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Sustainability Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the sustainability sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,322 recently funded sustainability companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,322
Total Funding
$1.6B
Avg Funding
$62.7M
Global Reach
16
countries

Top Cities for Sustainability

Vancouver
Whitby
Paris
San Diego
Amsterdam
San Marcos

Recently Funded Companies

Export
Vancouver, Canada

Temas Resources is a mineral exploration company.

$1.1M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Whitby, United Kingdom

Whitby Distillery Limited produces craft gin, rum and vodka and offers distillery tours, gift sets and a founders membership club.

$604K raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Versant is an environmental analysis company that provides land identification for ecological compensation.

$395K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

EFG is an innovative change in the portable generator and independent energy market converting hydrogen-on-demand to electricity.

Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Project Cece is a search engine for fair and sustainable fashion.

$120K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Marcos, United States

Verity offers a variety of plastic-free packaging solutions to businesses.

$3.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Rome, Italy

Vexuvo develops, builds and operates utility-scale renewable energy generation and storage plants.

$5.8M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Derby, United Kingdom

Rolls-Royce SMR specializes in producing factory-built nuclear power plants and offers sustainable, low-cost energy solutions.

$804.8M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Sana Packaging is a company that provides hemp-based sustainable packaging solutions.

Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Colibriv is an Aviation startup developing hydrogen-powered aircraft with AI-driven safety and efficiency technologies

$2.6M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Urasoe, Japan

Think Nature is a researcher startup that specializes in the solutions related to the sustainability of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

$2.4M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Nedlands, Australia

Nanollose is a research and development company, specialising in the development of Plant-Free cellulose technologies.

$1.1M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Breakthrough Energy Ventures provides reliable and affordable power without contributing to climate change.

$67.9M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lomas De Chapultepec, Mexico

VistaEnergy is a latin american oil and gas company. Focus is Latin America, mainly Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia.

$500.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Frankfurt, Germany

Reju works on solving the problem of polyester waste

$156.1M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hamburg, Germany

carbon utilization, climate oil, palm oil, alternative proteins, industrial biotechnology, synbio, strain engineering, cosmetics, FCMG

$184K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Mölndal, Sweden

Recycling Glass Fibre Assets

$831K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Everett, United States

Prolific Earth Sciences develops a field test that measures microbial biomass and provides the Fungal to Bacterial Ratio in soil.

$160K raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Mendoza, Argentina

Bioeutectics is revolutionising the solvent industry, turning it into one that is natural and biodegradable.

Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Espoo, Finland

Lifetime is AI innovation and Digital Transformation Consultancy Powerhouse. We deliver World-Class Firehorse Products fe. the DWS IQ 6

$153K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Zug, Switzerland

ValleyDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that offers funding and networking for synthetic biology innovation research projects.

$700K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Milan, Italy

ACBC is a B2B sustainability consulting firm that specializies in fashion and textile industries sector.

$818K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Pontio is a sales financing platform for home improvement contractors.

$552K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Nuw is the app to swap preloved fashion. ‘Spend your money anywhere, spend your clothes on Nuw’.

$1.3M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Patos De Minas, Brazil

Regera redefines waste management with innovative solutions for energy, biomethane, and sustainable fertilizers.

$15.7M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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 1,322 sustainability companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$62.7M
Total Funding Tracked
$1.6B
Countries Represented
16

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Sustainability

1.Paris
2 companies$68.3M
2.Denver
2 companies$2.6M
3.Vancouver
1 companies$1.1M
4.Whitby
1 companies$604K
5.San Diego
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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