Kristen Albrecht
Kristen Albrecht is Co-Founder and COO at Ravel, a textile recycling startup. She previously founded Nube and has expertise in sustainable solutions and operations.
Ravel raises $8.2M to scale tech that removes elastane (spandex) from clothing and makes recycled polyester pellets
Seattle startup Ravel raised $8.2 million to scale its technology that removes elastane (spandex/Lycra) from blended fabrics and converts it into recycled plastic pellets for polyester production, enabling commercial-scale validation with textile partners; the process is marketed as energy-efficient and waste-minimizing.
Ravel Raises $8.2M to Scale Elastane-Removal Recycling That Preserves Polyester
Seattle startup Ravel raised $8.2 million to scale a recycling process that removes elastane and dyes while preserving polyester so blended textiles can be recycled more cheaply. The funding will help move its pilot poly-elastane recycling technology toward commercial-scale operations.
Ravel Announces Oversubscribed $8.2M Seed Round to Scale Purification Recycling™ for Blended Textiles on Sept. 17, 2026
Ravel announced an oversubscribed $8.2 million Seed funding round on Sept. 17, 2026 to scale its Purification Recycling™ technology for recycling blended textiles.
Strivve Names Chartway Ventures Lead Investor in Expected Final CUSO-Backed Capital Raise; Velera and Reseda Join
Strivve announced Chartway Ventures as the lead investor in its expected final capital raise, joined by Velera and Reseda Group, through its CUSO subsidiary Strivve CUSO LLC. The funding will support expansion of Strivve's card-on-file placement across more issuers and online merchant and bill-pay destinations.
Seattle Startup Ravel Raises Pre-Seed Funding to Commercialize Technology Separating Elastane for Textile Recycling
Seattle startup Ravel has developed a proprietary technology that separates elastane from blended fabrics to enable environmentally friendly textile recycling and has raised undisclosed pre-seed funding to expand its deployment. Their process produces cost-competitive recycled plastic pellets for polyester fabric manufacturing, aiming to reduce textile waste going to landfills.
Organizations
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Ravel Co-Founder and COO 2025–present, Co-Founder 2020–present, Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Operations, CSO + VP Operations 2024–2025, CSO + Director of Production & Operations 2023–2024 · current
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Dispatch Goods MBA Operations & Sustainability Consultant 2021 · past
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Presidio Graduate School MBA & Board Member of Academic Advisory Committee 2020–2023 · past
Education
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Presidio Graduate School Master of Business Administration - MBA - focusing in Sustainable Solutions · 2020
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University of Washington Bachelor of Arts - BA, Medical Anthropology · 2010–2014
