Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Everbloom plans to build an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere

Is AI developing a Philosopher's Stone! Just kidding! But if companies like Everbloom succeed ...

"... The startup, which has raised over $8 million from investors, including Hoxton Ventures and SOSV, set out to create an upcycled material that’s nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.

To do this, Everbloom has created a material science AI called Braid.AI. The model can fine-tune various parameters to create fibers with different qualities. Cashmere is one target, but so are other materials widely used in the textile industry.

At its core, Everbloom’s process is the same regardless of final product. To make its material, the company currently collects waste from across the fiber supply chain, including cashmere and wool farms and mills, as well as down bedding suppliers. In the future, it plans to expand to other waste sources, including feathers from the poultry industry. These waste streams share one thing in common: They’re all made of keratin, the key protein that underpins Everbloom’s process. ..."

Everbloom built an AI to turn chicken feathers into cashmere | TechCrunch





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