Circular Economy Startups

Bevi manufactures smart beverage dispensers with advanced water filtration that serves businesses and organizations seeking to reduce single-use plastic waste. The company creates functional drink options by purifying tap water and offering still, sparkling, flavored, and functional beverage options.

9 investors

Cabinet provides a platform for retailers to build private-label OTC and Rx medicine programs, covering formulation, sustainable packaging, and supply chain execution, and connects manufacturers to demand. It offers medicines in multiple formats with capabilities like clean-label, third-party testing, and refillable plastic-free packaging.

9 investors

Circulor provides digital product passport infrastructure and supply chain traceability solutions designed for regulatory compliance with EU sustainability requirements. The company supports manufacturers in building data processes, authentication, and storage systems aligned with European Digital Product Passport standards.

9 investors

Genecis Bio converts organic food waste into biodegradable bioplastics using synthetic biology. The company develops sustainable plastic alternatives aimed at reducing environmental impact.

9 investors

Misfits Market is an online grocery delivery service that rescues and delivers surplus produce and other food products that would otherwise be wasted due to cosmetic imperfections or supply chain inefficiencies. The company serves cost-conscious consumers seeking discounted, sustainable groceries while reducing food waste across the supply chain.

9 investors

Mobius Materials operates a certified marketplace enabling contract manufacturers and OEMs to buy and sell excess electronic components directly, addressing annual waste of $15B in discarded components despite ongoing demand. The platform serves industries including consumer electronics, oil & gas, healthcare, gaming, and industrial systems globally.

9 investors

One-Five provides data-driven packaging solutions through Quartermaster, a platform that uses predictive analytics to match materials to customer opportunities and optimize packaging design performance. The platform serves packaging and product companies seeking to improve go-to-market success and reduce R&D spend.

9 investors

ThredUp operates an online marketplace where consumers buy and sell secondhand clothing, and provides resale-as-a-service solutions for fashion brands seeking to incorporate circular commerce into their business models.

9 investors

Amplio builds infrastructure to help manufacturers unlock value from surplus inventory and manage circular manufacturing. The platform analyzes surplus stock, moves inventory, and clears warehouse space for enterprise clients while keeping assets in productive use.

8 investors

Archive provides resale strategy, technology, and operations services to brands looking to build and scale their own resale businesses. The company handles strategy development, platform buildout, logistics, and ongoing optimization for retailers across product categories.

8 investors

Carbon Upcycling converts carbon emissions and industrial waste byproducts into valuable materials for low-carbon cement production. The company serves cement manufacturers and industrial producers seeking to reduce emissions and achieve sustainability goals.

8 investors

Consentio is a platform connecting fresh produce suppliers and buyers to reduce waste, increase sustainability, and streamline supply chain operations. The platform enables suppliers to monetize surplus produce and buyers to source lower-impact producers while meeting ESG and regulatory requirements.

8 investors

Cycle.eco builds emission-free local transportation solutions for urban areas, focusing on decarbonizing city transport and replacing polluting vehicles and congestion. The company serves businesses and individuals needing sustainable goods and passenger transport with reduced environmental impact.

8 investors

Cyclic Materials recovers rare earth elements and other critical minerals from end-of-life products through proprietary magnet separation and refining technologies. The company produces high-purity rare earth oxides and metals for use in AI infrastructure, robotics, defense systems, automotive, and renewable energy applications.

8 investors

Digiphy offers a connected packaging and contextual storytelling platform that uses QR codes and page building to enable brands to communicate product origin, traceability, and sustainability information directly to consumers. The platform serves consumer brands seeking to build deeper customer relationships and help consumers make informed purchasing decisions.

8 investors

Entocycle builds automated, vertically farmed insect production systems to make insect protein at industrial scale. The protein serves as an alternative to soymeal and fishmeal for farmers raising fish and free-range poultry.

8 investors

FINESSE is an AI-driven fashion house that uses proprietary algorithms and customer voting to determine what styles to produce and in what quantities, reducing overproduction and waste. The company offers size-inclusive clothing for diverse body types at affordable prices.

8 investors

GoodBuy Gear is an online marketplace selling quality-checked secondhand and open-box baby and kids' gear, including strollers, car seats, high chairs, carriers, and bassinets. It verifies and lists items by condition and offers a price-match guarantee for parents shopping for used baby products.

8 investors

Gradiant designs and builds water and wastewater treatment plants using its proprietary technology stack, helping industrial customers reduce freshwater withdrawal, reuse wastewater, and return clean water to the environment. It serves sectors including semiconductors/microelectronics, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, power, mining, and renewables, and operates globally.

8 investors

Impossible Metals builds underwater robotic vehicles to collect critical metals from the seabed for clean energy applications, with a focus on sustainable and environmentally responsible extraction practices.

8 investors

LimeLoop offers reusable shipping packages aimed at reducing single-use packaging waste from shipping and deliveries. It serves businesses with high shipping volumes (10,000+ orders per month) in the reusable packaging and sustainability space.

8 investors

LiquiDonate provides a donation-based disposition service that matches retailers' and brands' warehouse overstock and unsellable returns to a vetted network of 501(c)(3) nonprofits, handling fulfillment, tax documentation, and impact reporting. It positions donation as an alternative to liquidation and landfill disposal for retail excess inventory, offering products WarehouseDirect for bulk overstock and ReturnsDirect for intercepting unsellable returns.

8 investors

Lithos Carbon uses enhanced weathering of basalt spread on croplands to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide and store it in ocean carbonates. The technology combines soil modeling and machine learning to maximize carbon removal while improving soil fertility, with continuous monitoring from farm to ocean for permanence verification.

8 investors

Loliware develops seaweed-based materials and climate technology solutions to replace plastic with regenerative alternatives. The company serves industries seeking sustainable material substitutes.

8 investors