Materevolve

What Materevolve does

Materevolve is a privately held sustainable textile consulting and experiential learning firm founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Anselmo, California, by principal consultant Krystle Moody Wood. The company operates two service lines: technical consulting for textile brands, manufacturers, government agencies, and NGOs (covering regenerative agriculture, microfiber pollution, PFAS elimination, natural fiber systems, and circularity strategy), and nature-immersed experiential learning programs built around flagship events such as the Textile x Ocean Connector Sail, Materials As Species workshops, Science Socials, and the Regenerative Future Now salon series. Materevolve has no proprietary software platform; its core asset is human-delivered expertise and a curated cross-sector community spanning science, apparel brands (The North Face, Bolt Threads, Patagonia, Levi's, Allbirds), government (EPA, NOAA, California OPC), and NGOs (Fibershed, ZDHC, 5 Gyres).

Revenue is generated through three professional-services streams: (1) consulting engagements billed on a project or retainer basis to enterprise and public-sector clients, (2) ticketed experiential programs offered at sliding-scale prices (with scholarship access for students, academics, and nonprofits), and (3) corporate sponsorship of flagship sails from partners such as Coyuchi, California Chapter AATCC, and Intrinsic Advanced Materials. Distribution is relationship-driven and event-anchored — consulting is sold through direct outreach and referrals, while programs are delivered in-person (San Francisco Bay, Portland, San Anselmo) and co-hosted at industry conferences including Textile Exchange. The firm is founder-dependent with no external institutional funding disclosed and operates with 1–10 employees, including consultant Carolynn Box, Nicole Kenney, and creative partner Jessie Curry.

Name

Materevolve

Legal name

Materevolve, LLC

Website

https://materevolve.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Materevolve is a sustainable textile consulting and experiential learning firm founded in 2018, serving apparel brands, government agencies, and NGOs with technical expertise in regenerative materials, microfiber pollution, and PFAS elimination.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Anselmo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Technical Consulting: Billed consulting engagements providing sustainable textile strategy, product development guidance, partnership development, project management, and problem-solving to brands, manufacturers, and organizations across the textile industry. Revenue is generated on a project or retainer basis.
2. Experiential Learning Programs: Custom nature-immersed workshops, field trips, and experiential programs (e.g., Textile x Ocean Connector Sail, Materials as Species workshops, bundle dyeing sessions) sold to textile professionals, students, and organizations. Programs are ticketed, with sliding scale options for accessibility. Also co-hosted with partners at industry conferences.
3. Program Sponsorship & Partnership Fees: Corporate sponsors (e.g., Coyuchi, California Chapter AATCC, Intrinsic Advanced Materials) fund flagship programs like the Textile x Ocean Connector Sail, providing sponsorship revenue and in-kind investment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Materevolve provides two principal service lines. The first is Technical Consulting: project- and retainer-based engagements advising brands, manufacturers, and government agencies on sustainable textile strategy, regenerative materials development, PFAS elimination, microfiber pollution, natural dyeing, supply chain transparency, and partnership facilitation. The second is Experiential Learning Programs: nature-immersed, custom-designed workshops, field trips, science socials, and the signature annual Textile x Ocean Connector Sail that convenes senior textile, science, and policy professionals around sustainable textile and ocean health topics.

