Circ raised approximately $50 million over the past year
Peter Majeranowski · Threading the future of circular fashion with Peter Majeranowski of Circ · Sep 7, 2023 · at 22:16
Peter Majeranowski, co-founder and CEO of textile recycling startup Circ, discusses the company's recent fundraising with host Guy Raz.
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“In the last year alone, we've raised about fifty million.”
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