What PROGETTO QUID does

Progetto Quid (legal entity: Cooperativa Sociale QUID) is an Italian social cooperative headquartered in Avesa (Verona) that designs, produces, and sells limited-edition, ethically Made-in-Italy fashion and accessories — primarily women's apparel — made from upcycled surplus fabrics. Its core offering comprises clothing (dresses, shirts, blouses, trousers, coats, sweaters), the signature Le Camicie Iconiche printed shirt line, fashion accessories (pouches, foulards, scarves, keychains, twilly), travel bags, office accessories, and home textiles, sold through a 243+ SKU e-commerce platform (Italian and English), domestic outlet stores, and seasonal capsule collections (most recently Hanami SS26, Terrarium AW25, and Iconiche Summer 2025 with illustrator Irene Penazzi). The company has no proprietary software platform; its underlying capability is textile upcycling know-how, small-batch artisan production, and a fabric-recovery network built with established fashion brands.

The business operates two distinct revenue streams: direct-to-consumer sales of unit-priced items (€15–€155) and a B2B corporate merchandising motion that delivers customized accessories, welcome kits, branded backpacks, team-building events, and supply-chain upcycling services to over 50 named enterprise clients including IKEA, OVS, Calzedonia, Intimissimi, Dolce & Gabbana, Vivienne Westwood, Falconeri, Borbonese, Malìparmi, EY Italia, and Generali Italia. Pricing for B2B is quote-based under multi-year contracts, while B2C is pay-as-you-go unit pricing. As a social cooperative, the company also pursues a social-inclusion mission — 82% of its workforce are women and 65% are on social redemption pathways across 22 nationalities — which is integrated into its brand positioning, fundraising (e.g., the 2026 "A Bigger Future" campaign), and editorial content (TEXTURE podcast on social entrepreneurship).

Name

PROGETTO QUID

Legal name

Cooperativa Sociale QUID

Website

https://progettoquid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Progetto Quid is an Italian social cooperative producing ethically Made-in-Italy women's fashion and accessories from upcycled surplus fabrics. It sells D2C through e-commerce and outlets, and serves 50+ corporate clients with customized merchandise, welcome kits, and supply-chain upcycling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Verona

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. B2C E-commerce and Retail Sales: Direct sales of ethically-made fashion products to individual consumers through the company's e-commerce platform and physical retail stores. Products include women's clothing, accessories, and home items at various price points.
2. B2B Corporate Merchandising and Gifts: Corporate sales of customized accessories, branded merchandise, and corporate gifting solutions to business clients. Includes welcome kits, team building events, and supply chain sustainable products.
3. Social Impact Partnerships: Collaborative projects with fashion brands and corporations for upcycling initiatives, where excess fabrics are recovered and transformed into new products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Progetto Quid is an Italian social fashion cooperative that designs, produces and sells ethically Made-in-Italy clothing and accessories made primarily from surplus and recovered fabrics. The company runs a direct-to-consumer e-commerce and physical retail business for women's fashion, while also providing B2B services such as custom corporate merchandise, upcycling of partner-brand surpluses, sustainable welcome kits, and team-building events. Its employment programs target people at risk of social exclusion, particularly women, embedding social impact into its core production model.

Product overview

PROGETTO QUID is a social fashion enterprise producing ethically Made in Italy clothing and accessories from recovered fabric surpluses. The company's product portfolio centers on women's fashion organized around several collections: the core Abbigliamento Donna (women's clothing) line featuring dresses, shirts, blouses, trousers, skirts, blazers, coats, sweaters and capes; Le Camicie Iconiche - a signature limited-edition shirt collection with exclusive designer prints; the Travel & Tempo Libero (travel and leisure) range including travel bags and pouches; Accessori Moda (fashion accessories) such as foulards, scarves and keychains; Linea Casa (home collection) with table linens; and Lavoro e Ufficio (work and office) accessories including backpacks and laptop sleeves. For corporate clients, Quid offers B2B services including customized accessories, upcycling solutions, welcome kits, and team building events. The company operates seasonal capsule collections (Capsule SS26 Hanami, Capsule Autunno-Inverno 2025 Terrarium) alongside the year-round Collezione Timeless and an Outlet section. The business model combines social impact (work inclusion programs) with sustainable fashion production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Le Camicie Iconiche (Iconic Shirts) Limited edition signature shirt and blouse collection featuring exclusive prints by collaborating artists (e.g. illustrator Irene Penazzi), including models such as Firenze, Parigi, and themed prints (Cappuccino, Mongolfiere, San Valentino, Gatti, Volpi), targeted at women seeking unique ethical fashion.
• Abbigliamento Donna (Women's Clothing) Year-round core women's clothing collection including dresses, shirts, blouses, cardigans, trousers, skirts, blazers, coats, capes and sweaters produced from selected fabrics in the company's Made-in-Italy ethical production facility.
• Collezione Timeless (Timeless Collection) Core women's clothing line of timeless, versatile pieces — dresses, trousers, sweaters, blazers and coats — designed for longevity and classic style in selected quality fabrics.
• Seasonal Capsule Collections Limited-edition seasonal capsule collections released twice a year (e.g. Capsule SS26 Hanami, Capsule AW25 Terrarium, Mini-Capsule Primavera 2025 Cappuccino, Iconiche 2025 Summer) featuring coordinated apparel in cotton, wool and other selected fabrics, including exclusive artist prints and SS26 travel/pochette accessories.
• Accessori Moda (Fashion Accessories) Fashion accessories line including pouches, foulards, scarves, hats, keychains, twilly and bandeaux produced in ethically sourced materials, sold through the company's e-commerce and retail channels.
• Travel & Tempo Libero (Travel & Leisure) Travel bags and leisure accessories — including the New York travel bag, beauty cases and pouches — designed for sustainable travel and sold to individual consumers.
• Lavoro e Ufficio (Work & Office) Office and work accessories including backpacks, pencil cases (astucci) and laptop sleeves (custodie porta PC) for professional and consumer use.
• Linea Casa (Home Collection) Home textile collection including table sets (set tovagliette) and table runners (runner tavola) produced in sustainable fabrics.
• Quid per le Aziende (Corporate Services) B2B service package for companies offering ethical and personalized accessories and merchandise — including customized corporate backpacks, branded products, sustainable welcome kits, supply-chain partnerships and team-building events — targeted at companies with ESG commitments.
• Upcycling Service Service that transforms surplus fabrics and materials from partner fashion brands into new fashion products, supporting a circular-economy supply chain for corporate clients.
• Welcome Kit e Kit Aziendali (Sustainable Welcome Kits) Sustainable welcome kits and corporate kits containing ethically produced accessories and merchandise, sold to business clients for onboarding, events and gifting.
• Teambuilding & Eventi (Team Building and Events) Team-building and corporate event services that incorporate Quid's social mission, offering participatory experiences around ethical fashion and social inclusion for company clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,100+ km of fabric recovered through upcycling processes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

