CLIMATEX AG, a Swiss textile technology company specialising in circular textile technologies and patented textile solutions, has raised CHF 3.2 million ($4.1 million) in a funding round led by the Collateral Good Textile & Fashion Innovation Fund. The investment will support the expansion of its engineered construction threads and textile solutions aimed at enabling circularity and recycling readiness.
CLIMATEX works with international clients including VP Textile, JAB, Interstuhl and Lantal, and operates at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 8 (of 1 to 9). The company is also involved in several EU- and Swiss-funded circularity research projects and has recently filed two new patents covering next generation textile technologies, adding to its extensive portfolio of existing patents.
The newly raised capital will be used to strengthen sales and marketing activities as
CLIMATEX’s technologies, products and market adoption enter a growth phase. Following the successful financing round, CLIMATEX also announces the appointment of Camilla Skjønning Jørgensen as CEO-designate.
In her new role, she will be responsible for positioning and growing the company and its technologies across global target markets, including workwear, fashion and interior design. Camilla is a textile and innovation leader with 20 years of experience spanning early-stage innovation, scale-up, investment readiness and ecosystem collaboration. She specialises in anchoring technology in business reality and building structures that enable industrial adoption and long-term impact.
“CLIMATEX addresses a unique system-level opportunity in textiles. By rethinking textile construction at the product design stage, the technology enables high-quality, durable products that are also designed for disassembly and recycling from the outset. I look forward to implementing these solutions globally with our industrial partners,” commented Camilla Skjønning Jørgensen.
As part of the leadership transition, current Co-CEOs Adrian Obrist and Patric Rupp will remain as shareholders and board members, thereby ensuring continuity for employees, customers and shareholders alike.
“We are excited to support CLIMATEX as it enters its next growth phase. The company’s patented circular textile technologies are globally unique, strongly protected by an extensive patent family, and ready to scale. They represent a perfect match with the funds investment thesis investing in deep tech, innovative and circular materials and technologies. The appointment of Camilla Skjønning Jørgensen as CEO-designate further reinforces our commitment,” said Michael Kleindl, Founding Partner at Collateral Good, who will join the Board of Directors of CLIMATEX.