Let's challenge the industry.

NEST – New Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Textile Industry is an initiative launched by xPlot, Borås INK, eXpression Umeå, and Sting, as well as a call to change the fashion industry for the better.
‍Are you in?
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Very soon the application for NEST will open, with a mission of fueling creative and innovative ideas of sustainable thinking in all industries connected to fashion. It's time to think beyond clothing and home textiles. Textile surrounds us at all times. When you're asleep in bed, when you travel in a vehicle, when you pursue your hobbies.

To fully change the textile industry, we require new solutions in transportation, logistics, and other related industries that contribute to the textile production chain.

What is needed:
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Do you have an idea that could make the textile industry more sustainable? We want to hear all about it.

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What’s in it for you?

For starters, you’re contributing to a more sustainable fashion and textile sector and get to work with industry experts to do so. Your start-up will go through an acceleration process, enter into a cross-sectorial network with partners in backgrounds ranging from tech to the CCSI, and get ample of opportunities for financing. A SEK 75,000 TEKO scholarship and the opportunity to receive up to SEK 300,000 in case of incubation, are also on the table.

This is how it works - The NEST Process

1. The call for applications opens in early 2022 and remains open for four weeks. You fill in an application and the NEST jury, consisting of business developers and industry experts, makes a first selection of start-ups that go through to step 2 – the Catapult phase.

2. In this phase – the Catapult phase – startups receive business development support in order to further develop their idea. The goal is to identify focus areas for development and any capital needs to ensure feasibility. In May 2022, a boot camp is arranged and start-ups receive support from business coaches and experts in order to complete the project plan before the final pitch.

3. A digital pitch is held before a jury of experts in the textile and fashion industry. All startups are assessed according to a preset criteria. The winners enter into an incubation process together with the most suitable business developer for each company.

4. Incubation deluxe; all four partners participate in a joint effort to contribute to the growth of the adopted companies. In addition to access to our networks and well-proven processes, there is an opportunity for SEK 300,000 and the chance to win a scholarship from TEKO.

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As incubators, we have a great habit of aiding and developing start-ups – all the way from ideation to market establishment. We also know that cross-industrial solutions are required in order to succeed in the necessary transformation of the textile industry; which is why we have chosen to join forces in our mission.

Now we need entrepreneurs with sustainable and innovative ideas. Join us!
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NEST – New Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Textile Industry is an initiative by xPlot, Borås INK, eXpression Umeå, and Sting, as well as a call to change the fashion industry for the better. 

Read more about NEST on the NEST website: https://nestsweden.com.

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