TrusTrace – a global SaaS company with a market-leading platform for product traceability and compliance – announced today the completion of a (U.S.) $24 million growth investment led by Circularity Capital, a specialist investor in businesses that enable the circular economy, with participation from existing investors Industrifonden and Fairpoint Capital.
The new investment will enable the company to accelerate its global expansion ambitions by strengthening its presence in key markets, enhancing product innovation, expanding collaborations, and helping to create a global network where all value chains are traceable, fair, and circular.
Traceability accelerated in importance and momentum as a key enabler of sustainable transformation, as proven by TrusTrace’s five-fold growth in subscription revenue in the 27 months since the previous growth round by Fairpoint Capital and Industrifonden in 2021, preceded by seed funding from Backing Minds in 2019.
The company is considered the preferred supply chain partner for global fashion brands seeking to drive sustainable change, manage ESG risks, and ensure compliance across highly complex supply chains. Notable TrusTrace customers include Adidas, Brooks Running, Tapestry, Asics, and many more of the world’s largest apparel, footwear, and luxury brands. TrusTrace also plans to offer its services to regional and mid-size brands in 2024.
With over a billion products now tracked through the platform, TrusTrace has established itself as a business-critical solution for supply chain traceability. The platform empowers brands with real-time verified data as materials and finished goods move through the supply chain. It also integrates seamlessly with retailer, manufacturer, and supplier systems and other third parties like certification agencies, lifecycle datasets, and other sustainability solution providers.
KEY QUOTES:
“A growing number of fashion and textile brands are adopting traceability to support their sustainability goals and ensure competitiveness in the face of mounting regulations and consumer pressure. The completion of this new growth investment is proof that traceability lies at the core of sustainable transformation. Backed by the new funding, TrusTrace will continue to be the fashion industry’s trusted partner for discovering and managing supply chain risk, ensuring compliance, and driving true sustainability across all value chains.”
“We are delighted to be partnering with Circularity Capital for the next phase of our growth, the combination of their specialist expertise in the circular economy and powerful international network makes them a strong value-added investor for us.”
— Shameek Ghosh, CEO and Co-Founder of TrusTrace
“We see a growing number of global fashion brands looking to transition away from today’s linear ‘take-make-dispose’ model of production and consumption to one that is more sustainable and equitable. We believe this is only possible at scale with the right digital backbone to provide transparency and traceability across complex global supply chains. TrusTrace is a clear leader in this field, with an excellent team, solution, and blue-chip client base – and a great fit with our strategy to back global leaders enabling the circular economy. We are excited to be supporting TrusTrace as it continues to expand worldwide.”
— Anders Brejner, Investment Director at Circularity Capital
