Thanks to tremendous support on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, we’ve got thousands of bags and cord pouches to make. Until we ship every last order, join the waitlist for our relaunch in 2019. We took out the things you don’t want and thought of the things you didn’t know you needed, so you can navigate every day like a boss.
Location: United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Total raised: $3.5M
Investors 7
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.06.2015 | - | $3.5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.08.2016 | Under Armour is making executive moves this summer | Under Armour’s recent moves at the top continued on Thursday with the announcement of some hiring and a promotion for a longtime employee. Kip Fulks, who was Kevin Plank’s first partner in the company, was named Chief Product Officer. The 2... |
| 16.03.2016 | These 24 Will Startups Compete at Launch Pad PITCH in New Orleans | This week is New Orleans Entrepreneurship Week, an eight-day-long event dedicated to highlighting and celebrating the quickly-growing startup scene in New Orleans, LA. Featuring more than 120 showcasing companies and speakers such as Reddit... |
| 30.06.2015 | Here’s why these social impact investment deals fell through | In the summer of 2013, Investors’ Circle Philly committed to investing half a million dollars in GoodCompany Group startups. It was a big step for the two organizations, as that $500,000 was the first pool of dedicated capital for the socia... |
| 18.06.2015 | Thread Raises $3.5 Million Round for Clean Textile Innovation | What started out as a journal entry is now a full-fledged startup that just closed a $3.5 million funding cycle:“If Haiti could turn trash into money = good.” Thread, a Pittsburgh-based startup dedicated to creating dignified jobs in the de... |
| 24.04.2014 | Pittsburgh’s Thread Creates Jobs while Turning Trash into Fabric | One Pittsburgh-based startup has come up with a unique solution to two of the world’s most overwhelming problems: poverty and trash. Thread is tackling these issues by developing a polyester-like fabric made from recycled plastic bottles an... |
| 10.06.2013 | GoodCompany Group’s summer 2013 social enterprise accelerator class | GoodCompany Group announced the 11 companies in its summer social enterprise accelerator Wednesday night. The companies come from New York City, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Ecuador, and several are local companies focused on... |
| - | Thread News: How Haiti Turns Trash Into Opportunity | |
| - | Recycled Plastic Bottles Are Being Transformed Into Shoes And Bags | Global retail chain Timberland has partnered with Thread, a company that hires workers in developing countries to create environmentally sustainable textiles, to release a line of shoes and bags crafted from plastic bottles. |
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