Keel Labs
Keel Labs yarns and fibres from kelp, a variety of seaweed. Keel Labs creates both clean materials and processes – fitting directly into existing manufacturing infrastructures with the final material being biodegradable and can be dyed with natural pigments in a closed loop cycle.
- Focus Area: Raw Materials
- Founded in: 2016
- Stage: seriesB
- Funding Status: mid
- Website: https://www.algiknit.com/
- Location: US
Why Fashion for Good is working with Keel Labs?
A significant portion of a material’s environmental footprint is determined by how its unprocessed inputs are cultivated, extracted and processed into yarns, making it a crucial area for innovation. Biomaterials offer a viable route for companies to reach ambitious sustainability targets and utilising seaweed is an innovative approach to creating an alternative solution to conventional material production.
