eBay names Trosort as Global Winner of Circular Fashion Fund 2026

eBay has announced Trosort, an AI-powered textile sorting technology, as the Global Winner of its 2026 Circular Fashion Fund.

Trosort helps digitise and modernise secondhand clothing operations and impressed the award’s judges with its potential to help address one of fashion’s key infrastructure challenges: creating scalable and efficient textile sorting.

The company was selected from eight international finalists, all of whom operate in the circular fashion space. As the winner, Trosort will have the opportunity to receive a US $300,000 investment from eBay Ventures.

eBay's Circular Fashion Fund supports businesses developing solutions across the circular fashion ecosystem - from resale, repair and recycling technology to authentication, sourcing and textile recovery infrastructure.

The programme was created to help early-stage businesses scale ideas with the potential to drive long-term industry change, connecting founders with funding, strategic mentoring and access to eBay’s broader circular fashion ecosystem.

Since launching in 2022, the initiative has supported more than 30 businesses globally, with eBay’s total investment through the program expected to reach $1.9 million by the end of 2026.

The judges included Alexis Hoopes, VP Fashion at eBay; Federica Marachionni, CEO at the Global Fashion Agenda; Laird Borrelli-Persson, Senior Archive Editor at Vogue; and Joe Murphy, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Alexis Hoopes, Vice President of Global Fashion at eBay, said: "The future of fashion depends on building solutions that make circularity more scalable, accessible and commercially viable. Through the Circular Fashion Fund, we’re supporting entrepreneurs who are rethinking the systems, technologies and infrastructure needed to drive long-term change across the industry. Trosort reflects the kind of bold innovation that has the potential to accelerate progress toward a more circular future for fashion."

Achille Mathot, co-founder & CEO of Trosort, added: "We’re honoured to receive this recognition from eBay’s Circular Fashion Fund. Textile sorting remains one of the fashion industry’s biggest infrastructure challenges, and we believe smarter, AI-powered systems can help unlock greater efficiency, transparency and garment recirculation at scale."

Earlier this month, eBay released its SS26 ‘Watchlist Trend Report’, offering a data-rich indicator of where demand for fashion resale stands today and what style shoppers are willing to invest in next.

With rankings based on global eBay purchases from January to March 2026, legacy brands continue to show resilience in the resale market, with Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Burberry and Chanel maintaining the most global purchases in Q1 2026.