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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
$1.2B
Avg Funding
$52.5M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Sustainability

Bernau Am Chiemsee
Munich
Madrid
Somerville
Guildford
Fremont

Recently Funded Companies

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Bernau Am Chiemsee, Germany

Turning CO2 into fuel - CAPHENIA's technology for synthetic fuels production sets a worldwide benchmark in efficiency.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

Oceanloop uses cutting-edge aquaculture technologies to transform the worldwide shrimp industry.

$38.1M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

BNZ, an independent power producer (IPP), plans, installs, and runs solar photovoltaic projects.

$740.1M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Somerville, United States

Social impact company with big data and technology platform on global sustainable SMEs.

$75K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Guildford, United Kingdom

Cocoa free chocolate from beans not cocoa beans

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Fremont, United States

PathWater is to make sustainable as the go-to bottled water that helps break the addiction to single-use plastic bottled water.

$5.9M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Delivering easy building decarbonization for commercial real estate owners

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Beeok is a GreenTech Company. SaaS software suite with IA for sustainability management. Law compliance and carbon footprint.

$500K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Diego, United States

Transforming sustainable electrification with scalable solid state power conversion and distribution systems.

$750K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Net Purpose is the world's first data provider to make impact measurement effortless for investors: who invest for profit and purpose

$11.1M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Maltepe, Turkey

Plant Factory is an agtech company specializing in sustainable farming practices in a controlled and closed environment.

$2.3M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Trondheim, Norway

OptoScale sells real-time monitoring equipment for fish farms.

$4.7M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lewis Center, United States

Long-duration battery energy storage

$2.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Logistics Service Provider

$2.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Las Cruces, United States

Evus develops a permanent magnet induction heating and antifouling device, to solve industrial biofouling and corrosion-related problems.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Staiy is the marketplace for sustainable shopping & lifestyle.

$609K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Odense, Denmark

Producing tomorrow´s sustainable protein and omega-3 rich products utilizing captured CO2, microalgae, and a win-win business model.

$7.3M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Perch Energy offers clean energy technology, and services.

$30.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Newport Beach, United States

Community Development Partners is a real estate firm that offers sustainable housing, affordable homes, and project management services

$8.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Circulus transforms olefin plastics into resins suitable for a wide range of commercial and industrial applications.

$300.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

Earth is the creator of soil transformation, an environmentally-friendly alternative to burial and cremation.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Saku, Estonia

Paul-Tech offer real-time fertilizer level and soil workability monitoring system.

$1.5M raised
Oct 2023

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
$52.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$1.2B
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other22 companies

Top Cities for Sustainability

1.Bernau Am Chiemsee
1 companiesUndisclosed
2.Munich
1 companies$38.1M
3.Madrid
1 companies$740.1M
4.Somerville
1 companies$75K
5.Guildford
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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