Remake Society

What Remake Society does

Remake Society is a Rotterdam-based circular economy social enterprise founded in 2023 that operates a repurpose and repair shop giving textiles a second life while providing employment pathways for people distanced from the Dutch labor market. The company works with companies, government bodies, and educational institutions to convert textile surplus into new products and to provide repair services for damaged or defective garments.

The company's core offering is structured around three interconnected services: Repair Services (professional clothing repair performed by experienced tailors, addressing production defects and consumer repairs), Repurpose Services (transforming textile waste streams from corporate workwear, banners, and rejected fashion collections into new physical products such as bags, laptop sleeves, glasses cases, picnic blankets, and hats), and Regulatory Compliance Advisory (helping producers meet Netherlands UPV law and EU circular textile regulation obligations). A fourth, smaller line — the Remake Society Academy — delivers educational programs on circular economy and textile sustainability. All production is executed in a single physical atelier at Klinkerstraat 11, 3077 MA Rotterdam, using craft-based sewing and upcycling operations rather than automated or digital manufacturing; no proprietary software platform or digital product is disclosed.

Remake Society runs a sales-led, direct B2B go-to-market model, with each engagement custom-quoted and co-developed from concept through sampling to production. Named customers include Dutch value retailer Zeeman, fashion chain Jeans Centre, designer label NAN designs, and nonprofit Terre des Hommes. Cumulative impact metrics disclosed on the company's website include 96 people guided through work trajectories since 2023, 53.7 million liters of water saved, 690,093 kilograms of CO2 emissions reduced, and 7,499 products processed into new items. The organization is privately held, does not disclose revenue, and shows no external venture or private equity investment in source material.

Name

Remake Society

Legal name

Remake Society

Website

https://oxioustalentfactory.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Remake Society is a Rotterdam-based circular economy social enterprise that upcycles corporate textile waste and repairs garments for B2B customers while providing employment pathways for people distanced from the Dutch labor market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Textile Recycling and Circular Economy Services

NAICS

Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing (31599), Apparel Manufacturing (315)

akta.pro primary industry

Apparel Alterations, Repair & Circular Manufacturing (Remake/Upcycle) (CRAAAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Repair, Refurbishment & Upcycling Services (Industrial Scale) (IMAOAMAK), Seam, Tear & Rip Repair / Reinforcement (HSAJAFAG), Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC)

Keywords

• Textile upcycling services
• Circular economy solutions
• Clothing repair services
• Textile waste repurposing
• Social enterprise textile

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Repair Services: Clothing repair services offered to companies for production errors or to enable customers to repair damaged garments, extending textile product lifecycle.
2. Repurposing and Upcycling: Processing textile waste streams (work clothing, banners, rejected collections) into new products such as bags, laptop sleeves, glasses cases, picnic blankets, and hats. Products sold as corporate gifts, merchandise, or Christmas gifts with a sustainability story.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Remake Society operates a repurpose and repair shop in Rotterdam that transforms textile waste streams (work clothing, banners, rejected collections) into new products such as bags, laptop sleeves, glasses cases, picnic blankets, and hats, while also providing clothing repair services by experienced tailors. The company additionally advises businesses on compliance with the UPV law and EU circular textile regulations, and offers educational programs through its Academy, all while providing work trajectories for people distanced from the labor market.

