# Circular Economy Startups That Raised in 2026: Market Map of 69 Companies > The 69 circular economy startups that raised money in 2026, mapped in 6 segments and ranked by this year's rounds: $2.8B between them. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/circular-economy-raised-2026-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Battery and metal recycling 21 - [Hybar](https://millionrounds.com/company/hybar) - [Redwood Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/redwood-materials) - [American Battery Technology Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-battery-technology-company) - [Project Omega](https://millionrounds.com/company/project-omega) - [Princeton NuEnergy](https://millionrounds.com/company/princeton-nuenergy) - [*A* Altilium](https://millionrounds.com/company/altilium) - [ROSI](https://millionrounds.com/company/rosi) - [R3 Lithium](https://millionrounds.com/company/r3-lithium) - [Amermin](https://millionrounds.com/company/amermin) - [BatX Energies](https://millionrounds.com/company/batx-energies) - [Renewable Metals](https://millionrounds.com/company/renewable-metals) - [NEU Battery Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/neu-battery-materials) - [Descycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/descycle) - [Microminer](https://millionrounds.com/company/microminer) - [GreenLIB Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlib-materials) - [Seloxium](https://millionrounds.com/company/seloxium) - [Metal Morph](https://millionrounds.com/company/metal-morph) - [Oscorp Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/oscorp-energy) - [Bridge Green Upcycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/bridge-green-upcycle) - [RePurpose Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/repurpose-energy) - [Recyclus Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/recyclus-group) ## Waste collection and software 17 - [Sedron Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sedron-technologies) - [Pennsylvania American Water](https://millionrounds.com/company/pennsylvania-american-water) - [Vaulted Deep](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaulted-deep) - [HAMR Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/hamr-energy) - [Greyparrot](https://millionrounds.com/company/greyparrot) - [Hauler Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/hauler-hero) - [Circular Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/circular-materials) - [Eco World Water](https://millionrounds.com/company/eco-world-water) - [Jaipur Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaipur-robotics) - [Forge Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/forge-industries) - [ScrapUncle](https://millionrounds.com/company/scrapuncle) - [WASORIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/wasoria) - [Ganiga](https://millionrounds.com/company/ganiga) - [NPHarvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/npharvest) - [Sortrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/sortrace) - [Recycleye](https://millionrounds.com/company/recycleye) - [WasteFlow](https://millionrounds.com/company/wasteflow) ## Textiles and fashion resale 11 - [Croissant](https://millionrounds.com/company/croissant) - [Renasens AB](https://millionrounds.com/company/renasens-ab) - [Breezy](https://millionrounds.com/company/breezy) - [Nok Recommerce](https://millionrounds.com/company/nok-recommerce) - [HasUsed](https://millionrounds.com/company/hasused) - [Paradigme](https://millionrounds.com/company/paradigme) - [VNYX](https://millionrounds.com/company/vnyx) - [Cloov](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloov) - [Drelife](https://millionrounds.com/company/drelife) - [Beni](https://millionrounds.com/company/beni) - [Hosel](https://millionrounds.com/company/hosel) ## Plastics 9 - [Epoch Biodesign](https://millionrounds.com/company/epoch-biodesign) - [Esa](https://millionrounds.com/company/esa) - [MCatalysis](https://millionrounds.com/company/mcatalysis) - [MacroCycle Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/macrocycle-technologies) - [Resynergi](https://millionrounds.com/company/resynergi) - [PolyCycl](https://millionrounds.com/company/polycycl) - [LabCycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/labcycle) - [Toysreloved](https://millionrounds.com/company/toysreloved) - [Aeternal Upcycling](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeternal-upcycling) ## Electronics refurbishment 7 - [Subbyx](https://millionrounds.com/company/subbyx) - [Raylo](https://millionrounds.com/company/raylo) - [Reuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/reuse) - [Servify](https://millionrounds.com/company/servify) - [Refurbi](https://millionrounds.com/company/refurbi) - [Prenew](https://millionrounds.com/company/prenew) - [Loopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopia) ## Food waste and side streams 4 - [*CU* Carbon Upcycling Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon-upcycling-technologies) - [Blue Stripes](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-stripes) - [Greencovery](https://millionrounds.com/company/greencovery) - [*MI* Materials In Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/materials-in-works) ## Segment by segment ### Battery and metal recycling 21 startups · $1.9B raised - [**Hybar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hybar) Hybar builds and operates a scrap metal recycling steel rebar production facility. United States $1.1B - [**Redwood Materials**](https://millionrounds.com/company/redwood-materials) Redwood Materials is an American company based in Carson City, Nevada, focused on creating a sustainable supply chain for lithium- United States $425M - [**American Battery Technology Company**](https://millionrounds.com/company/american-battery-technology-company) ABTC provides battery metals through lithium-ion battery recycling, extraction technologies & primary resource development. United States $115M - [**Project Omega**](https://millionrounds.com/company/project-omega) Project Omega is a nuclear technology startup founded in 2026 and headquartered in Rhode Island. United States $92M - [**Princeton NuEnergy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/princeton-nuenergy) Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on direct recycling technology for lithium-ion batteries. United States $50M - [*A* **Altilium**](https://millionrounds.com/company/altilium) United Kingdom $25M - [**ROSI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rosi) ROSI is a company offering innovative solutions for recycling and revalorization of raw materials in the PV industry. France $23M - [**R3 Lithium**](https://millionrounds.com/company/r3-lithium) R3 Lithium specializes in battery material, energy storage materials, battery materials refining, and battery recycling services. United States $15M ### Waste collection and software 17 startups · $690M raised - [**Sedron Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sedron-technologies) Sedron Technologies is a private