THE 8 IMPACT

THE 8 IMPACT has raised €2 million to scale its technology that regenerates end-of-life sports footwear and balls into high-performance materials that can replace virgin ones. The round was led by Collateral Good Ventures, Bpifrance and Makesense (still looking for 300K€ in equity)

Founded by Marie Soudré-Richard and Hélène Guerret, two entrepreneurs among the first to address footwear recycling at industrial performance level, THE 8 IMPACT has developed a patented mechanical process* that separates, decontaminates and regenerates materials at scale, without chemicals or water.

Combined with proprietary software that automatically optimizes material formulations, the technology delivers up to 50% lower CO₂ impact and consistent performance. It is already on Already on the market with Veja, with further launches planned in 2026 including Decathlon and Salomon.

The funding will support international scale-up across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

BM : selling recycled material to manufacturer / price: 2500€ aiming to be at price parity with new material

*patent granted: January 2026

Market infos  :

• - 750,000 Tonnes of feedstock collected in the US and Europe each year - going straight to incineration -
• THE 8 IMPACT receives the feedstock through the collector sorters financed by the EPR ( BM concentrated on generating value to the materials)
• - First 3 target markets : footwear, sports, flooring , plasturgy worth 760M€

Go to market : 

• - 300 000€ worth of R&D secured contracts paving the pay to industrial orders
• - 20+ clients incl.  
• - sale cycle - starting with material R&D to industrial orders : average of 9 months for footwear / 24 to 36 months for plasturgy.  
• - Projected Off takes : 250 tons / Estimated firm orders 2026 : 50 tons

Fund raise:

• €2M signed and received in December
• €1M in grants secured
• €1M bank financing pool open
• Post-money valuation: €7M
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• Seeking an additional €300K
• Target closing date: May 2026