World Economic Forum selects Evrnu as 2024 Technology Pioneer

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced Evrnu, a textile innovations company based in Seattle, as this year’s Technology Pioneer. Evrnu will engage in the WEF Forum’s Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains. 

The World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers is a highly selective group of 100 early-stage companies from around the world that are at the forefront of new technologies development and innovation. Past winners include Google, Airbnb and Spotify. 

WEF recognizes Evrnu for its technology that combines mechanical and chemical methods to break down recycled clothing, extract raw materials and turn fibers into new materials. Evrnu says its new material, Nucycl, is the world’s first high-performance 100 percent-recyclable material made entirely from cotton textile waste. Earlier this year, Evrnu launched its first direct to consumer product made with Nucycl called the The 360 Hoodie. 

“We are honored to be named as a Technology Pioneer by The World Economic Forum for our work in textile regeneration,” says Stacy Flynn, co-founder and CEO of Evrnu. “For decades, the fashion industry has been working within a supply chain model that operates under the misguided idea that our resources are endless. We’re here to disrupt this thinking. We are emboldened by this opportunity to further our mission of reducing the negative environmental impact of the textile ecosystem so that humanity and the planet thrive in harmony.” 

As part of the 2024 WEF Technology Pioneer cohort, Flynn and Evrnu President Christopher Stanev will work alongside global leaders across the technology and innovation space to help develop industry-spanning solutions to the textile waste crisis.