
Sortile is a technology company dedicated to making circularity a reality in the fashion industry. They provide technology solutions that enable the identification, sorting, and traceability of textiles, aiming to divert textile waste from landfills. Their platform maximizes the recovery of valuable materials and connects the value chain to enhance circularity. Sortile empowers the textile recycling industry by improving the current sorting infrastructure through the use of Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and machine learning to efficiently identify fibers. This allows for sorting by fiber composition, enabling textile-to-textile recycling and providing data analytics for waste stream visibility.

Sortile is a technology company dedicated to making circularity a reality in the fashion industry. They provide technology solutions that enable the identification, sorting, and traceability of textiles, aiming to divert textile waste from landfills. Their platform maximizes the recovery of valuable materials and connects the value chain to enhance circularity. Sortile empowers the textile recycling industry by improving the current sorting infrastructure through the use of Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and machine learning to efficiently identify fibers. This allows for sorting by fiber composition, enabling textile-to-textile recycling and providing data analytics for waste stream visibility.
What they do: AI-driven hardware and software that identifies, sorts, and traces textiles to enable textile-to-textile recycling
Tech: Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy + machine learning
Founded / HQ: Founded 2021; New York, United States
Employees: ~7
Funding (reported): Grant funding and ~ $1.19M total reported
Textile waste management, recycling infrastructure, circular fashion
2021
Climate tech; textile recycling
$150,000
Reported grant entry in June 2024 (Dealroom entry)
1190000.00
Most recent funding date recorded in company snapshot
“Inclusive Ventures Lab and Google for Startups reported among investors”