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Recycling Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the recycling sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 387 recently funded recycling companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
387
Total Funding
$506.3M
Avg Funding
$20.3M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Cities for Recycling

London
Oakland
Boston
Dieterich
San Marcos
San Antonio

Recently Funded Companies

Export
London, United Kingdom

Bpacks developed the first bark packaging technology that integrates easily into existing production streams, replacing plastic materials.

$419K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oakland, United States

Provider of Traceability-as-a-Service (TaaS) solutions for recycled plastic supply chain.

$100K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Spoiler Alert is a Boston-based software company helping perishable CPG brands manage excess and slow-moving inventory

$11.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dieterich, United States

EJ Water Cooperative is a water utility company for rural communities.

$4.9M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Marcos, United States

Noveon Magnetics manufactures EcoFlux rare earth permanent magnets that support electrification and low-carbon technology applications.

$215.0M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Antonio, United States

Nugreen Metals provides electronics recycling, IT asset disposition, data destruction, resource recovery, and compliance reporting services.

$21.0M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Bower is a mobile app that rewards consumers when sorting properly at existing bins.

$1.9M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Plastic Energy offers a global and sustainable solution to prevent plastic pollution.

$168.2M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Gothenburg, Sweden

Mimbly saves water(s) by creating innovative solutions for water saving and microplastic capturing.

$3.5M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Clermont-ferrand, France

Carbios designs and develops bio-industrial solutions to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textile polymers.

$5.8M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kamakura, Japan

DigitalArchi is a manufacturing company that offers interior parts, concrete formwork for construction, recycling, and sells plastic.

$2.3M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Material index offers pre-demolition checks and secondary material sourcing via our own digital platform.

$1.2M raised
Nov 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Recycling Carbon Fiber Composite to produce a strong, light and ecological material with advanced technical grades

$11.5M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Gothenburg, Sweden

Glenntex is a material innovation startup that helps increase the use of recycled plastics.

$638K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

Downstream is a marketplace simplifying the waste management buying process for commercial customers

$8.0M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chesapeake, United States

Greenwave Technology Solutions is an operator of technology platforms for the regulated cannabis industry.

$4.0M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kent, United Kingdom

Roadfill uses plastic waste in an environmentally and innovative way to help solve the problem of plastic waste.

$836K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Fort Worth, United States

M3 Environmental Holdings is an environmental services company.

$1.5M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Pyxo replace disposable packaging of food through a network of reusable containers.

$7.8M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Ecublens, Switzerland

Composite Recycling focuses on developing a revolutionary method for recycling GFRP into recycled glass fibers and pyrolysis oil.

Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Ridgewood, United States

Helping brands unlock maximum value from overstock, returns, and resale with a full-stack commerce infrastructure platform.

Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

inSystem B.V. designs and manufactures AI-powered sorting systems and optical sorters for waste recycling, food, and mining industries.

$2.0M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Minneapolis, United States

r.World provides event venues, businesses, and other operations with cost-effective reusable alternatives to single-use disposables.

$3.7M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Subsea Environmental Services is a marine environmental services company that provides submarine telecommunication cable recovery services.

$31.0M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Golden, United States

EsterCycle is an industrial recycling platform that breaks hybrid petrochemicals and polymers into basic monomers.

$250K raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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About the Recycling Startup Ecosystem

The recycling sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Recycling

Recycling companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The recycling sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Recycling Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 387 recycling companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$20.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$506.3M
Countries Represented
7

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Recycling

1.London
3 companies$169.8M
2.Gothenburg
2 companies$4.1M
3.Paris
2 companies$19.3M
4.Oakland
1 companies$100K
5.Boston
1 companies$11.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the recycling sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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