Climate Action Accelerator: Fashion Forward
Meet the teams
Mimbiosis
What do they do?
MIMBIOSIS transforms textile waste into mycelium-based biomaterials, offering fashion brands a circular alternative to conventional interior materials. Our panels bring waste back into retail and office spaces, where nature’s technology merges function with storytelling.
What makes them unique?
MIMBIOSIS stands out as a company specializing in textile waste-to-mycelium technology, offering an affordable, truly circular solution backed by patent-pending innovation, strong industry ties, and academic support.
Which milestones did they achieve?
5+ pilot projects, material certification, scaling production.
Who are the founders behind MIMBIOSIS?
Gökçe Aydan Işık, Founder
Kerem Yılmaz, R&D
ContainerGrid
What do they do?
CONTAINER GRID is a digital platform that empowers OEMs to scale their circular supply chains and reduce green material procurement costs.
What makes them unique?
Automated reverse logistics orchestration, centralized recycled material quality audits with recycling tech integration, and virtual material aggregation.
Which milestones did they achieve?
MVP prototype with Hitachi Energy and their utility customer.
Who are the founders behind CONTAINER GRID?
Aron Handreke, Co-Founder & CEO
Dr. Burkhard Ohs, Co-Founder & CDO
Sylia
What do they do?
SYLIA transforms agricultural waste into mycelium-based materials for fashion and interior design, offering fully circular and sustainable collectibles.
What makes them unique?
Sylia combines cutting-edge biomaterial innovation with artistic and experiential design to create a mycelium-based leather alternative with less than 10% of the carbon footprint of animal leather.
Which milestones did they achieve?
Exhibiting at Milan’s Salone del Mobile 2025, 'the Olympics of design'.
Who are the founders behind SYLIA?
Giulio Perticari, Founder
Alessandro Volpato, CTO
Zodiaque
What do they do?
ZODIAQUE is redefining daily underwear for the new generation of women by bridging the gap between the dichotomy of our lingerie and underwear drawer.
What makes them unique?
Their mission is reduce the impact of their most disposed-of garment and to reclaim the narrative of their intimates by celebrating the embodied female experience.
Which milestones did they achieve?
First 1000 customers and a flagship store in Berlin.
Who are the founders behind ZODIAQUE?
Emily Renk, Founder
DPP
What do they do?
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is a SaaS platform that empowers SMEs with transparency, sustainability, and compliance tools by tracking product lifecycle using blockchain and digital identities.
What makes them unique?
A consumer-first Digital Product Passport (DPP) platform that empowers shoppers with transparent product data while providing affordable, plug-and-play compliance solutions for SMEs to meet EU sustainability regulations.
Which milestones did they achieve?
10+ pilot commitments, MVP development, pilot launch
Who are the founders behind DPP?
Buyana Tsogtsaikhan
Sara Zolli