# Alante Capital

> Alante Capital is an early-stage venture fund that invests in the machinery behind the clothes - the recycling, materials, and software that every brand can use - rather than the brands themselves. Founded in 2016 by finance veterans Karla Mora and Leslie Harwell, it backs deep tech, material science, AI, and enterprise software aimed at making the apparel, footwear, outdoor, and home goods industries circular and lower-carbon.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Santa Barbara, California, United States
- **Founders:** Karla Mora (Founder & Managing Partner), Leslie Harwell (Co-Founder & Managing/General Partner)
- **Team size:** ~14
- **Products:** Early-stage venture investing, Sector expertise & portfolio support, Fund II
- **Notable:** Built a portfolio of 16+ companies across sustainable materials, textile recycling, and supply-chain software, Backed category leaders including Circ (textile-to-textile recycling), Novoloop, Sway, Retraced, and Mango Materials, Recognized as a leading women-led fund in sustainable fashion by WWD and 2X Global

## Products & services

- **Early-stage venture investing** — Pre-seed, seed, and Series A checks - typically $150K to $1M - into deep tech, clean tech, material science, AI, and enterprise software serving apparel, footwear, outdoor, and home goods.
- **Sector expertise & portfolio support** — Hands-on guidance drawing on partners' finance and consumer-industry experience, plus advisors from brands like Eileen Fisher, connecting startups with brands, supply chains, and follow-on capital.
- **Fund II** — Second fund targeting $50M with a $100M cap to scale investment in circular and decarbonizing apparel and consumer-goods technologies.

## Achievements

- Built a portfolio of 16+ companies across sustainable materials, textile recycling, and supply-chain software
- Backed category leaders including Circ (textile-to-textile recycling), Novoloop, Sway, Retraced, and Mango Materials
- Recognized as a leading women-led fund in sustainable fashion by WWD and 2X Global
- Launched a second fund targeting $50M to scale circular-apparel investment

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Featured in ImpactAlpha coverage of venture strategies backing fashion sustainability and authenticity technology.
- **2024-10** — Included in Recast Capital's second Accelerate Program cohort.
- **2024-09** — Cited in coverage of VC backing for fashion sustainability across the $3 trillion apparel industry.

## Links

- Website: https://alantecapital.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alantecapital
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AlanteCapital
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/alantecapital

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