# New Circular Economy Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (124 Companies) > 124 circular economy startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 7 segments, best-funded first: $1.2B raised. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-circular-economy-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Textiles and fashion resale 47 - [Syre](https://millionrounds.com/company/syre) - [Croissant](https://millionrounds.com/company/croissant) - [HouseEazy](https://millionrounds.com/company/houseeazy) - [Renasens AB](https://millionrounds.com/company/renasens-ab) - [Breezy](https://millionrounds.com/company/breezy) - [Brandback](https://millionrounds.com/company/brandback) - [Radius](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius) - [BeepKart](https://millionrounds.com/company/beepkart) - [Drenting](https://millionrounds.com/company/drenting) - [Continue](https://millionrounds.com/company/continue) - [Reekom](https://millionrounds.com/company/reekom) - [Beni](https://millionrounds.com/company/beni) - [Aucto](https://millionrounds.com/company/aucto) - [*U* Upkid](https://millionrounds.com/company/upkid) - [PopChill](https://millionrounds.com/company/popchill) - [Reboxed](https://millionrounds.com/company/reboxed) - [STOCS](https://millionrounds.com/company/stocs) - [Losanje](https://millionrounds.com/company/losanje) - [Faircado](https://millionrounds.com/company/faircado) - [Hamelyn](https://millionrounds.com/company/hamelyn) - [Paradigme](https://millionrounds.com/company/paradigme) - [Renow](https://millionrounds.com/company/renow) - [58 Facettes](https://millionrounds.com/company/58-facettes) - [Sloika](https://millionrounds.com/company/sloika) +23 more ## Waste collection and software 24 - [RE&UP Recycling Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/re-and-up-recycling-technologies) - [Vaulted Deep](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaulted-deep) - [HAMR Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/hamr-energy) - [Hauler Hero](https://millionrounds.com/company/hauler-hero) - [*R* RISORCE](https://millionrounds.com/company/risorce) - [Visia](https://millionrounds.com/company/visia) - [Jaipur Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaipur-robotics) - [Briink](https://millionrounds.com/company/briink) - [Angsa Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/angsa-robotics) - [WASORIA](https://millionrounds.com/company/wasoria) - [Ganiga](https://millionrounds.com/company/ganiga) - [NPHarvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/npharvest) - [*BR* Beichen Recycling](https://millionrounds.com/company/beichen-recycling) - [Cancrie](https://millionrounds.com/company/cancrie) - [WASTETIDE](https://millionrounds.com/company/wastetide) - [Sortrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/sortrace) - [Robenso](https://millionrounds.com/company/robenso) - [Stitch Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/stitch-technologies) - [Waste Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/waste-labs) - [Flybox®](https://millionrounds.com/company/flybox) - [PACT Outdoors](https://millionrounds.com/company/pact-outdoors) - [WasteFlow](https://millionrounds.com/company/wasteflow) - [Bloxy](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloxy) - [AntFarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/antfarm) ## Battery and metal recycling 17 - [Project Omega](https://millionrounds.com/company/project-omega) - [Cylib](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylib) - [MagREEsource](https://millionrounds.com/company/magreesource) - [*A* Altilium](https://millionrounds.com/company/altilium) - [Green Li-ion](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-li-ion) - [BatX Energies](https://millionrounds.com/company/batx-energies) - [Seloxium](https://millionrounds.com/company/seloxium) - [Renewable Metals](https://millionrounds.com/company/renewable-metals) - [Tozero](https://millionrounds.com/company/tozero) - [NEU Battery Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/neu-battery-materials) - [GreenSpark Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenspark-software) - [OnePlanet](https://millionrounds.com/company/oneplanet) - [Librec](https://millionrounds.com/company/librec) - [GreenLIB Materials](https://millionrounds.com/company/greenlib-materials) - [Metal Morph](https://millionrounds.com/company/metal-morph) - [Oscorp Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/oscorp-energy) - [Build Beyond](https://millionrounds.com/company/build-beyond) ## Plastics 17 - [Samsara Eco](https://millionrounds.com/company/samsara-eco) - [FAIRMAT](https://millionrounds.com/company/fairmat) - [Terracle](https://millionrounds.com/company/terracle) - [Esa](https://millionrounds.com/company/esa) - [CleanHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanhub) - [MCatalysis](https://millionrounds.com/company/mcatalysis) - [Evoralis](https://millionrounds.com/company/evoralis) - [MacroCycle Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/macrocycle-technologies) - [Radical