Circular Economy Startups

XEra Energy develops separation and purification methods for processing critical minerals and recycling lithium-ion batteries, targeting regions with gaps in scalable, profitable processing capabilities.

2 investors

Xylene provides a Digital Product Passport platform that traces and verifies product information across the supply chain from raw materials to disposal, using satellite data and blockchain notarization. It serves companies in sectors such as coffee, fashion, and diamonds to prove authenticity, sustainability, and ethical sourcing to their customers.

2 investors

Yamori renovates vacant homes across Japan and operates them as long-term affordable rental housing, having restored over 200 properties. It also offers services for property owners, including a cloud-based real estate management platform, an IoT monitoring service to detect emergencies in elderly single-occupant households, coaching for property investment, and an educational media site.

2 investors

York Timber Holdings is a timber and forestry company that grows and harvests softwood and hardwood plantations for the building and construction industry in South Africa. The company operates through managed plantations and processes timber for sale to customers in residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.

2 investors

ZEME provides waste management services and the ZEME 360 cloud platform for automating waste documentation, reporting, and collection scheduling, integrating with Poland's BDO registry. It serves industrial plants and retail chains across Poland.

2 investors

Laxus operates a subscription service for renting luxury designer handbags from 60 brands, with free shipping, professional cleaning, and damage protection included. The platform emphasizes sustainability by encouraging reuse of products instead of single ownership and disposal.

2 investors

HotMaxx (好特卖) operates a chain of discount retail stores in China that sell surplus and near-expiry branded goods—including snacks, beverages, instant foods, household products, and baby items—at deeply reduced prices. Founded in 2020, it uses professional buyers to source discounted inventory globally, helping brands clear stock while offering low prices to Chinese consumers, with over 800 stores across more than 100 cities.

2 investors

GOYOH is a real estate technology company that provides EaSyGo, an ESG platform for real estate stakeholders including property managers, institutional investors, and corporate tenants to visualize and reduce carbon emissions. The platform quantifies environmental and social impact, offers ESG measures and incentives, and engages tenants and investors to improve real estate value.

2 investors

JOYCLE operates small-scale upcycling plants that convert waste into resources while providing a data platform service. The company serves organizations seeking to reduce waste management and transportation costs while monetizing environmental impact through operational efficiency and visibility.

2 investors

TBM develops and manufactures environmentally-conscious materials, including its LIMEX material, and runs product sales and resource-recycling operations. The company operates factories and subsidiaries in Japan and abroad, focused on sustainable materials and the circular economy.

2 investors

Toysub is a toy subscription service that curates and delivers educational toys—ranging from traditional wooden items to modern electronic toys—to parents with young children, emphasizing parent-child interaction. The service operates on a sharing model where toys are returned and cycled to other families, reducing toy waste and promoting sustainable consumption practices.

2 investors

[Re] Waste provides waste management and recycling services for businesses, including custom recycling programs such as recycling golf grips, aimed at diverting waste from landfills and supporting corporate sustainability and ESG goals. It offers end-to-end collection, consolidation, processing, and reporting to help companies meet zero-waste targets.

1 investor

An online retailer selling pre-owned, authenticated luxury goods, such as a used Louis Vuitton Melie Empreinte handbag. The product is listed with detailed condition grading and discounted resale pricing.

1 investor

C.P. Company is an Italian sportswear brand known for specialized garment-dyeing techniques, proprietary fabrics such as Taylon-P and Chrome-R, and its signature goggle lens detail on jacket and overshirt sleeves. This page is a brand listing within a third-party fashion marketplace rather than the company's own site.

1 investor

Mooncup is a reusable menstrual cup made from medical-grade silicone that collects menstrual fluid and can be worn for up to 12 hours, replacing disposable period products. The product is designed for people menstruating who seek a leak-proof, durable, and cost-effective alternative to tampons and pads.

1 investor

Recycle Now is a national recycling campaign for England and Northern Ireland operated by WRAP, a charity that works to promote sustainable resource use. The campaign educates citizens and partners with brands, retailers, local authorities and waste management companies to increase recycling behavior through campaigns and tools.

1 investor

123Carbon provides carbon insetting programs that help companies account for and claim emissions reductions across transport modes such as air and marine. The company works on multi-modal carbon insetting within the climate and sustainability space.

1 investor

OnePlanet Recycling operates a facility that processes end-of-life solar modules through a fully automated process, recovering glass, aluminum, silicon, copper, and plastics that are reintegrated into industrial supply chains with zero waste to landfill. The company serves the renewable energy and materials recycling industries with a closed-loop recycling solution designed for scale and environmental accountability.

1 investor

The Good Plastic Company manufactures environmentally friendly panels from recycled plastic for packaging applications. The company serves food, cosmetic, care, and communication markets with shelves-ready-packaging solutions designed for recyclability and minimal ecological impact.

1 investor

3F is a Canadian circular economy company that diverts waste and converts it into products and ingredients, including offerings for the pet food industry. It focuses on sustainability and job creation in Newfoundland and Labrador.

1 investor

3R Pallets manufactures sustainable shipping pallets from renewable bamboo and provides closed-loop tracking software for logistics operations. The company serves businesses seeking eco-friendly alternatives to traditional pallets.

1 investor

48forty Solutions provides end-to-end pallet management services, including pallet supply and retrieval, recycling, new and custom pallets, and onsite warehouse services such as sorting, repair, and Total Pallet Management. It operates a company-owned North American network of over 240 facilities serving industries like food & beverage, retail, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals.

1 investor

58 Facettes is a French online platform for buying and selling second-hand luxury jewelry and watches, offering 50,000+ pieces from major maisons and vintage brands, each appraised and certified by its in-house experts and a network of professional partners. It also runs a Paris boutique and an integrated workshop for resizing, repolishing, and restoration, and provides free appraisals for sellers.

1 investor

5REDO is a sustainability consulting firm that helps businesses design and implement circular economy solutions across their value chains. The company specializes in life cycle assessment, sustainability reporting, and R&D advisory for organizations seeking to transition to circular business models.

1 investor