# Revive | B-Corp Certified

> Revive (stylized (Re)vive) is a New York fashion-tech company that turns returned, damaged, and excess apparel into recovered revenue for brands. Its AI-powered platform inspects each item in minutes to flag damage type and resale potential, then cleans, lightly repairs, and routes goods back to stores or onto resale channels - so unsellable inventory becomes profit instead of landfill. A Certified B Corp, Revive has recovered roughly $23M in gross merchandise value and kept over 150,000 garments out of landfills.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Allison Lee (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~38-44 employees across North America, Asia, and Europe
- **Products:** Inventory Recovery Platform, Refurbishment & Repair, Resale & Market Placement
- **Notable:** Certified B Corporation (2024), Recovered ~$23M in gross merchandise value, Kept 150,000+ garments out of landfills

## Products & services

- **Inventory Recovery Platform** — AI-powered intake that inspects returned and damaged items in minutes, identifying damage type, location, and resale potential to make data-backed repair-or-resell decisions.
- **Refurbishment & Repair** — Cleaning, light repair, and tech-enabled refurbishment that restores flawed, returned, and excess garments to sellable condition.
- **Resale & Market Placement** — In-season goods routed back to stores; out-of-season items resold on third-party channels such as eBay and Poshmark, with Revive taking a commission per sale.

## Achievements

- Certified B Corporation (2024)
- Recovered ~$23M in gross merchandise value
- Kept 150,000+ garments out of landfills
- Grew revenue and processed units roughly 10x in a year
- Founder Allison Lee named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (2019)
- Raised $3.5M seed led by Equal Ventures and Hustle Fund (2024)

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — Raised $3.5M seed round led by Equal Ventures and Hustle Fund.
- **2024-06** — Became a Certified B Corporation and reported ~10x year-over-year growth.

## Links

- Website: https://byrevive.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/byrevive

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Last updated: 2026-06-13