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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
$707.7M
Avg Funding
$28.3M
Global Reach
11
countries

Top Cities for Sustainability

Portland
Denver
London
Melbourne
Singapore
The Hague

Recently Funded Companies

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Portland, United States

Bold Reuse is a full-service reuse platform that makes transitioning to reusables easy.

$2.2M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Origo Brands is a food and beverage manufacturing company that provides authentic Mexican food products.

$452K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Shellworks is a biomaterials company that develops and manufactures materials that offers alternative to conventional plastics.

$15.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Melbourne, Australia

FMN is an organization focused on empowering Generation Z youth through entrepreneurship, life skills, and employability programs.

$650K raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

SaaS quantifying the financial risks of the climate-biodiversity crisis on corporates to mobilise targeted adaptation finance at scale.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Amplicity provides a turnkey solution to transform idle industrial backup batteries into revenue-generating smart energy assets.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

MediSun develops modular desalination and brine recovery systems that convert brine into clean water, minerals, and energy.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

The Hague, The Netherlands

Circularise provides digital product passport and mass balance bookkeeping software for secure data exchange for industrial supply chains

$5.5M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

InX Tech is a sustainability company that develops autonomous underwater vehicles powered by Hydrogen to collect data from the ocean.

$319K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vantaa, Finland

Kidre operates an online platform for buying and selling second-hand children’s clothes.

$649K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Current is a Chicago-based nonprofit hub accelerating water tech innovation and commercialization in the Great Lakes region.

$45.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Fairglow is an environmental management platform that offers life cycle assessment, carbon accounting, and eco-design tools using AI.

$3.4M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Zürich, Switzerland

Mympact uses open-banking to help people understand and reduce the environmental impact of their purchases.

$542K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Pathfinder Bio designs and develops optimum enzyme based biomanufacturing processes for sustainable chemical manufacturing.

$302K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Victoria, Canada

Coast brings together individuals, concepts, organizations, and communities to establish an innovation hub where concepts are developed.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Zenride provides company bike programs for employees.

$8.8M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Harbour Energy is a independent oil and gas company, aims to deliver value for all stakeholders according to global standards.

$385.5M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Warwick, United Kingdom

Flux Aviation develops and manufactures sustainable powertrains for general aviation operations.

$307K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Helix Earth is applying our NASA-born technology to improve commercial products and processes financially and for the benefit of humankind.

$12.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Durham, United States

Regrow is an agritech company that promotes regenerative agriculture to build a climate-resilient global food production system.

Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Marseille, France

GravitHy is an iron manufacturing firm producing DRI/HBI through hydrogen reduction technology.

$64.4M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Ecomedes is a SaaS platform that helps manufacturers, designers, builders, and building owners save time and money.

Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Accelerating the world´s transition to a circular economy, by transforming agricultural & textile wastes to resources.

$11.6M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sulzbach, Germany

High Temperature Energy Storage System

Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Farmers Branch, United States

Skyven Technologies is an energy-as-a-service company with a mission to decarbonize industrial process heat.

$145.0M raised
Mar 2024

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
$28.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$707.7M
Countries Represented
11

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Sustainability

1.London
3 companies$15.3M
2.Singapore
2 companies$4.0M
3.Paris
2 companies$12.2M
4.Portland
1 companies$2.2M
5.Denver
1 companies$452K

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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