Ever Dye and the EIC Accelerator: Dyeing Fabric Without Heat

Ever Dye, founded in 2021 by materials chemist Amira Erokh and based near Paris, has developed a textile dyeing process that works at room temperature: a pre-treatment gives fibres a negative charge, and positively charged pigments made from plant waste and minerals attach to them, instead of fixing synthetic dyes in water heated to about 95°C. It was selected in the EIC Accelerator's June 2023 cut-off with blended finance and received an EU grant of €2.50 million for a €4.20 million project to improve and industrialise its dyestuffs and run paid pilots, from January 2024 to December 2025, according to CORDIS. In June 2025 it raised €15 million in a Series A led by Crédit Mutuel Innovation and Daphni, with Ring Capital, the EIC Fund, 212 Next, Asterion Ventures and Maki.VC, according to Crédit Mutuel Innovation.

The only public report, for 2024, says Ever Dye validated its full production process for brown, orange and yellow pigments at 250 litres, added blue, black and red pigments at various stages of readiness, and ran paid pilot trials at dyehouses that "identified challenges not apparent in lab conditions", according to the CORDIS reporting page. It also says lab and pilot tests of its dye version "revealed limitations in their quality criteria", and that it needs "additional partners with larger production capacities" to reach 1,200-litre and then 10,000-litre batches. The project has ended without a public final report.

Where Ever Dye Stands Now

Ever Dye had about twenty staff when it closed its Series A and aims to triple its workforce by 2028; its chief executive, Philippe Berlan, formerly ran La Redoute. Its first commercial product was a Halloween capsule collection for the American lingerie brand Adore Me in 2024, according to Glossy, and the company said in 2025 it was negotiating with several other brands. It reported revenue of €44,600 and a net loss of €85,620 in 2024, with an operating loss of €462,530, according to the French ratios dataset. Two changes to its share capital were registered in September 2025, according to BODACC. No volume supply deal with a brand or dyehouse has been announced.

The Technology: Colour That Clings by Charge

Dyeing is one of the dirtiest steps in textile production, heating large volumes of water and discharging chemical effluent. Ever Dye claims its process needs on average ten times less energy, runs about five times faster and works in existing machinery without new investment; these are its own figures from lab results, and it says it is still assessing performance with industry partners.

What the EIC Award Promised, and What the Record Shows

The award aimed to bring a plug-and-play dyeing solution to the textile industry. Ever Dye scaled production, broadened its colour range and put product into a real collection. But its own report records quality limitations in pilots, its bigger batch targets depend on finding manufacturing partners, and its sales remain small. There is no final report to show where it ended.

1. New pigment coloursDeliveredBlue, black, red added.
2. Production scale-upPartial250 L of 1,200 L target.
3. Paid pilot trialsDeliveredDyehouses, Adore Me.
4. Industry adoptionUnverified€44,600 revenue, 2024.

The Money

The EU grant covered 59% of the project. Ever Dye raised €2 million in 2022 and €15 million in 2025; the Series A was "more than twice oversubscribed", its investors said. The EIC Fund's participation in that round shows the equity part of the blended award was used, but its amount has not been disclosed.

What Cannot Be Checked

Why Europe Should Care

Europe wants its fashion industry to cut emissions and pollution. A drop-in process that saves dyehouses energy could spread through supply chains on cost alone. Ever Dye has the investors to try; it has not yet shown the volume.

The Verdict

Ever Dye and the EIC have not been asked for comment for this article. It is based entirely on public records and published statements, linked throughout.