# Encora: Environmental services, Seattle, United States

> Encora: Encora is a returns verification platform that focuses on creating smart return infrastructure for reusable packaging and retail returns.

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# Encora

Encora is a returns verification platform that focuses on creating smart return infrastructure for reusable packaging and retail returns.

Funding reported Last round: Seed

Environmental services Seattle, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2021 5 years old
- **Team:** 18 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** - none reported
- **Last round:** Seed May 2023

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Encora has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Encora

Encora is a returns verification platform that focuses on creating smart return infrastructure for reusable packaging and retail returns.

The company combines kiosk hardware with its RetAI software to capture essential data, such as photos and weights, at the drop-off point before processing refunds. Encora's solutions cater to operators, retailers, and logistics partners involved in managing return and reuse workflows. The company emphasizes tamper-evident verification records and compliance-oriented tracking, connecting physical return points to a digital verification cloud. Encora offers kiosk hardware for return verification, RetAI software for workflow automation, and smart bins for circular return systems. It also supports partnerships and pilot programs with universities, retailers, and cities to promote circular economy initiatives.

## What company datasets say Encora raised

Funding, as reported

The last round reported **Seed** May 2023

Last round date **May 2023**

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

waste diversion analytics green logistics consumers inventory management rfid technology qr code checkout food packaging innovation container management campus & institutional food services education information technology & services waste management container return logistics closed loop system smart collection system waste reduction metrics

Built with from their website

AI Microsoft Exchange Microsoft 365 Apps & Services Amazon Route 53 Amazon AWS Microsoft Exchange Online Microsoft 365 Outlook

- **Sector:** Environmental services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 33999, 51321, 541512, SIC 4959
- **Region:** Washington
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/encora-19cc808cf4)

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