Circular Economy Startups

ICU Eyewear sells consumer sleep and relaxation products, including a white noise machine that offers multiple sound settings and light modes to aid sleep, concentration, and relaxation. The products are sold directly to consumers through the company's online store.

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ID Genève designs and produces high-end timepieces using recycled and regenerative materials with transparent supply chains to demonstrate that luxury watchmaking can operate within circular economy principles. The brand targets discerning consumers seeking luxury watches that minimize environmental impact and maximize material circularity.

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IGC Studio operates a platform that converts customized game characters into physical collectibles using AI-powered 3D rendering and additive manufacturing. The company provides game developers with an integrated plugin system that enables direct in-game character capture, automatic 3D file generation, and on-demand collectible production and delivery.

1 investor

S.Lab produces biodegradable, home-compostable packaging made from mycelium (mushroom roots) and agricultural waste such as hemp, offering made-to-order custom shapes. It targets businesses across industries including beauty, fashion, beverages, electronics, interior decor, and pharmaceuticals looking to replace plastic packaging.

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Impact Recycling operates plants and licenses its proprietary BOSS separation technology to recycle hard-to-recycle mixed rigid, flexible and medical post-consumer waste plastic into recycled PE and PP materials. Founded in 2014 as a spin-out from Impact Laboratories, it runs commercial facilities in the UK and licenses the technology to partners across Europe.

1 investor

Impact Gstaad Association is a non-profit organization that facilitates events, manages the Impact Circle community, initiates projects, and operates an online platform focused on sustainable development and impact investing in the Gstaad region and beyond.

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ImpactPCB provides mobile modular plants for recovering materials from electronic scrap (e-scrap), offering separation and size-reduction equipment to recyclers through a rental model. The company, which emerged from the EIT RawMaterials network, focuses on affordable materials processing and increasing circularity for recovered materials.

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Imparfaite is an online fashion retailer selling curated clothing, selected objects, and designer pieces, and offers an e-gift card that customers can send by email with a chosen amount. It operates a referral program giving new customers and referrers discount credit.

1 investor

IMR Canada recycles used gypsum products into raw materials for sustainable construction, converting what would otherwise be waste into a valuable resource with environmental benefits.

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In House makes made-to-order and bespoke wardrobe essentials for women, produced at its atelier from sustainable and regenerative materials. It operates on a made-to-order model with limited inventory and offers personalized appointments at its NYC studio.

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Incredible Spoon makes edible, biodegradable spoons made from a blend of wheat, oats, corn, chickpeas, and brown rice, intended as a replacement for disposable utensils with warm meals or cold treats. The spoons are marketed as a sustainable alternative for everyday and party use.

1 investor

Indico Capital Partners is a venture capital firm managing over €240M across six funds, including five technology funds and one ocean sustainability fund, investing in enterprise SaaS, deeptech, spacetech, and AI startups primarily in Portugal, Spain, and Italy. It offers investors quarterly performance reporting, co-investment opportunities, and funds compatible with Golden Visa and SIFIDE2 schemes.

1 investor

IndigiShare operates two platforms: Te Waharoa, a digital reciprocal payment gateway that redistributes funds back to communities, and Te Whare Manaaki, a peer-to-peer lending platform connecting borrowers with lenders. The trust serves Indigenous communities in New Zealand.

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Indyx offers a wardrobe styling app that gives users visibility into the clothes they already own and helps them build outfits and style their existing pieces. Founded by fashion-industry insiders, it targets individual consumers seeking more intentional wardrobes and reduced overconsumption.

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Infinite Elements develops biology-based technologies (BioDissolve and BioCapture) to extract and recover critical metals such as copper, cobalt, and rare earth elements from ores, industrial waste, byproducts, and e-waste. It serves mines and OEMs, working in sustainable mining and metal recycling.

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Infinity9 Cycle manufactures eco-friendly promotional products and packaging from biodegradable, renewable materials including PLA-based items and agricultural waste. The company serves businesses seeking sustainable alternatives to plastic for corporate gifting, events, and branding.

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Ingelia develops biochar and related bioproducts from waste through hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) technology, serving agricultural, energy, and industrial sectors. The company produces biochar for soil conditioning, bioenergy fuels, bio-coke for steel production, and other specialized bioproducts with reduced carbon emissions.

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Inmaco designs and builds packaging machinery for cardboard and paper-based sustainable packaging systems. The company provides equipment and technical advisory services to businesses seeking eco-friendly packaging solutions.

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Innolact develops biodegradable biopolymers from whey permeate and urban sludge for food packaging applications. The company operates a pilot production plant converting waste streams into polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) materials as a sustainable packaging alternative.

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Innomy Labs develops sustainable protein sources from mycelium (fungi) as alternatives to plant and animal proteins, and offers customized R&D services to food-industry partners for fungi-based protein production and by-product valorization. It focuses on improving the food system through circular-economy and sustainable food production methods.

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Innovakote develops a proprietary recycling process that converts used powder coating waste into reusable powder for the coating supply chain, helping manufacturers and applicators reduce waste and carbon footprint.

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The Innovation Alliance for a Global Plastics Treaty (IAGPT) is a coalition of startups, technology companies, ecosystem enablers, philanthropists, and investors that promotes innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship within the UN Global Plastics Treaty. It advocates for strategic goals and implementation approaches to advance systems change across the plastic pollution lifecycle toward zero plastic pollution by 2040.

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Innovative Health is an FDA-regulated single-use medical device reprocessing company specializing in cardiology and electrophysiology devices, gaining FDA clearance to reprocess and resell used catheters and other single-use devices. It serves hospitals in the United States, helping electrophysiology labs cut per-procedure device costs, such as those for atrial fibrillation treatments, by roughly 30%.

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Inopsys transforms chemical and pharmaceutical industry side streams—such as wastewater containing toxic organics, metals, and active pharmaceutical ingredients—into circular resources through science-driven treatment solutions. The company serves chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers seeking sustainable alternatives to incineration and waste disposal.

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