Circular Economy Startups
1,782 companies tagged Circular Economy, with their investors and founders.
Beni is a search and discovery platform that aggregates 300 million secondhand deals across resale marketplaces, allowing consumers to find used items from their favorite brands at lower prices through web, mobile app, and browser extension.
3 investors
BettaF!sh makes plant-based seafood alternatives using seaweed as a primary ingredient, including shrimp and tuna substitutes for foodservice and restaurant menus. The company targets chefs and wholesalers seeking sustainable, allergen-friendly seafood alternatives.
3 investors
Better Origin develops insect farming technology that converts food waste into protein feed for livestock. The company enables scalable and sustainable protein production while reducing food waste and emissions.
3 investors
Bib Batteries develops technology to standardize and certify battery health assessments for electric vehicles, enabling transparent condition evaluation across the second-hand EV market and value chain. The company targets OEMs, lessors, fleets, and marketplaces across Europe to reduce adoption friction and build trust in electric mobility.
3 investors
Biotic Labs develops bio-based, biodegradable polymers made from feedstocks such as sea algae and agricultural waste as a direct replacement for conventional plastics. The company serves manufacturers seeking plastic alternatives that integrate into existing production lines while supporting circular economy principles.
3 investors
Bioweg develops biodegradable, bio-based ingredients using microbes and green chemistry to replace microplastics, synthetic polymers, and petroleum-based additives in cosmetics, personal care, agriculture, and food applications. The company creates customizable solutions from food industry waste streams for sustainable alternatives to conventional chemical additives.
3 investors
Bloom Biorenewables converts wood residue biomass into renewable performance ingredients—such as white lignin, dipropylxylose (DPX), and microfibrillated celluloses—used as a formulation platform for the personal care, functional paper, and paints & coatings industries. The company produces these ingredients at industrial multi-ton scale as an alternative to conventional petroleum-based materials.
3 investors
Carbo Culture develops carbon removal technology leveraging natural processes combined with advanced engineering to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at scale. The company operates as a project developer focused on climate mitigation solutions for global carbon removal markets.
3 investors
Chairish operates an online marketplace for vintage, antique, and pre-owned furniture, home décor, and art, alongside new products from brands and small makers. It emphasizes resale and sustainability, and offsets carbon emissions from US shipping.
3 investors
Cheaf runs a mobile app that connects supermarkets, restaurants, bakeries and other food businesses with surplus food to consumers who buy it at a discount through a pickup-only model, reducing food waste. It operates across four countries and serves both merchants looking to monetize excess inventory and shoppers seeking cheaper food.
3 investors
CheckSammy provides waste diversion and recycling services with a technology platform that tracks materials from pickup to final destination, connecting businesses to a network of recycling and sustainability facilities. It serves enterprise clients across North America with chain-of-custody tracking, automated reporting, and ESG metrics.
3 investors
Closed Loop Partners is an investment firm focused on the circular economy, deploying venture capital, private equity, catalytic capital and private credit alongside an innovation center and an operating group that builds circular economy infrastructure. It works with global corporations, financial institutions, foundations, family offices, entrepreneurs and municipalities, primarily across the U.S.
3 investors
Colorifix uses engineered microorganisms to produce, deposit, and fix dyes on textiles through a biological fermentation process, aiming to reduce the environmental impact of textile dyeing. It develops and manufactures bioreactors and fermentation media for textile industry customers.
3 investors
Copia is a surplus redistribution platform that connects food waste from businesses and organizations to people facing food insecurity. The company provides donation tools ranging from individual contributions to enterprise programs across multiple locations.
3 investors
Cove develops PB1, a multi-piece molded fiber bottle platform with biobased barrier liners that is designed to be recycled in standard paper streams and used for CPG products such as beverages, personal care, home care, and supplements. The company sells its packaging technology to consumer brands seeking renewable, paper-recyclable containers in formats including bottles, jars, tubes, and refill pods.
3 investors
CurbWaste offers a cloud-based platform that consolidates operational and management software needs for waste haulers, covering client servicing, scheduling, and business operations. It was built by industry veterans out of software originally developed for a hauling business, and serves waste management companies across the United States.
3 investors
Curie develops eco-friendly ingredients at the intersection of chemistry and biology as alternatives to legacy chemicals for consumer products. It partners with brands and ingredient manufacturers to supply biosolutions and greener chemistries across industries.
3 investors
Curtsy is a mobile marketplace where users buy and sell secondhand fashion items. The app connects sellers and buyers through a streamlined listing and discovery process focused on personal style preferences.
3 investors
DePoly develops a chemical recycling technology that converts unsorted, contaminated PET plastic waste into virgin-grade raw materials (PTA and MEG precursors) for producing new plastics without fossil fuels. It serves the plastics manufacturing industry and is based in Switzerland.
3 investors
Descycle develops metals processing infrastructure and closed-loop manufacturing solutions with digital traceability for supply chain resilience. The company serves original equipment manufacturers and defense sectors seeking domestic metals supply capabilities.
3 investors
Dispersa manufactures biosurfactants derived entirely from food waste, offering a platform of biodegradable bioproducts such as its flagship PuraSurf M ingredient for home, industrial, and institutional (HI&I) formulations. It sells to formulators, brands, and manufacturers seeking sustainable replacements for synthetic surfactants.
3 investors
Eeden converts textile waste into high-quality raw materials for virgin-grade textile fibers through chemical recycling technology. The company serves textile manufacturers seeking to reduce environmental impact and secure sustainable resources while meeting regulatory requirements.
3 investors
Fairbrics develops circular manufacturing processes that use captured waste CO2 as a feedstock to produce textile fibers, reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Founded in 2019 by scientists applying molecular chemistry, the company targets the fashion and textile industry.
3 investors
Fat Llama was a UK-based peer-to-peer rental marketplace that let people rent out items such as cameras, drones, and equipment to others nearby, with lender protection guarantees. Acquired by Hygglo in 2022.
3 investors