Circular Economy Startups

Endless West produces spirits using scientific flavor recreation methods, combining natural ingredients to replicate premium beverages while reducing production waste. The company targets consumers seeking fine spirits with improved sustainability practices.

5 investors

ettitude is a lifestyle brand that makes home essentials—bedding, bath towels, and related products—from its patented CleanBamboo® lyocell fabric, produced with a closed-loop, non-toxic organic bamboo process. It sells sustainable, hypoallergenic textiles directly to consumers, emphasizing supply-chain transparency and regenerative sourcing.

5 investors

Trashie (For Days) sells Take Back Bags that let consumers mail in unwanted clothing and textiles for recycling, offered in single and multi-pack options for home cleanouts. It operates in the consumer textile recycling and circular economy space.

5 investors

Grubbly Farms produces natural chicken feed and supplements centered on Black Soldier Fly grubs as a primary protein source, serving backyard flock owners. The company also offers coop supplies and treats formulated without soy, corn, fish, or GMOs.

5 investors

Humble Sustainability is a Philippine climate technology company that helps businesses resell and recirculate used IT equipment such as laptops, monitors, desktops, and phones to keep them out of landfills. It also provides climate impact data to support clients' ESG initiatives.

5 investors

LI-IND develops patent-protected, closed-loop production technology for making low-cost, high-performance battery materials. The company automates traditionally manual processes to reduce economic and environmental costs and secure the supply of critical battery materials.

5 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.

5 investors

Loliware develops seaweed-based materials ("SEA Tech") used to make plastic-free products and offers licensing of its resin technology to companies pursuing ESG and plastic-reduction goals. It targets businesses seeking sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics.

5 investors

Mango Materials develops biopolymers and biocomposites as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics for consumer and industrial applications. The company focuses on creating environmentally-friendly materials sourced from natural processes.

5 investors

Mint develops a chemistry-based process to recover critical minerals from electronic waste, avoiding high-temperature smelting. Founded in New Zealand, it works with technology manufacturers to supply responsibly sourced critical metals for manufacturing supply chains.

5 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.

5 investors

Molg develops autonomous microfactories using advanced robotics to disassemble electronics and recover valuable components for reuse and remanufacturing, addressing e-waste through circular manufacturing practices.

5 investors

Moment Energy builds Luna, a battery energy storage system (BESS) made from repurposed EV batteries that provides backup power, demand-charge reduction, and energy resilience for commercial and industrial facilities. Its systems are manufactured in British Columbia and hold UL 1973, UL 9540, and UL 9540A certifications, with cloud-based remote monitoring.

5 investors

Novek designs and develops IoT hardware and software aimed at removing single-use plastic from fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chains. It builds these solutions in-house for the consumer goods supply chain sector.

5 investors

Packhelp is a B2B platform for designing and ordering custom sustainable packaging with 3D design tools, supplier vetting, and flexible fulfillment options including warehousing and pay-later financing. The company serves e-commerce brands, DTC businesses, and product companies across various industries.

5 investors

pH7 Technologies develops sustainable metallurgical extraction solutions for critical and precious metals from primary mining operations and recycled materials, using proprietary organo-electrochemical processes to maximize recovery while reducing environmental impact and energy consumption.

5 investors

Renewal Mill is a food and ingredients company that makes six upcycled ingredients across protein, flour, and fiber, along with baking mixes, by repurposing byproducts from food production such as juice pulp. It sells consumer baking products and supplies ingredients for developing sustainable food products.

5 investors

Shellworks develops VIVOMER, a compostable material made by collaborating with microorganisms that produce natural polymers, designed to perform like plastic but break down without leaving waste. The company works with manufacturers using existing infrastructure to replace conventional permanent plastics.

5 investors

Spoiler Alert helps businesses with global supply chains reduce food waste and sell surplus inventory, addressing food insecurity and environmental sustainability challenges. The company uses data-driven analytics to maximize profitability while diverting organic waste from landfills.

5 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.

5 investors

Topanga builds AI and data-capture tools for institutional dining operations, offering ReusePass for reusable container tracking and the StreamLine suite for kitchen production planning and plate-waste monitoring. It serves culinary teams at universities, healthcare facilities, and corporations across North America to reduce food waste, cut costs, and improve forecasting.

5 investors

Vytal operates a deposit-free reusable packaging system for food and drinks, working with restaurants, delivery services, large corporate clients, and events to replace single-use takeaway packaging. Based in Germany, the company runs a partner network of over 7,000 locations and has expanded internationally, including a market entry into the USA.

5 investors

Wild is a UK refillable personal care brand selling deodorant, body wash, lip balm, and roll-on deodorant designed to cut single-use plastic through reusable cases and plastic-free refills. Its products use over 90% natural origin ingredients and are sold directly to consumers as well as in supermarkets.

5 investors

Mercari is a marketplace platform that enables users to buy and sell used and secondhand items, offering a wide selection of products across various categories.

5 investors