Closed Loop Ventures
also invests Β· investor profileFounded 2014 Β· 69 employees on LinkedIn Β· 6 known investors
Closed Loop Partners is an investment and operations firm focused on building the circular economy through investments in companies and innovations that advance waste reduction and resource efficiency.
Also known as Closed Loop Partners Β· Closed Loop Ventures
Investors Β· 6
Also in the syndicate Β· 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountsecond funding roundDec 2021
Autodesk Foundation, GS Group, Microsoft
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Source: company announcements and press reports β follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Closed Loop Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating the transition to a circular economy, an economic model that designs out waste, keeps products and materials in local circulation and regenerates natural systems. The firm describes its work as innovating, investing and operating in order to optimize supply chains, advance natural resource efficiency and reduce reliance on extraction and landfill.
The platform is organized into three parts. Closed Loop Capital Management is the investment group, managing venture capital, private equity, and catalytic capital and private credit strategies. The Closed Loop Center for the Circular Economy is the firm's innovation center, working with businesses on material challenges. Closed Loop Builders is the operating group, which incubates, builds and scales circular economy infrastructure and solutions across the United States.
Business model
The firm combines third-party capital management across venture capital, private equity, and catalytic capital and private credit strategies with an innovation center serving businesses on material challenges and an operating group that incubates, builds and scales circular economy infrastructure.
Traction
As of the reporting period ending year-end 2025, the firm reported 12 years of work on the circular economy transition, more than $7.5 billion worth of materials kept in circulation to date through its investments, and more than 50 corporations engaged across the firm.
Latest developments
Recent announcements include a $10 million catalytic loan to TemperPack, financing for Supersede's expansion from the Catalytic Capital & Private Credit group, another $10 million loan to finance equipment, the private equity group's acquisition of Agri-Cycle to support its national expansion, an additional private equity acquisition, a multi-million-dollar public-private partnership investment joined by Providence, grants to eight municipal and composter-led projects through the Composting Consortium, a new Closed Loop Center program responding to composters' needs, new guidelines published by the firm, and release of its 2024 impact report.
βΈFull profile β market position, go-to-market, geography
Market position
The firm positions itself as a leading investment firm dedicated to the circular economy, reporting more than a decade of activity in the space and engagement with over 50 corporations.
Go-to-market
Closed Loop Partners deploys capital directly into circular economy companies and projects via equity investments, acquisitions and loans, and convenes industry participants through consortia and collaborative initiatives such as the Composting Consortium and the Beyond the Bag Initiative, which involves retailers including Target, CVS Health, Ralphs and Food 4 Less.
Global corporations, financial institutions, foundation endowments, family offices, entrepreneurs, industry experts and municipalities, as well as companies in the circular economy that receive its investments and loans.
Geography
Activity is centered in the United States, where its operating group builds and scales circular economy infrastructure, with engagement of global corporations and financial institutions.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 8
launches, deals, and filingsAcquisition by the firm's private equity group intended to accelerate Agri-Cycle's national expansion.
Financing provided from Closed Loop Catalytic Capital & Private Credit to support Supersede's expansion.
The firm's Catalytic Capital & Private Credit group deployed a $10 million loan to TemperPack.
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The Closed Loop Center launched an effort responding to composters' increasing needs.
Eight municipal and composter-led projects received support through Closed Loop Partners' Composting Consortium.
The firm published its 2024 impact report detailing progress on circular economy goals.
Retail participants include Target, CVS Health, Ralphs and Food 4 Less.
Multi-million-dollar investment to provide high-capacity capability through a public-private partnership joined by Providence.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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primary sources listed
- Closed Loop Venturesclosedlooppartners.com Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Closed Loop Ventures do?
- Investment firm dedicated to accelerating the transition to a circular economy through investing, innovation and operations.
- Who are Closed Loop Ventures's investors?
- Closed Loop Ventures's investors include Atento Capital, Circular Innovation Fund, Clean Energy Ventures, Autodesk Foundation.