Product overview

Materevolve is a sustainable textile consulting and experiential learning company that offers two primary service lines: Technical Consulting and Experiential Learning. The company's flagship offering is the Textile x Ocean Connector Sail, an annual maritime program bringing together textile industry professionals and ocean scientists. Additional offerings include educational workshops (Materials As Species Workshop), Science Social events, wastewater treatment plant tours, and custom educational programs focused on microfiber pollution, regenerative agriculture, and sustainable textile systems. The company does not offer a software product but rather provides human-delivered consulting and educational services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Led the development of the Save Our Seas Act 2.0: Report on Microfiber Pollution — the most comprehensive federal report on microfiber pollution, with ~400 scientific citations and 100+ pages
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• CoyuchisupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Coyuchi, a leading sustainable home textiles brand, has sponsored the Textile x Ocean Connector Sail (Navy Level sponsor in 2023) and participates as an expert speaker and attendee. Represents a relationship between Materevolve and a major sustainable brand committed to organic and climate-beneficial textiles.
• Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemistry (ZDHC) FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ZDHC hired Materevolve to design and facilitate a field trip on fiber fragmentation in textile wastewater for the 2024 Textile Exchange conference in Pasadena. Materevolve worked in close partnership with ZDHC and The Microfibre Consortium (TMC) to deliver programming that highlighted manufacturing guidelines and best practices in reducing microfiber pollution.
• The Microfibre Consortium (TMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-program partner with ZDHC and Materevolve for the 2024 Textile Exchange field trip on fiber fragmentation in wastewater. TMC develops manufacturing guidelines for reducing microfiber shedding and is a key scientific partner in the textile sustainability ecosystem.
• Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research (MIPPR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research serves as a key research partner and tour host for Materevolve's experiential programs, including the 2024 Textile Exchange field trip and the 'Textile Waste in Our Wilderness' presentation at Functional Fabric Fair. MIPPR's lab tours and research expertise are integral to Materevolve's educational programming.
• The Nature ConservancysupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Listed as a member of the 2026 Textile x Ocean Connector Sail Stewardship Support Crew. The Nature Conservancy is a major global environmental organization focused on conservation and climate action.
• National Marine Sanctuary Foundation / NOAA Marine Debris ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024NOAA Marine Debris Program partnered with EPA Trash Free Waters to commission Materevolve to author the Save Our Seas Act 2.0 Report on Microfiber Pollution. The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation provided funding support for the workshop series and public comment review process. This is one of Materevolve's highest-profile and most significant partnerships.
• Kinship Fashion Coworking Studio (Portland, OR)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Kinship Fashion Coworking Studio served as the venue partner for the 'Textiles & Toxicity: A Science Social for the Microfiber Curious' event in November 2025, hosted at their Portland coworking space designed for fashion entrepreneurs and creatives.
• Building 5 (Portland, OR)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Building 5, Portland's historic Marine Artwork building, served as the venue for the Materials As Species Workshop: Sensing Seaweeds in November 2024. The venue supports Materevolve's nature-immersed, experiential learning philosophy.
• Oregon State UniversitysupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Dr. Susanne Brander and Dr. Stacey Harper of Oregon State University co-hosted the 'Textiles & Toxicity: A Science Social for the Microfiber Curious' event. OSU's Pacific Northwest location aligns with the SETAC meeting and marine science community.
• Botanical Colors (Kathy Hattori)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Materevolve co-hosted a Natural Dyeing & Studio Tour event with Kathy Hattori, President of Botanical Colors, timed to align with the OIA Catalyst Conference. Botanical Colors is a leading natural dye company and works with brands including Eileen Fisher on their Renew collection.
• Pacific Northwest Consortium on MicroplasticssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Listed as a member of the 2026 Textile x Ocean Connector Sail Stewardship Support Crew. The consortium focuses on microplastics research in the Pacific Northwest region.
• DMCO Studio & CollectivesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-hosts the 'Regenerative Future Now' salon series with DMCO Studio in San Anselmo, CA. The partnership serves a hyper-local community-building function, alternating between fireside speaker sessions and creative studio/social nights. DMCO Studio founder Melissa Belongea is the co-host.
• Textile ExchangecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Textile Exchange collaborates with Materevolve to deliver experiential field trip programs at their annual conference. The 2024 Fiber Fragmentation in Wastewater field trip was co-designed with ZDHC and TMC for Textile Exchange conference delegates in Pasadena.
• Call of the SeacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Call of the Sea provides the vessels (schooner SV Seaward, brigantine Matthew Turner) for the Textile x Ocean Connector Sail programs. The maritime setting on San Francisco Bay is central to Materevolve's distinctive experiential learning model.
• Libby Sommer LLCsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Libby Sommer of Libby Sommer LLC co-hosted the 'Textiles & Toxicity: A Science Social for the Microfiber Curious' event alongside Materevolve, Lauren Bright (Torus Consulting), and Oregon State University scientists.
• Torus Consulting (Lauren Bright)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Lauren Bright of Torus Consulting co-hosted the 'Textiles & Toxicity: A Science Social for the Microfiber Curious' event and is a co-founder of the California Cotton & Climate Coalition with Materevolve's Krystle Moody Wood.
• Jessie Curry / VonCurrysupportingOthers · 1 January 2024Jessie Curry, a multidisciplinary artist and designer, is a co-host for the Materials As Species Workshop: Sensing Seaweeds. She provided graphic design for program materials and brings interdisciplinary creative expertise to Materevolve's experiential learning programs.
• California Chapter AATCC (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists)supportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023California Chapter AATCC has been a sponsor of the Textile x Ocean Connector Sail for multiple years (2022, 2023, 2024). AATCC is a century-old standards and professional networking organization for the global textile industry, headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.
• Intrinsic Advanced Materials (CiCLO Technology)supportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Served as Cerulean Level sponsor of the 2023 Textile x Ocean Connector Sail. Intrinsic Advanced Materials is the company behind CiCLO technology — a joint venture between Intrinsic Textiles Group and Parkdale Advanced Materials focused on reducing synthetic fiber persistence in the environment.
• The 5 Gyres InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Dr. Lisa Erdle, Director of Science & Innovation at The 5 Gyres Institute, participated as an expert speaker on the 2023 Textile x Ocean Connector Sail, contributing research on microfiber prevalence and textile sources.
• FibershedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Long-standing collaborative partner on multiple experiential learning programs. Co-hosted the 'Building Regional Textile Systems for Healthy Soils & Healthy Seas' sail (2021) and collaborated on the Textile x Ocean Connector Sail. Fibershed's Executive Director Rebecca Burgess participated as an expert speaker. Partnership spans program co-curation, speaker collaboration, and cross-promotion within the sustainable textile community.
• Walden GatheringsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Walden Gathering co-led and co-hosted the 'Climate Positive Textiles & Clothing' invite-only workshop at their 600-acre forest venue in Monterey, CA. The event was Materevolve's first experiential learning event. Krystle Moody Wood and Nicole Kenney co-designed the program.
• Paige Green PhotographysupportingOthers · 1 January 2022Paige Green Photography is credited for sailing photography on the Textile x Ocean Connector Sail webpage and program materials, providing high-quality visual documentation of the programs.
• Mango MaterialscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Krystle Moody Wood served as Fiber Project Manager for Mango Materials (2022–2024), driving development milestones for their PHA biopolymer fiber technology. Managed all fiber-based partnerships, facilitated textile prototyping in footwear and apparel, and attended fiber spinning trials at global lab partners.
• Conservation X LabssupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Founder Krystle Moody Wood and Carolynn Box served as advisors and application reviewers for the Conservation X Labs 'Microfiber Innovation Challenge,' which was awarding $650,000 to innovations addressing plastic microfiber pollution. Materevolve also served as an amplification partner.
• NC State Hemp ConsortiumsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Materevolve serves on the NC State Hemp Consortium, contributing to the advancement of US hemp fiber and textiles R&D by building partnerships with hemp growers, processors, spinners, and manufacturers across the country.
• Green Science Policy Institute (GSPI)supportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Krystle Moody Wood and Nicole Kenney co-led the research for the PFAS-Free Products page on GSPI's PFAS Central website, contacting 35+ apparel and footwear brands for PFAS-free product confirmations in connection with the 'Dark Waters' film launch.
• California Cotton & Climate Coalition (C4)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-founded by Krystle Moody Wood alongside Rebecca Burgess (Fibershed), Lauren Tucker (White Buffalo Land Trust), and Lauren Bright (Torus Consulting). C4 brings brands, farmers, researchers, and mills together pre-competitively to develop Climate Beneficial cotton supply chains in California. As of 2023, Materevolve works with C4 'on call' as needed.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Closed Loop Partners: Investment and advisory platform focused on circular economy, including textile and apparel; overlapping with Materevolve on circular textiles and recycling advisory work but at materially larger scale and with capital deployment capabilities.
• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): Large global sustainability consulting and advisory firm serving enterprise apparel and consumer-goods clients; comparable as a broader sustainability consultancy that competes for the same enterprise textile sustainability mandates.

