Kazuhide Sekiyama and Junichi Sugahara, Co-founders and Representative Executive Officers of Spiber, have been selected for the Vogue Business 2025 100 Innovators list in the Entrepreneurs and Founders category.

Compiled by the global editorial team at Vogue Business, the Vogue Business 2025 100 Innovators recognizes individuals and companies driving major transformation across the fashion, beauty, and luxury industries. The list is curated based on the following criteria:

• Creating new ideas and innovations
• Strongly influencing the direction of the industry
• Addressing challenges such as shifting consumer values, digitalization, sustainability, and the climate crisis

Co-founder and Representative Executive Officer Kazuhide Sekiyama shared the following comment:

”The true appeal of protein lies in its unique harmony with both humanity and nature. We are thrilled that our efforts to push the boundaries of innovation through protein—a material most intimately connected to life itself—have been recognized. At Spiber, we strive to redefine the way people live and interact with the natural world. Moving forward, we will continue to pioneer meaningful technologies and materials, taking bold steps toward a truly circular society.”

This recognition also represents an important opportunity that highlights the growing international attention to our mission of realizing a new industrial ecosystem through material innovation.

*The full list is available exclusively to paid subscribers on the official Vogue Business website: https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/fashion/introducing-the-vogue-business-100-innovators-class-of-2025