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Purification recycling for blended fiber textile waste.

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The Idea in Action

Ravel is revolutionizing textile recycling with their proprietary purification recycling technology, designed to recover and repurpose blended fibers with minimal waste. Ravel aims to unlock the circular economy for the fashion industry by transforming textile waste into high-quality materials that seamlessly reintegrate into global supply chains. 

Ravel has developed a proprietary light touch, energy efficient, closed-loop process to transform blended material textile waste back into mono-material feedstocks, separating and isolating any % amount of contaminants or dyes. 

We support Ravel as they build a future where textile production and consumption are part of a sustainable, closed-loop system.

The Story So Far

Ravel was started in Seattle in 2019 by a group of individuals frustrated by the lack of cost-competitive solutions for blended textile recycling. With a shared commitment to circularity and the goal to provide a price-competitive alternative, the team invented and developed an in-house solution.

The core technology was validated, tested, and optimized over a few years, including third-party work with several industry-leading organizations and supply chain partners. The innovation has been supported by a growing team, participation in several accelerators, some best-in-class investors and advisors, and a variety of supporting industry partners and customers!

Visionaries

Zahlen Titcomb

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Zahlen Titcomb

CEO & Co-Founder

Zahlen brings a balance of business and technical experience from starting, running, and exiting several businesses, including establishing and managing a full global apparel materials and supply chain. He is equally comfortable in big-picture strategic leadership as he is with the detailed minutia that make winning organizations succeed. He is tireless in his pursuit of leading Ravel to help solve the massive textile waste challenge.

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John Goods

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John Goods

CTO & Co-Founder

John holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from MIT and has over a decade of experience in leading high-performance teams and developing products in multiple industries, such as gas sensing, at-home diagnostics, functional plastics, and textile recycling. He holds 4 granted patents.

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Kristen Albrecht

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Kristen Albrecht

CSO & VP Operations

Kristen brings nearly a decade of experience in sustainable fashion, supply chain operations, and circular economy innovation. With an MBA in Sustainable Solutions from Presidio Graduate School, she leads sustainability and operations at Ravel, ensuring operational excellence and measurable impact. Kristen’s background includes managing complex supply chains, driving go-to-market strategies, and conducting lifecycle assessments to quantify environmental impact. She is dedicated to creating scalable, circular solutions for the global textile industry.

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Zahlen Titcomb

CEO & Co-Founder

Zahlen brings a balance of business and technical experience from starting, running, and exiting several businesses, including establishing and managing a full global apparel materials and supply chain. He is equally comfortable in big-picture strategic leadership as he is with the detailed minutia that make winning organizations succeed. He is tireless in his pursuit of leading Ravel to help solve the massive textile waste challenge.

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John Goods

CTO & Co-Founder

John holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from MIT and has over a decade of experience in leading high-performance teams and developing products in multiple industries, such as gas sensing, at-home diagnostics, functional plastics, and textile recycling. He holds 4 granted patents.

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Kristen Albrecht

CSO & VP Operations

Kristen brings nearly a decade of experience in sustainable fashion, supply chain operations, and circular economy innovation. With an MBA in Sustainable Solutions from Presidio Graduate School, she leads sustainability and operations at Ravel, ensuring operational excellence and measurable impact. Kristen’s background includes managing complex supply chains, driving go-to-market strategies, and conducting lifecycle assessments to quantify environmental impact. She is dedicated to creating scalable, circular solutions for the global textile industry.

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11/03/2025
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