What The Heck Are Textiles?

You know where you got your shirt, but do you know where your shirt’s designer got the fabric? Probably not — most consumers don’t think too much about the ~$1T+ textile industry.

Tengiva, a Canadian startup that bills itself as the industry’s Shopify, wants to simplify textile sourcing for fashion brands and promote sustainability through data.

Tengiva CEO and co-founder Annie Cyr told The Hustle that, while textile manufacturers are inclined to invest in the latest machines, software to manage distribution isn’t in their wheelhouse. Read more at The Hustle.