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Top 68 Sustainability startups
Mar 09, 2025 | By Marjana Bačić | 26 |
These startups create sustainable products and find other ways to reduce carbon footprints.
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Country: USA
Utopia Plastix is a plant based alternative polymer using what is traditionally known as agricultural cover crops. Pelletized resins are a drop in replacement used in vast applications including blown film, blow molding, thermoforming, extrusion, injection molding, and 3D without equipment modifications. 100% recyclable. Degradable. Compostable. Utopias IP also includes the ability to add their material to petroleum-based plastics to make them eco-friendly.
Utopia Plastix is a plant based alternative polymer using what is traditionally known as agricultural cover crops. Pelletized resins are a drop in replacement used in vast applications including blown film, blow molding, thermoforming, extrusion, injection molding, and 3D without equipment modifications. 100% recyclable. Degradable. Compostable. Utopias IP also includes the ability to add their material to petroleum-based plastics to make them eco-friendly.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $621.5M
Grove creates and curates high-performing, planet-first home, and personal care products.
Grove creates and curates high-performing, planet-first home, and personal care products.
3
Country: France | Funding: €46.5M
Calyxia designs and industrially produces a new class of microcapsules that are transforming the way the world makes formulated products.
Calyxia designs and industrially produces a new class of microcapsules that are transforming the way the world makes formulated products.
5
Country: UK | Funding: £8M
SURI (for Sustainable Rituals) redesigned the electric toothbrush to make it repairable and recyclable
SURI (for Sustainable Rituals) redesigned the electric toothbrush to make it repairable and recyclable
7
Country: Italy | Funding: €6M
Krill Design is creating beautiful, well-designed lamp made of Sicilian orange peels.
Krill Design is creating beautiful, well-designed lamp made of Sicilian orange peels.
8
Country: UK | Funding: £2.5M
Hylo Athletics creates sustainable athletic footwear, that offers high performance and low environmental impact
Hylo Athletics creates sustainable athletic footwear, that offers high performance and low environmental impact
9
Country: Switzerland | Funding: CHF2M
ID Genève is a native luxury watch brand. It's watches are made from 100% recycled stainless steel.
ID Genève is a native luxury watch brand. It's watches are made from 100% recycled stainless steel.
10
Country: USA | Funding: $244M
Brimstone Energy is producing mass-market, zero-carbon Portland cement, a key building material.
Brimstone Energy is producing mass-market, zero-carbon Portland cement, a key building material.
11
Country: USA | Funding: $38.7M
Planet FWD specializes in developing a regenerative food platform.
Planet FWD specializes in developing a regenerative food platform.
12
Country: USA | Funding: $66M
The Rounds is a refill and delivery service for everyday products.
The Rounds is a refill and delivery service for everyday products.
13
Country: Germany | Funding: $579.9M
Everphone’s business takes care of the supply, support, repair/replacement and recycling of mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) for enterprises customers — billed under a per-user monthly subscription.
Everphone’s business takes care of the supply, support, repair/replacement and recycling of mobile devices (smartphones and tablets) for enterprises customers — billed under a per-user monthly subscription.
14
Country: USA | Funding: $267.6M
Liquid Death is the first bold, hilarious beverage focused on health and sustainability, and it is one of the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage brands of all time. They take the healthiest beverage available (water) and package it in infinitely recyclable tallboy cans that can compete with the fun marketing of unhealthy brands.
Liquid Death is the first bold, hilarious beverage focused on health and sustainability, and it is one of the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage brands of all time. They take the healthiest beverage available (water) and package it in infinitely recyclable tallboy cans that can compete with the fun marketing of unhealthy brands.
15
Country: USA | Funding: $250M
Aspiration offers retail banking and investing services that enable customers to spend and save their money in ways that protect the planet.
Aspiration offers retail banking and investing services that enable customers to spend and save their money in ways that protect the planet.
16
Country: UK | Funding: $95.5M
Sylvera develops machine learning-based tools to track the performance of carbon offsets.
Sylvera develops machine learning-based tools to track the performance of carbon offsets.
17
Country: USA | Funding: $85.2M
Recyclebank inspires and rewards smarter, everyday choices for a more sustainable future.
Recyclebank inspires and rewards smarter, everyday choices for a more sustainable future.
18
Country: France | Funding: $78M
Greenly develops a carbon accounting platform to track, assess, manage, and reduce CO2 emissions.
Greenly develops a carbon accounting platform to track, assess, manage, and reduce CO2 emissions.
19
Country: Netherlands | Funding: $77.6M
Agreena is a Dutch startup which mints, verifies, and sells carbon credits generated by farmers who transition to more regenerative forms of farming.
Agreena is a Dutch startup which mints, verifies, and sells carbon credits generated by farmers who transition to more regenerative forms of farming.
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Country: Norway | Funding: $60.4M
Kebony produces sustainable softwood that behave like hardwood, using food waste.
Kebony produces sustainable softwood that behave like hardwood, using food waste.
