Circular Economy Startups

Trust Clarity offers an AI platform that helps businesses sell surplus and idle inventory by enriching product specs, setting prices, and matching listings to buyers through Google Ads and a private broker network. It also provides AI-informed valuations for excess stock and a marketplace for buyers to browse verified surplus equipment from brands like Broadcom, Cisco, and Juniper.

2 investors

Unbox the Dress transforms wedding dresses into custom, one-of-a-kind keepsake products such as clutches, working directly with customers through a design consultation. Customers ship their gown to the company's studio using a secure DressBox and collaborate with designers on a personalized transformation.

2 investors

Uni makes refillable personal care products, including the Rain Body Serum, a lightweight body moisturizer formulated with marine and plant-derived active ingredients. The brand emphasizes sustainable, refillable packaging and clean formulations for consumer skincare and body care.

2 investors

Universal Fiber Systems is a maker of synthetic fiber and polymer technologies that operates six brands serving industrial, military, apparel, flooring, transportation, aerospace, medical, and additive manufacturing markets across more than 27 global segments. Its offerings span performance and spun fibers, technical staple fibers, recycled resins, and 3D printing materials.

2 investors

Upgraded provides infrastructure that lets retailers and carriers sell smartphones, laptops, tablets and other devices on monthly subscription plans, handling lender integrations, residual value management and software. The platform serves resellers in the device financing market, enabling subscribers to pay monthly and upgrade their devices anytime.

2 investors

Uplift360 develops chemical recycling technologies that regenerate high-performance fibres (such as aramid and carbon fibre) from composite and advanced-material waste at room temperature. It serves the aerospace, defence, energy, and automotive industries, aiming to create a circular supply of critical materials for Europe's strategic sectors.

2 investors

Upshift operates a car-sharing platform focused on sustainability, deploying hybrid and electric vehicles to reduce emissions and car ownership. The service prioritizes environmental impact, fleet utilization efficiency, and fair employment practices for delivery and operations staff across cities.

2 investors

Urban Machine uses AI-powered robotics to reclaim wood waste from construction and demolition sites, removing metal fasteners and processing it into premium lumber products for reuse. The company deploys mobile robots at resource facilities and job sites across North America.

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Vanguard Renewables produces renewable natural gas (biomethane) and delivers it as a drop-in, low-carbon fuel to utilities, businesses, and energy users seeking to meet emissions reduction targets. Its offerings serve maritime, utility, and voluntary decarbonization markets, with nationally available RNG in the renewable energy sector.

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Varme is developing next-generation waste-to-energy facilities equipped with carbon capture technology. The company serves the waste management and energy production sectors with facilities operational in Canada, Norway, and the UK.

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Varsapp is an online marketplace for renting consumer products such as sporting goods, camping gear, cleaning machines, and VR headsets, with delivery by cargo. It serves consumers in Turkey looking to rent items for short periods.

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Verdesian Life Sciences is a leading agrochemical platform focused on biological and nutritional fertilizer enhancers, seed treatments, and inoculants for specialty crops. The company serves farmers and the agricultural industry.

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VIRGIO is a sustainable fashion brand that designs and sells women's clothing—dresses, co-ords, tops, trousers, and skirts—made from recycled and low-impact fabrics like recycled polyester, organic cotton, and viscose, with a circular, zero-waste approach. The India-focused direct-to-consumer brand also offers a plus-size line and a fragrance brand.

2 investors

Waga Energy develops and deploys the WAGABOX® technology to convert landfill gas into renewable natural gas for industrial customers in waste treatment, recycling, energy, and transport sectors. The company generates revenue through renewable natural gas production and sales, supporting energy transition and decarbonization.

2 investors

WasteHero provides a waste management platform that enables organizations to manage waste operations with data-driven insights. The company serves businesses seeking to optimize waste management through its software solution.

2 investors

Waste Today is a trade publication covering the waste, recycling, and environmental services industry, reporting on topics such as landfill operations, transfer stations, recycling programs, and company financial and M&A news. It serves waste operators, municipalities, and industry professionals, primarily in the U.S.

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WasteVision uses technology to make waste collection smarter, treating waste streams as raw materials rather than end products. It serves municipalities, businesses, and citizens supporting the transition from waste to resources within a circular economy.

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Wasteless provides dynamic pricing software for perishable goods in supermarkets to reduce food waste and improve profitability by adjusting prices based on expiration dates. The company serves grocery retailers across Europe and the US.

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Wastequip is a North American manufacturer of waste and recycling equipment, offering standardized products such as tarping systems, refuse trucks, hoists, and carts to national waste haulers. The company was built by consolidating regional waste equipment manufacturers under a single umbrella to serve as a one-stop supplier for the waste industry.

2 investors

Phenix provides a platform and personalized support to food manufacturers, wholesalers, and producers for managing unsold food inventory through donation channels and other valorization circuits, while handling compliance, logistics, and environmental tracking.

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WholeSurplus provides AI-powered waste management and circular economy solutions for producers, distributors, retailers, and consumers. The platform matches surplus products across food, textiles, packaging, and chemicals with buyers through technology-based services to maximize economic, environmental, and social value.

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Waste Management provides waste collection, recycling, and disposal services for residential and commercial customers. The company operates waste management infrastructure and environmental services across multiple regions.

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Wonderfil provides automated laundry and household product vending stations for apartment buildings, with inventory tracking that triggers restocking shipments and minimal weekly maintenance requirements. The company serves residential communities ranging from 20 to 500 units and offers both pay-as-you-go and subscription-based access models.

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Woodland produces carbon-negative renewable fuels including hydrogen, natural gas, methanol, and ethanol from waste biomass rather than food sources. The company aims to reduce dependence on oil-derived fuels while achieving significant greenhouse gas emission reductions.

2 investors