Dot](https://millionrounds.com/company/radical-dot) - [LabCycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/labcycle) - [Birch Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/birch-biosciences) - [Aeternal Upcycling](https://millionrounds.com/company/aeternal-upcycling) - [Unibaio](https://millionrounds.com/company/unibaio) - [Nova Carbon](https://millionrounds.com/company/nova-carbon) - [ReSolved Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolved-technologies) - [Toysreloved](https://millionrounds.com/company/toysreloved) - [Vortechs](https://millionrounds.com/company/vortechs) ## Electronics refurbishment 8 - [Subbyx](https://millionrounds.com/company/subbyx) - [MOLG](https://millionrounds.com/company/molg) - [Solarcycle](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarcycle) - [Pixmania](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixmania) - [Loopia](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopia) - [POSCORE](https://millionrounds.com/company/poscore) - [Badili](https://millionrounds.com/company/badili) - [Ringy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ringy) ## Food waste and side streams 6 - [Mill](https://millionrounds.com/company/mill) - [Dyrt](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyrt) - [AmphiStar](https://millionrounds.com/company/amphistar) - [Bright Feeds](https://millionrounds.com/company/bright-feeds) - [Carbonwave](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonwave) - [Yenir](https://millionrounds.com/company/yenir) ## Packaging 5 - [Recyda GmbH](https://millionrounds.com/company/recyda-gmbh) - [Reusables.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/reusables-com) - [Carton Vert](https://millionrounds.com/company/carton-vert) - [Circulate](https://millionrounds.com/company/circulate) - [Sirsak](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirsak) ## Segment by segment ### Textiles and fashion resale 47 startups · $295M raised - [**Syre**](https://millionrounds.com/company/syre) Syre is a textile impact company based in Stockholm, Sweden, launched in 2023. Sweden $100M - [**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 $66M - [**HouseEazy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/houseeazy) HouseEazy is a proptech company based in Noida, India, founded in 2021. India $17M - [**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 - [**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 - [**Radius**](https://millionrounds.com/company/radius) Radius is a channel development company that empowers technology vendors seeking new routes to market through the resale channel. United States $7.0M - [**BeepKart**](https://millionrounds.com/company/beepkart) BeepKart is a leading Indian platform focused on the second-hand two-wheeler market, specializing in the sale and purchase of refu India $6.5M ### Waste collection and software 24 startups · $235M raised - [**RE&UP Recycling Technologies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/re-and-up-recycling-technologies) RE&UP expands the range of waste streams that can be processed using our unique patent-pending proprietary method. Netherlands $76M - [**Vaulted Deep**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vaulted-deep) Vaulted Deep is a Houston-based company specializing in carbon removal and waste management. United States $67M - [**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 - [**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 - [*R* **RISORCE**](https://millionrounds.com/company/risorce) RISORCE fills a need in Belgium for local tyre waste processing options. Belgium $13M - [**Visia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/visia) Visia is a New York-based AI company focused on the recycling industry. United States $6.4M - [**Jaipur Robotics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaipur-robotics) Jaipur Robotics AG is a Swiss CleanTech and Artificial Intelligence company founded in February 2024 by Ermes Zamboni and Nikhil Prakash. Switzerland $5.2M - [**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 ### Battery and metal recycling 17 startups · $327M raised - [**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 - [**Cylib**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylib) Cylib is a start-up for holistic battery recycling Germany $75M - [**MagREEsource**](https://millionrounds.com/company/magreesource) MagREEsource is to link the circular economy by providing a green metallurgical solution. France $27M - [*A* **Altilium**](https://millionrounds.com/company/altilium) United Kingdom $25M - [**Green Li-ion**](https://millionrounds.com/company/green-li-ion) Green Li-ion is a technology company based in Singapore, founded in 2020, that focuses on the remanufacturing and recycling of spe Singapore $21M - [**BatX Energies**](https://millionrounds.com/company/batx-energies) BatX Energies is a clean-tech startup based in Gurugram, India, founded in 2020 by Utkarsh Singh and Vikrant Singh. India $16M - [**Seloxium**](https://millionrounds.com/company/seloxium) Seloxium is a University of Oxford spin-out company revolutionising the mining, refining, and recycling sectors by selectively ext United Kingdom $16M - [**Renewable Metals**](https://millionrounds.com/company/renewable-metals) Renewable