environmental services company based in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, founded in 2014 as a spinoff f United States $500M - [**Pennsylvania American Water**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pennsylvania-american-water) Pennsylvania American Water provides high-quality and reliable water and wastewater services. United States $43M - [**Vaulted Deep**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaulted-deep) Vaulted Deep is a Houston-based company specializing in carbon removal and waste management. United States $35M - [**HAMR Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hamr-energy) Hydrogen assisted molecular recycling (HAMR) allows waste to be converted into chemicals for building products and fuels. Australia $32M - [**Greyparrot**](https://millionrounds.com/company/greyparrot) Greyparrot is a London-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in AI-driven waste intelligence. United Kingdom $27M - [**Hauler Hero**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hauler-hero) Hauler Hero is a cloud-based software company that provides an all-in-one operating system for waste and recycling haulers. United States $16M - [**Circular Materials**](https://millionrounds.com/company/circular-materials) Circular Materials S.r.l. Italy $14M - [**Eco World Water**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eco-world-water) Eco World Water is a clean water tech company that offers wastewater processing through physical and chemical treatment process. United States $5.9M ### Textiles and fashion resale 11 startups · $83M raised - [**Croissant**](https://millionrounds.com/company/croissant) Croissant provides Guaranteed Buybacks at Point of Sale and beyond, enabling retailers and consumers to benefit from the resale ecosystem. United States $42M - [**Renasens AB**](https://millionrounds.com/company/renasens-ab) Accelerating the world ́s transition to a circular economy, by transforming agricultural & textile wastes to resources. Sweden $12M - [**Breezy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/breezy) Breezy! Cyprus $10M - [**Nok Recommerce**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nok-recommerce) Nok Recommerce is a full-service recommerce partner based in Austin, Texas, specializing in reverse logistics and multi-channel resale. United States $8.4M - [**HasUsed**](https://millionrounds.com/company/hasused) HasUsed is a comprehensive platform for buying and selling verified second-hand items. United States $3.8M - [**Paradigme**](https://millionrounds.com/company/paradigme) Paradigme is a French e-shop specializing in premium second-hand fashion, founded in 2022 by brothers Fabien and Vincent. France $2.3M - [**VNYX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vnyx) VNYX is a FashionTech and robotics startup based in Amsterdam, founded in 2025. Netherlands $1.2M - [**Cloov**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloov) Cloov is a Milan-based fashion-tech and e-commerce software startup founded in 2022 by Chiara Airoldi and Olimpia Santella. Italy $1.2M ### Plastics 9 startups · $35M raised - [**Epoch Biodesign**](https://millionrounds.com/company/epoch-biodesign) Epoch Biodesign is a London-based synthetic biology company founded in 2019. United Kingdom $12M - [**Esa**](https://millionrounds.com/company/esa) Esa provides plastic waste recycling, product creation, and distribution services. Japan $7.3M - [**MCatalysis**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mcatalysis) MCatalysis is on a mission to produce low-cost, clean synthetic fuels and chemicals by upcycling waste carbon resources, such as a United States $5.0M - [**MacroCycle Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/macrocycle-technologies) MacroCycle Technologies is a cleantech company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2023. United States $3.0M - [**Resynergi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/resynergi) Resynergi specializes in advanced plastic recycling technology that transforms waste plastic into PyOil, a clean feedstock for pro United States $2.9M - [**PolyCycl**](https://millionrounds.com/company/polycycl) PolyCycl is focused on addressing one of the biggest pain points in field of waste management – the challenge of recycling hard-to India $2.9M - [**LabCycle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/labcycle) LabCycle is a UK-based cleantech and environmental services company focused on creating a circular economy for single-use laborato United Kingdom $1.7M - [**Toysreloved**](https://millionrounds.com/company/toysreloved) ToysReloved is a Berlin-based startup founded by Bennet Goerlitz and Sascha Müller. Germany $497K ### Electronics refurbishment 7 startups · $95M raised - [**Subbyx**](https://millionrounds.com/company/subbyx) Subbyx is a tech company and B Corp operating in the subscription economy, promoting an alternative consumption model based on cir Italy $35M - [**Raylo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/raylo) Raylo is a UK-based technology subscription and leasing platform that promotes a circular economy for consumer electronics. United Kingdom $27M - [**Reuse**](https://millionrounds.com/company/reuse) Reuse is a Chilean startup and leading e-commerce marketplace focused on the circular economy. Chile $21M - [**Servify**](https://millionrounds.com/company/servify) Servify is a device lifecycle management platform founded in 2015 and based in Mumbai, India. India $5.0M - [**Refurbi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/refurbi) Consumer Electronics Refurbisher & Refurbished Marketplace Colombia $4.0M - [**Prenew**](https://millionrounds.com/company/prenew) Prenew is a Finland-based company specializing in buying and selling used gaming PCs and refurbished gaming computers. Finland $2.1M - [**Loopia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopia) Loopia is an app that offers electronic repair services in circular economy. Brazil $1.2M ### Food waste and side streams 4 startups · $19M raised - [*CU* **Carbon Upcycling Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbon-upcycling-technologies) Canada $10M - [**Blue Stripes**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-stripes) Blue Stripes is a US-based food and beverage company focused on upcycling the entire cacao fruit to create nutritious and sustaina United States $7.3M - [**Greencovery**](https://millionrounds.com/company/greencovery) Greencovery is a Dutch innovation startup based in Wageningen, Gelderland, focused on transforming the food industry towards a cir Netherlands $1.2M - [*MI* **Materials In Works**](https://millionrounds.com/company/materials-in-works) Materials In Works a technology-based organization skilled in the execution of upcycling initiatives in ASEAN to support the UN SDGs. - $63K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and raised in 2026. 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 biggest raisers this year first. 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