# Circular Economy Market Map Germany 2026: 18 Startups in 4 Segments > 18 circular economy startups in Germany, mapped in 4 segments: waste collection and software, plastics and textiles and fashion resale and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/circular-economy-germany-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Waste collection and software 6 - [matterr](https://millionrounds.com/company/matterr) - [Resourcify](https://millionrounds.com/company/resourcify) - [Vaayu](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaayu) - [Briink](https://millionrounds.com/company/briink) - [Angsa Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/angsa-robotics) - [Pydro](https://millionrounds.com/company/pydro) ## Plastics 5 - [CleanHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanhub) - [saperatec](https://millionrounds.com/company/saperatec) - [Radical Dot](https://millionrounds.com/company/radical-dot) - [Wildplastic](https://millionrounds.com/company/wildplastic) - [Toysreloved](https://millionrounds.com/company/toysreloved) ## Textiles and fashion resale 4 - [eeden](https://millionrounds.com/company/eeden) - [Brandback](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandback) - [Faircado](https://millionrounds.com/company/faircado) - [UNOWN](https://millionrounds.com/company/unown) ## Battery and metal recycling 3 - [Cylib](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylib) - [Tozero](https://millionrounds.com/company/tozero) - [Metalshub](https://millionrounds.com/company/metalshub) ## Segment by segment ### Waste collection and software 6 startups · $69M raised - [**matterr**](https://millionrounds.com/company/matterr) matterr GmbH is a German climate-tech company based in Braunschweig, founded in 2017. Germany $35M - [**Resourcify**](https://millionrounds.com/company/resourcify) Resourcify is a technology startup based in Hamburg, founded in 2015 by Gary Lewis and Felix Heinricy. Germany $15M - [**Vaayu**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaayu) Vaayu Biogas is a sustainable waste management system that generates green energy while also having a social and environmental impact. Germany $12M - [**Briink**](https://millionrounds.com/company/briink) Briink is a Berlin-based AI software company founded in 2021, specializing in tools for environmental, social, and governance (ESG Germany $4.3M - [**Angsa Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/angsa-robotics) Angsa Robotics is a German deep-tech startup based in Munich, founded in 2019. Germany $2.7M - [**Pydro**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pydro) PYDRO 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 - [**CleanHub**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanhub) CleanHub is an environmental technology company based in Berlin, founded in 2019/2020. Germany $7.0M - [**saperatec**](https://millionrounds.com/company/saperatec) Saperatec GmbH is a German technology company founded in 2010, specializing in advanced recycling technologies for separating comp Germany $5.6M - [**Radical Dot**](https://millionrounds.com/company/radical-dot) Radical Dot is an early-stage climate deep tech startup based in Munich, Germany. Germany $2.8M - [**Wildplastic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wildplastic) WILDPLASTIC® is a social enterprise based in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 2019. Germany $897K - [**Toysreloved**](https://millionrounds.com/company/toysreloved) ToysReloved is a Berlin-based startup founded by Bennet Goerlitz and Sascha Müller. Germany $497K ### Textiles and fashion resale 4 startups · $32M raised - [**eeden**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eeden) Eeden is a German textile-recycling technology company based in Münster, specializing in chemical recycling processes for textile waste. Germany $21M - [**Brandback**](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandback) Brandback is a Berlin-based startup founded in 2023 that specializes in AI-powered embedded resale infrastructure. Germany $7.4M - [**Faircado**](https://millionrounds.com/company/faircado) Faircado is making sustainable consumption easy, attractive and affordable through its AI-powered second-hand shopping assistant Germany $2.4M - [**UNOWN**](https://millionrounds.com/company/unown) UNOWN is circularity meets embedded commerce. Germany $2.1M ### Battery and metal recycling 3 startups · $97M raised - [**Cylib**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylib) Cylib is a start-up for holistic battery recycling Germany $75M - [**Tozero**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tozero) tozero GmbH, founded in 2022 in Munich, Germany, is a pioneering lithium-ion battery recycling startup. Germany $12M - [**Metalshub**](https://millionrounds.com/company/metalshub) Metalshub 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. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Circular economy market map** 380 startups · 7 segments · $8.9B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/circular-economy-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Circular economy market map: Europe** 160 startups · 7 segments · $2.3B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/circular-economy-europe-market-map)[Investors map **Who invests in circular economy** 126 investors · 6 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/circular-economy-investors-map)[New wave **New circular economy startups, founded 2020 on** 124 startups · 7 segments · $1.2B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-circular-economy-startups-market-map)[Market map · United States **Circular economy market map: United States** 115 startups · 6 segments · $5.2B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/circular-economy-united-states-market-map)[Raised in 2026 **Circular economy startups that raised in 2026** 69 startups · 6 segments · $2.8B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/circular-economy-raised-2026-market-map) ## Who backs circular economy? 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