Goldwin Play Earth Fund (GW-PEF), a Tokyo-based operating company co-managed by Goldwin Venture Partners Inc. (GVP) and Ignition Point Venture Partners Inc. (IGP-VP), has made a strategic investment in Ambercycle, Inc., a Los Angeles-based material innovation ecosystem focused on circular textiles.
Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2015, the company rep0rts to be “transforming the fashion industry with its molecular regeneration technology.” Cycora regenerated polyester is the company’s first material solution, made from end-of-life textiles. The investment marks a milestone as Cycora enters the fashion industry, a market known for technical and quality demands.
“Ambercycle is decarbonizing the global apparel sector with its proprietary molecular regeneration technology. Its award-winning flagship material, Cycora, is a premium regenerated polyester made entirely from textile waste, designed to enable environmental integrity without compromising quality or performance,” the company said in a media release.
The decision to invest was driven by Ambercycle’s ability to enable circularity through innovation, as well as the quality of cycora as a next-gen material. It also “deepens Goldwin’s commitment to sustainability by integrating regenerated materials into its performance and outdoor product lines.”
“Bringing cycora to Japan offers a great opportunity to reach a market known for its precision, craftsmanship, and technical innovation,” said Shay Sethi, co-founder and CEO of Ambercycle. “Goldwin’s commitment to intentional design and material harmony mirrors our own, and together we’re showing that circularity isn’t a distant future—it’s a new standard with solutions being built right now.”
Goldwin Inc., an LP of GW-PEF and brand partner for The North Face and Helly Hansen in Japan, will collaborate with Ambercycle to develop performance-oriented garments using cycora. A limited quantity of cycora will be featured in Goldwin’s FW25 collection, with both teams co-developing products for a full-scale launch in the FW27 season.
“Together, Ambercycle and Goldwin aim to pioneer a new era of regenerative textile production in Japan, where innovation, performance, and circularity exist in complete harmony,” the company said in a media release.
Image courtesy Goldwin Tech Lab / Goldwin, Inc.