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

• OVScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFashion retail collaboration for ethical fashion production. OVS partners with Progetto Quid for upcycling initiatives and sustainable fashion production using recovered fabrics.
• EY ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional services firm engaging Quid for corporate merchandising and sustainable gift solutions. EY Italia receives customized ethical merchandise while supporting social inclusion.
• FalconericoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury fashion brand collaboration for ethical production and upcycling of surplus materials into new fashion products.
• IntimissimicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFashion brand partnership for sustainable fashion initiatives and ethical production methods.
• IKEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational home furnishings retailer partnering with Quid for accessories and merchandise production with sustainable and ethical supply chain.
• CalzedoniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFashion group collaboration for ethical fashion production, upcycling initiatives, and sustainable manufacturing.
• Dolce e GabbanaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury fashion brand collaboration on sustainable fashion projects and ethical production partnerships.
• BorbonesecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian fashion accessories brand collaboration for upcycled leather goods and sustainable bag production.
• MalìparmicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFashion accessories brand partnership for home accessories collection using upcycled materials.
• Generali ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance group engaging Quid for corporate merchandising and sustainable promotional materials supporting social inclusion.
• Vivienne WestwoodflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury fashion designer collaboration on sustainable fashion initiatives, one of the notable ethical fashion partnerships in the industry.
• Fondazione Vite VerecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial foundation partnership for Easter 2026 campaign combining upcycling and inclusive employment initiatives.
• D-Hub AteliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtelier partnership for upcycling projects and inclusive employment programs in fashion production.
• Irene PenazzicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIllustrator collaboration for exclusive limited-edition prints on the Iconiche collection. Creates unique artistic designs for fashion pieces.
• Ristorante Famiglia RanaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitality sector client for professional textiles and sustainable hospitality linens.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Eileen Fisher: US-based ethical women's fashion brand focused on timeless design, sustainability and take-back/reuse programs. Highly comparable to Progetto Quid's Collezione Timeless and upcycling model.
• Save The Duck: Italian outerwear brand built on cruelty-free, recycled and sustainable materials. Comparable as a Made-in-Italy sustainable apparel brand with a similar price band and ethical positioning.
• Seasalt Cornwall: Ethical womenswear and accessories brand with strong commitment to sustainable supply chains and timeless design. Comparable ethical-womenswear D2C model.
• People Tree: Fair-trade and sustainable womenswear label producing ethical clothing from cooperatives and small producers. Closely comparable social-enterprise model and B2C focus.

Emerging players

• Rapanui: UK sustainable apparel maker using organic cotton and renewable-energy manufacturing with a small-batch, transparent supply chain comparable to Quid's model.
• Mud Jeans: Circular denim brand using post-consumer recycled cotton and a lease/resell model. Comparable circular-economy upcycling approach at smaller scale.
• Armedangels: German sustainable fashion label offering organic and recycled apparel with a similar mid-premium price point and ESG-driven brand narrative.

Others

• Stella McCartney:

Broad incumbents

• Patagonia: Global incumbent in sustainable outdoor apparel with deep circular-economy and supply-chain transparency credentials. Comparable mission, broader scale and category breadth.

Regional players

• Bompenger: Italian sustainable apparel and accessories brand using recycled and eco-friendly materials. Comparable Made-in-Italy positioning and price band, but with its own D2C focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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