Product overview

Remake Society operates as a one-stop-shop service company offering circular textile solutions. The core offering consists of three interconnected services: Repair Services (clothing repairs by skilled tailors), Repurpose Services (upcycling textile waste into new products like bags and accessories), and Regulatory Compliance Advisory (helping businesses meet EU circular textile regulations). The company also offers an Academy for educational programs. Together, these services help companies manage textile surplus while creating social impact through employment programs for people distanced from the labor market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Repair Services High-quality clothing repair services performed by experienced tailors, enabling businesses to repair product defects from production errors or to offer customers the ability to have damaged garments fixed, thereby extending the value of textile collections. Targeted at companies with textile collections and apparel brands.
• Repurpose Services Conversion of textile waste streams from corporate work clothing, banners, and rejected collections into new upcycled products such as bags, laptop sleeves, glasses cases, picnic blankets, and hats. Transforms business textile waste into stylish corporate gifts, merchandise, or Christmas gifts with a sustainability story. Targeted at companies with textile surplus, fashion brands with dead-stock, and organizations seeking sustainable merchandise.
• Regulatory Compliance Advisory Advisory service helping companies comply with the UPV (Uitgebreide Producentenverantwoordelijkheid) law and EU regulations for circular textiles, which obligate producers to manage the full lifecycle of their products including collection, recycling, and reuse at end of life. Targeted at producers and companies subject to circular textile regulations.
• Academy Educational programs and training services focused on circular economy principles and textile sustainability, as part of the company's mission to build a new ecosystem where repair, reuse, and learning come together. Targeted at companies, government bodies, and educational institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96 people guided in work trajectories since 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jeans CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to develop sustainable solutions for complaint jeans and B-choice jeans. The goal is to make a positive contribution to reducing the textile waste mountain. The partnership combines effective collaboration with organic and pleasant working relations, with attention for craftsmanship and social work.
• ZeemancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on upcycling used deposit bags and work clothing into new valuable articles. Zeeman values 100% transparency from material origin to labor conditions in the production process. Remake Society actively contributes to the design process and commits to sustainable, circular solutions.
• NAN designsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to upcycle NAN designs that became dead-stock during the Corona period. The collaboration involves creative development, industry knowledge, and decisive action to transform unsold inventory into new products.
• Terre des HommesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of a recycled jeans bags line for the charitable organization. The partnership resulted in a beautiful recycled jeans bags product line under the inspiring and creative leadership of Esther and Loes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Circle Economy: Amsterdam-based circular economy advisory and data provider running the Circularity Gap Report and textile circularity programs. Comparable to Remake Society's advisory angle on EU textile regulation and circular strategy, though without the physical atelier operations.
• Refashion: French Extended Producer Responsibility eco-organization managing textile waste collection, sorting, and recycling on behalf of producers under French EPR law. Comparable as the EPR-compliance ecosystem Remake Society helps clients navigate, and a potential counterpart or competitor for compliance-driven contracts.

Direct peers

• The Renewal Workshop: US-based circular textile service provider that takes unsellable inventory and used apparel from brands and processes it into renewed, repaired, or upcycled products. Most directly comparable to Remake Society in combining repair, upcycling, and brand-grade output for B2B partners.
• Reverse Resources: Estonian-founded textile waste marketplace and upcycling facilitator connecting fashion brands with makers to repurpose production waste. Comparable to Remake Society's model of diverting corporate textile waste streams into new products, though primarily a digital platform rather than an atelier.
• Loop.a life: Dutch circular fashion platform that enables brands to offer take-back, repair, and recommerce services to consumers. Comparable as a Netherlands-based circular textile intermediary addressing the same regulatory and consumer reuse themes as Remake Society.

Emerging players

• Worn Again Technologies: UK-based textile-to-textile recycler that recovers polyester and cellulose from mixed textile waste for use in new fibers. Adjacent to Remake Society's upcycling mission but competes at the industrial recycling tier rather than artisanal upcycling.
• Stuffstr: US/UK circular apparel platform enabling brands to offer resale, repair, and recycling take-back directly to consumers. Comparable to Remake Society's mission of extending textile lifecycle and offering corporate reuse solutions, though with a software-led rather than atelier-led model.

Regional players

• Re&Up: Spanish textile recycler (formerly Evlox/Recover) processing post-consumer and post-industrial cotton waste into recycled fibers. Comparable in targeting the EU textile circularity opportunity but operates at fiber-recovery scale rather than finished-product upcycling.

Broad incumbents

• Patagonia Worn Wear: Brand-operated repair, resale, and recycling program from Patagonia, focused on extending the life of its own garments. Comparable in demonstrating brand-led circular textile services, though not a service provider to other companies like Remake Society.
• Eileen Fisher Renew: Take-back and resale program for Eileen Fisher garments, including remade pieces from damaged returns. Comparable as a brand-level circular textile operation but operates only on its own inventory rather than as a B2B service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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