We Didn’t Choose a Technology. We Chose a Team That Stands for Something.
Ecosystem Partner Series | Circ® × Vector 10
There’s no shortage of noise around textile innovation and “circularity.” Most of it stops at pre-consumer scraps. The real challenge—the one that actually moves the needle for textile sustainability—is post-consumer textile waste, especially blended fabrics. That’s where Circ® shows up differently, and why Vector 10 chose them as a venture partner—not a vendor.
Who is Circ—and what do they do?
Circ is a textile-to-textile recycler focused on the hardest feedstock: worn, blended garments. Their process separates and recovers the cotton and polyester fractions from poly-cotton blends so those inputs can re-enter the supply chain as new, quality materials. In plain terms: yesterday’s garments become tomorrow’s raw materials.
Why Circ stands out
First, they’re built for reality. Blends dominate apparel, so Circ engineered for blends—full stop. The output isn’t a headline; it’s clean, usable fiber streams that brands and mills can actually run. They prove it where it counts: in materials, pilot runs, and market-facing capsules that meet design and performance—not just lab targets.
Just as important, Circ’s post-purification relies on industry-proven, well-understood operations—methods mills and chemical plants already know and trust. That’s what scales; no need to reinvent the wheel. And because they work the whole ecosystem—feedstock qualification, material specs, partner mills, and honest claims—textile commercialization doesn’t stall at the handoff. It’s system thinking with a straight line to scale.
Why Vector 10 chose Circ: it’s the people
We didn’t partner with Circ just because of what they built. We partnered because of who they are. Engineers, scientists, operations, and commercial teams who show up with the same conviction we value: solve the problem, measure what matters, and tell the truth about readiness. No theater. No shortcuts. That’s the posture required to take sustainable textile technology from promising to production-ready.
What this venture partnership delivers
Vector 10 exists to accelerate textile commercialization and cut through friction. Together with Circ, we’re focused on execution:
- Feedstock & Qualification: Map post-consumer and post-industrial streams that fit process windows and supply reliability.
- Material Sprints: Convert recovered outputs into spec’d inputs (fiber, filament, staple) with testing protocols, costed BOMs, and clear hand-offs.
- Line Trials & Scale Playbooks: Run trials with converters, spinners, dyehouses, and mills to lock in throughput, dyeability, and finish without cost surprises.
- Capsule → Range: Prove performance in focused capsules, then scale winners across categories with a staged plan brands can trust.
This is textile consulting that ends with product on a rack—not slides in a deck. It’s how we turn eco-friendly textile processes into market results.
If you’re an innovator, manufacturer, or brand team ready to move beyond pre-consumer comfort zones and into real circularity, we’re here to help.
Ready to stop stalling? Connect with our team today.
Let’s Break Through to Success—Together.