Direct peers

• The 5 Gyres Institute: Ocean-focused nonprofit researching plastic and microfiber pollution; Materevolve's Sail program has featured 5 Gyres' science lead as expert speaker, and both organizations bridge textile and ocean science.
• Textile Exchange: Industry nonprofit setting standards and convening conferences on preferred fibers and materials; Materevolve has co-designed experiential field trips for Textile Exchange's annual conference, making them a programmatic peer and channel partner.
• Fibershed: Nonprofit building regional regenerative fiber systems; directly comparable as a textile-sustainability community-and-consulting organization, a close program co-host (Building Regional Textile Systems sail), and frequent partner of Materevolve.
• ZDHC Foundation (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemistry): Industry foundation driving hazardous chemistry elimination in textiles; Materevolve has been hired by ZDHC to design and facilitate fiber-fragmentation field trips, positioning it as a programmatic delivery peer.
• Green Science Policy Institute (GSPI): Science/policy nonprofit focused on PFAS and harmful chemistries; Materevolve has co-led PFAS research for GSPI's PFAS Central website, making them a direct collaborator on chemical-and-textile policy work.
• The Microfibre Consortium (TMC): Industry consortium developing manufacturing guidelines to reduce microfiber shedding; has co-programmed with Materevolve for Textile Exchange field trips, making it a closely aligned research-and-standards peer.
• Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research: Research institute on plastic and microfiber pollution; Materevolve partners with MIPPR for lab tours and research programming (e.g., Textile Exchange field trips), making it both a peer and a recurring program co-host.

Emerging players

• Conservation X Labs: Innovation-focused organization running open-innovation challenges (including the $650K Microfiber Innovation Challenge); Materevolve's founder has served as advisor/reviewer, making it a comparable emerging player in the textile-microfiber innovation ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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