analysis of market coordination failures.
• ReHubsminorOthersReHubs published data on textile recycling infrastructure investment alongside BCG analysis.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Worn Again Technologies: UK-based textile recycling technology company developing polymer recycling processes for blended textiles. Adjacent player in the circular textile ecosystem that Reverse Resources' marketplace could route feedstock to.
• EON: Digital Product Passport platform for circular economy, with textile industry focus. Competes in adjacent compliance infrastructure layer — Reverse Resources handles waste traceability; EON focuses on product-level DPP — but both serve brand ESG teams for EU regulation compliance.
• Circular Systems Exchange (CSX): Marketplace and data infrastructure for circular textile and apparel material flows. Closely comparable to Reverse Resources' marketplace concept but with different geographic focus and partnership structure.
• Circ: Textile-to-textile recycling technology company that could be both a customer (recycler) and adjacent player in the same circular textile ecosystem. Listed on Reverse Resources' platform as a potential recycler offtake partner.
• Renewcell: Swedish textile-to-textile recycler producing Circulose pulp from recycled garments. Potential recycler partner on Reverse Resources' L2 marketplace side; represents the type of recycler capacity the platform connects brands to.

Direct peers

• TrusTrace: Stockholm-based SaaS platform offering supply chain traceability and transparency for fashion and textile brands, with capabilities overlapping Reverse Resources' traceability dashboard and compliance reporting features. Both target brand sustainability teams for ESPR/CSRD-style compliance.
• Textile Genesis: Fiber-level traceability platform for the textile industry, providing chain-of-custody documentation from fiber to finished garment. Directly comparable in serving fashion brand compliance needs and competing for similar enterprise textile transparency budgets as Reverse Resources.
• FibreTrace: Australia-based fiber traceability technology using physical tracer markers embedded in textiles to verify provenance. Competes with Reverse Resources in the brand-facing textile traceability category with a different underlying technology approach.
• Retraced: German supply chain transparency platform for the fashion industry, enabling brands to map and trace supplier networks. Closely comparable product offering to Reverse Resources' traceability dashboard with similar EU regulatory positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison: Global materials science and RFID company with atma.io connected product cloud for supply chain traceability. A broad incumbent offering item-level traceability infrastructure that overlaps with Reverse Resources' supply chain visibility proposition at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds10 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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