Metals is an Australian technology startup founded in 2020 and based in Welshpool, Western Australia. Australia $14M ### Plastics 17 startups · $124M raised - [**Samsara Eco**](https://millionrounds.com/company/samsara-eco) Samsara Eco is an Australian biotechnology and environmental-tech company based in Sydney, specializing in enzymatic recycling technology. Australia $67M - [**FAIRMAT**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fairmat) FAIRMAT is a French deep-tech startup founded in 2020 and based in Paris. France $12M - [**Terracle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/terracle) Terracle is a South Korean environmental technology company specializing in the chemical recycling of challenging plastics, such a South Korea $7.9M - [**Esa**](https://millionrounds.com/company/esa) Esa provides plastic waste recycling, product creation, and distribution services. Japan $7.3M - [**CleanHub**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanhub) CleanHub is an environmental technology company based in Berlin, founded in 2019/2020. Germany $7.0M - [**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 - [**Evoralis**](https://millionrounds.com/company/evoralis) Evoralis Limited is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in May 2021. United Kingdom $4.2M - [**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 ### Electronics refurbishment 8 startups · $114M 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 - [**MOLG**](https://millionrounds.com/company/molg) Molg is a private robotics and artificial intelligence company based in Chantilly, Virginia, focused on creating a circular econom United States $34M - [**Solarcycle**](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarcycle) SOLARCYCLE is a technology-driven recycling company founded in 2022, focused on solar panel recycling and advanced recovery of mat United States $30M - [**Pixmania**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixmania) Pixmania is a French e-commerce retailer based in Paris, specializing in new and refurbished consumer electronics, mobile devices, France $12M - [**Loopia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/loopia) Loopia is an app that offers electronic repair services in circular economy. Brazil $1.9M - [**POSCORE**](https://millionrounds.com/company/poscore) "Creating Powder Success Story" We provide eco-friendly magnetic powder and motor-core business by recycling unused steel scrap. South Korea $645K - [**Badili**](https://millionrounds.com/company/badili) Badili is a one-stop shop for buying and selling used and refurbished phones. Kenya $400K - [**Ringy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ringy) Ringy is a marketplace for refurbished electronics. Estonia $111K ### Food waste and side streams 6 startups · $79M raised - [**Mill**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mill) Mill Industries Inc., founded in 2020 by Matt Rogers and Harry Tannenbaum, is an environmental technology company based in San Bru United States $70M - [**Dyrt**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dyrt) Dyrt is a food waste management and composting company that focuses on providing an efficient processing platform for organic waste. United States $4.7M - [**AmphiStar**](https://millionrounds.com/company/amphistar) AmphiStar is a Belgian biotechnology company founded in 2021 as a spin-off from Ghent University and the Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant. Belgium $2.9M - [**Bright Feeds**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bright-feeds) Bright Feeds is a food waste recycling company that uses artificial intelligence and drying technology to transform food waste into feed. United States $1.0M - [**Carbonwave**](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonwave) Carbonwave is a Public Benefit Corporation based in the U.S., founded in January 2020. United States $100K - [**Yenir**](https://millionrounds.com/company/yenir) Yenir is a Turkish online shopping platform and circular economy marketplace founded in 2020. Türkiye $100K ### Packaging 5 startups · $13M raised - [**Recyda GmbH**](https://millionrounds.com/company/recyda-gmbh) Recyda GmbH is a Climate-Tech enterprise based in Freiburg, Germany, founded in 2020. Germany $6.8M - [**Reusables.com**](https://millionrounds.com/company/reusables-com) Reusables.com is a Canadian technology platform focused on the circular economy. Canada $2.6M - [**Carton Vert**](https://millionrounds.com/company/carton-vert) Carton Vert is a French B2B circular-economy company based in La Rochelle, founded in 2020. France $1.5M - [**Circulate**](https://millionrounds.com/company/circulate) Circulate is an ai-powered procurement tool and marketplace for sustainable packaging. Sweden $1.5M - [**Sirsak**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sirsak) Sirsak, also known as PT Sirkular Saka Indonesia, is a B2B green-tech startup based in Jakarta, Indonesia, founded in 2023. Indonesia $600K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. 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. 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