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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
$289.6M
Avg Funding
$11.6M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Sustainability

San Francisco
New York
Hamburg
Madrid
Wageningen
Turin

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

Nubila is a pioneer in the Environmental, Social, and Governance data industry, committed to revolutionizing sustainability projects.

$8.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Generate Upcycle is a waste management company that processes and recycles food waste, compost, and wastewater.

$42.8M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hamburg, Germany

Sharing economy marketplace allowing peers and businesses to rent and lend items in a secure and hassle free way.

$175K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Ecostars ESG AI is a comprehensive hotel ESG Hub powered with cutting edge technology

$380K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wageningen, The Netherlands

Greencovery helps food companies unlock more value from their side-streams by transforming them into high-value, upcycled ingredients.

$489K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Turin, Italy

Midori provides SaaS-driven building energy management solutions for residential and commercial spaces.

$2.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Nederland's First Digital Sustainable Fashion Research House.

$15.9M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Treat your customers as individuals - provide personalized products using our innovative 3D printing solutions. Food. Personal Care. Pharma.

$250K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

City Of London, United Kingdom

Cobra Resources is an exploration and resource development company.

$1.5M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

TFFJ is a NPO catalyzing a youth-led movement to end food insecurity in one generation through operating high-capacity hydroponic farming.

$300K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

ReNature support farmers & corporates to transition to Regenerative Agroforestry systems.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Renens, Switzerland

SwissDeCode helps food manufacturers to grow and produce food that is safe to eat by offering a rapid onsite DNA test.

$1.2M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

South San Francisco, United States

Ebb Carbon works on a reverse electrochemical ocean deacidification process that captures CO2 from the atmosphere.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Scope Zero is an investment company that provides energy efficiency systems, sustainability strategies, and home technology solutions.

$100K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Kelvin is an energy management and electrification platform for radiator-heated buildings.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bourne End, United Kingdom

Kinkind is a manufacturing company that provides bars of shampoo, moisturizers, and body washes to reduce the use of plastic bottles.

$272K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

Yard Stick is an in-situ soil carbon measurement technology that offers quantification of soil carbon stocks.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Claremont, Australia

Khloro is a B2B marketplace for transparent food products.

$700K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Belvidere, United States

Edible Garden is a controlled environment agriculture company that focuses on sustainable agriculture.

$4.2M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Carbon Cell is a biotechnology company that provides a sustainable alternative to traditional polymer-based foams.

$35K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oxford, United Kingdom

Kyomei develops a meat protein production system using plant cell biology.

$23K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

EarthDNA is a nonprofit organization with the mission to empower everyone.

$1.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lyon, France

Auxo Dynamics assists businesses in transitioning to a more sustainable business strategy.

$3.3M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Canonsburg, United States

Vision RNG designs, builds, owns, and operates LFG infrastructure to capture and process LFG into pipeline-grade RNG.

$207.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

LandPrint is a NatureTech SaaS using AI-driven environmental ratings to connect natural capital with financial risk and decisions.

$150K raised
Oct 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
$11.6M
Total Funding Tracked
$289.6M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Sustainability

1.San Francisco
2 companies$8.1M
2.New York
2 companies$43.1M
3.Amsterdam
2 companies$15.9M
4.Cambridge
2 companies$1.0M
5.Hamburg
1 companies$175K

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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