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Circular economy market map: Germany
18 circular economy startups based in Germany that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 4 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $216M; the biggest segment is waste collection and software.
Funding by segment
- Waste collection and software$69M6
- Plastics$17M5
- Textiles and fashion resale$32M4
- Battery and metal recycling$97M3
Where they are based
- Germany18$216M
GermanyFounded
Total raised
- Under $1M2
- $1M to $10M9
- $10M to $50M6
- $50M to $250M1
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
18 of 18 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- Germany18
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Waste collection and software
6 startups · $69M raised
matterrmatterr GmbH is a German climate-tech company based in Braunschweig, founded in 2017.Germany$35M
ResourcifyResourcify is a technology startup based in Hamburg, founded in 2015 by Gary Lewis and Felix Heinricy.Germany$15M
VaayuVaayu Biogas is a sustainable waste management system that generates green energy while also having a social and environmental impact.Germany$12M
BriinkBriink is a Berlin-based AI software company founded in 2021, specializing in tools for environmental, social, and governance (ESGGermany$4.3M
Angsa RoboticsAngsa Robotics is a German deep-tech startup based in Munich, founded in 2019.Germany$2.7M
PydroPYDRO GmbH is a German cleantech startup founded in 2016, headquartered in Rostock, with an additional location in Hamburg.Germany$1.1M
Plastics
5 startups · $17M raised
CleanHubCleanHub is an environmental technology company based in Berlin, founded in 2019/2020.Germany$7.0M
saperatecSaperatec GmbH is a German technology company founded in 2010, specializing in advanced recycling technologies for separating compGermany$5.6M
Radical DotRadical Dot is an early-stage climate deep tech startup based in Munich, Germany.Germany$2.8M
WildplasticWILDPLASTIC® is a social enterprise based in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 2019.Germany$897K
ToysrelovedToysReloved is a Berlin-based startup founded by Bennet Goerlitz and Sascha Müller.Germany$497K
Textiles and fashion resale
4 startups · $32M raised
eedenEeden is a German textile-recycling technology company based in Münster, specializing in chemical recycling processes for textile waste.Germany$21M
BrandbackBrandback is a Berlin-based startup founded in 2023 that specializes in AI-powered embedded resale infrastructure.Germany$7.4M
FaircadoFaircado is making sustainable consumption easy, attractive and affordable through its AI-powered second-hand shopping assistantGermany$2.4M
UNOWNUNOWN is circularity meets embedded commerce.Germany$2.1M
Battery and metal recycling
3 startups · $97M raised
CylibCylib is a start-up for holistic battery recyclingGermany$75M
Tozerotozero GmbH, founded in 2022 in Munich, Germany, is a pioneering lithium-ion battery recycling startup.Germany$12M
MetalshubMetalshub is a Düsseldorf-based B2B SaaS marketplace and digital trading platform that connects buyers and sellers in the metals, Germany$11M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in Germany. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in circular economy, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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