Vanessa Counaert

TLDR

Vanessa Counaert is a Brussels-based entrepreneur who co-founded Resortecs in 2017, a cleantech startup enabling textile recycling at scale through heat-dissolvable stitching technology.

Overview

Counaert co-founded Resortecs in Brussels in 2017 alongside Cedric Vanhoeck. The company developed Smart Stitch, a heat-dissolvable stitching thread that allows garments to be automatically disassembled in a thermal chamber, enabling cleaner material recovery for recycling without mechanical cutting. Resortecs has raised EUR 8.7M in total funding and addresses a fundamental bottleneck in textile circularity.

Connections

Co-founded Resortecs with Cedric Vanhoeck, based in Brussels.