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Sustainability Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the sustainability sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,371 recently funded sustainability companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,371
Total Funding
$975.9M
Avg Funding
$39.0M
Global Reach
12
countries

Top Cities for Sustainability

Hellerup
Barcelona
South Holland
Breda
San Francisco
Houston

Recently Funded Companies

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Hellerup, Denmark

STACs Technology zero-emissions cooling solutions upcycle the District Energy industry's services and reach

$3.0M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Powering the circular economy. All-in-one platform for businesses that offers the most cost-efficient, convenient, and sustainable solutions

$5.3M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

South Holland, United States

North Sea Farmers mission is to represent the interests of the European seaweed industry.

$2.3M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Breda, The Netherlands

Squad Mobility develops a solar city car for daily urban mobility and sharing.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Upwell Water provides capital to ensure a sustainable water future.

$100.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Prairie Operating Co. specializes in environmentally responsible, sustainable, and affordable energy production.

$475.0M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Brown Foods uses mammalian cell culture and AI to create complex natural products like real cow milk - world’s 1st company to do so.

$2.4M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Save Your Wardrobe is the global standard for end-to-end aftersales solutions, powering every service beyond the point of sale.

$3.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kannonkoski, Finland

Betolar is a materials technology company that transforms industrial sidestreams and waste materials into valuable products.

$2.4M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

Vaeridion develops electric microliners for zero-emission regional air travel.

Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brampton, Canada

ALT TEX is a biotech company that offerscarbon neutral fabric generated from post-industrial waste.

$216K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

Local Greens is an indoor farming company operating in metropolitan cities to grow healthy, premium quality and delicious vegetables.

Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

SustainCERT is a carbon emissions accounting and verification platform for carbon markets and corporate value chains.

$36.9M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Copenhagen, Denmark

Seaborg develops the Compact Molten Salt Reactor - a smal modular reactor based on molten fluoride salt.

$2.7M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Datia is a data platform for sustainable finance, working with forward-thinking financial institutions to automate their ESG workflows.

$3.4M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Rheaply provides a platform that enables organizations to exchange materials and resources effectively.

$20.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Delft, The Netherlands

Tarnoc is a forward-thinking business that is committed to creating a novel heat pump technology.

$1.4M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Onyx is a national provider of clean energy and decarbonization solutions to businesses, real estate, schools and government agencies.

$260.0M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Ayana Bio is a biotechnology company that produces plant and fungal bioactive ingredients for health and wellness.

$1.3M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

DevvStream Holdings helps organizations meet their net zero goals by providing them access to high-quality carbon credits.

$1.5M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Ecohelix is a Swedish greentech company leading the way in sustainable wood-based biopolymer technology

$2.5M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

URECA is a climate-tech startup whose mission is to make carbon offsetting accessible to everyone by utilising cutting-edge technology.

$875K raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Terra AI is a technology company that develops artificial intelligence software for the mining, energy, and subsurface resource sectors.

$20.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

AI-enabled data management platform focused on bringing transparency and accuracy to nature-based asset reporting.

$30.0M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cupertino, United States

Refiberd uses AI and hyperspectral imaging systems to enable intelligent sorting in textile-to-textile recycling.

$200K raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Sustainability Startup Ecosystem

The sustainability 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 Sustainability

Sustainability 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 sustainability 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.

Sustainability Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,371 sustainability companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$39.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$975.9M
Countries Represented
12

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Sustainability

1.Boston
2 companies$3.6M
2.London
2 companies$33.0M
3.Stockholm
2 companies$5.9M
4.Hellerup
1 companies$3.0M
5.Barcelona
1 companies$5.3M

Related Industries

Companies in the sustainability 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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