SOSV

Founded in 1995, SOSV is a global venture capital firm headquartered in New Jersey. It focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments in deep tech innovations, primarily in bio-tech/life sciences and hardware/robotics sectors, with a commitment to human and planetary health.

Michael Aberman

Partner

Lindsay Atkenson

Analyst

Hugh Bowen

Associate

Shawn Broderick

Venture Partner

Stephen Chambers

General Partner

Navin Danapal

Director, South East Asia

Cyril Ebersweiler

General Partner

Hiruy Ephrem

Analyst

Sheng Ge

Partner

Weichang Ge

Analyst

TR Harrington

Partner

Bradford Higgins JD

Venture Partner

Mohan S. Iyer

General Partner

Benjamin Joffe

Partner

Stephen McCann

CFO and General Partner

Carthach McCarthy

CFO

Yuan-Ting Meng

Analyst

Paul Monaghan

Principal

Brian Murphy

Finance Director

Sean O'Sullivan

Managing Partner

Oscar Ramos

General Partner

Eric Ramsay

Analyst

Susan Schofer Ph.D

Partner

Parikshit Sharma

Principal

Sabriya Stukes Ph.D

Partner

Duncan Turner

General Partner

Pae Wu

General Partner

Past deals in Recycling

Brightwater Tools

Seed Round in 2024
Brightwater Tools, headquartered in Vermont, is a woman-led startup specializing in sustainable sanitation solutions. The company has developed a unique, building-scale wastewater nutrient recovery system that transforms high-strength wastewater into natural, nutrient-rich fertilizer. This process not only reduces harmful algal blooms by minimizing nutrient discharge into waterways but also promotes a circular economy by recycling valuable resources. Brightwater Tools' system comprises three proprietary pieces of equipment, each facilitating key wastewater processes and available for individual or combined sale. The company aims to become a significant equipment provider in this industry, with a strong customer base expected as it completes prototype and beta testing.

Danu Robotics

Seed Round in 2024
Danu Robotics develops AI-controlled robotic waste management systems for the recycling industry, built by a team of scientists and engineers dedicated to environmental improvement. The systems autonomously pick dry mixed recyclable materials and can retrofit into existing manual sorting facilities, delivering improved operational efficiency and reliability for clients. The company aims to enhance sorting accuracy, reduce manual labor, and advance sustainable waste management through intelligent automation.

Cocoon

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Cocoon is a climate technology company that develops sustainable solutions for managing industrial waste through carbon capture. It offers environmental consulting services to businesses, aiming to analyze and eradicate industrial waste by transforming it into sustainable building materials.

Cocoon

Seed Round in 2024
Cocoon is a climate technology company that develops sustainable solutions for managing industrial waste through carbon capture. It offers environmental consulting services to businesses, aiming to analyze and eradicate industrial waste by transforming it into sustainable building materials.

Bloomlabs

Convertible Note in 2024
Bloomlabs provides a method to catalyze waste value by regenerating it as adaptable and appealing bio-plastics and textile fibers. It envisions a future in which outmoded, resource-intensive processes are phased out in favor of cutting-edge, sustainable, and scalable alternatives.

NIU NIU

Seed Round in 2024
NIU NIU is an innovative company specializing in e-waste management through its advanced artificial intelligence-driven platform. The company focuses on optimizing the lifecycle of electronic waste, encompassing processes from collection to sorting and refining. By leveraging AI technology, NIU NIU enhances the efficiency of recycling operations and maximizes the extraction of critical minerals, all while significantly reducing environmental and social impacts. This approach allows industries to engage in sustainable practices for e-waste disposal, contributing to the broader goals of environmental responsibility and resource conservation.

TômTex

Seed Round in 2023
TômTex specializes in recycling agricultural waste, primarily focusing on seafood shells, mushrooms, and coffee grounds. The company transforms these materials into sustainable, practical alternatives to conventional commercial materials, aiming to minimize environmental impact.

Cocoon

Seed Round in 2023
Cocoon is a climate technology company that develops sustainable solutions for managing industrial waste through carbon capture. It offers environmental consulting services to businesses, aiming to analyze and eradicate industrial waste by transforming it into sustainable building materials.

Simply Good Jars

Convertible Note in 2023
Simply Good Jars is a certified B-Corporation dedicated to promoting sustainability through its meal delivery service. The company operates smart refrigerated kiosks in offices, transit centers, universities, and healthcare facilities, offering chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals packaged in reusable jars. These jars are designed to minimize waste, with a high return rate ensuring minimal environmental impact. For every jar returned, Simply Good Jars contributes to feeding someone in need, aligning its business model with social responsibility.

Cool Amps

Seed Round in 2023
Cool Amps is a company specializing in lithium-ion battery recycling. It has developed a patent-pending electrochemical process that efficiently extracts and reclaims over 95% of target metals from end-of-use batteries. This method, unlike traditional shredding and smelting, does not use harsh chemicals or extreme heat, making it environmentally friendly. It also has a small footprint, allowing it to be co-located with battery manufacturers, and can directly recycle manufacturing scraps. By avoiding additional processing steps, the Cool Amps method reduces energy use and greenhouse gas emissions per kilogram of batteries produced, promoting sustainable manufacturing and reducing battery waste.

Hexafly

Convertible Note in 2023
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

Biometallica

Seed Round in 2023
Biometallica specializes in innovative precious metal recycling solutions that maximize waste material value while minimizing environmental impact. Founded in Singapore in 2022 by KwaDwo Konadu Ansah-Antwi and Salman Karim, the company employs statistical optimization of ultrasonication to efficiently recycle metals.

Bloomlabs

Seed Round in 2023
Bloomlabs provides a method to catalyze waste value by regenerating it as adaptable and appealing bio-plastics and textile fibers. It envisions a future in which outmoded, resource-intensive processes are phased out in favor of cutting-edge, sustainable, and scalable alternatives.

Muta

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Muta develops technology aimed at digitalizing the recycling industry by providing innovative solutions in both software and hardware. The company focuses on transforming waste into valuable resources, offering environmental recycling services that include the collection and processing of materials such as used vegetable oil, glass, plastic, metal, cardboard, and household appliances. Through its efforts, Muta seeks to promote sustainability and contribute to a cleaner environment, enabling society to better manage waste and create opportunities for growth and development in the recycling sector.

Re-Fresh Global

Convertible Note in 2023
Re-Fresh Global develops textile waste management technologies and creates raw materials from textile waste to support the circular economy in textiles. It initiates and implements circular economy projects, provides training and international cooperation programs, and enables clients to perform smart collection, separation, and low-cost upcycling of large volumes of low-value textile waste. The company handles customer inquiries through multiple channels, including phone, email, and online applications.

Simply Good Jars

Series A in 2023
Simply Good Jars is a certified B-Corporation dedicated to promoting sustainability through its meal delivery service. The company operates smart refrigerated kiosks in offices, transit centers, universities, and healthcare facilities, offering chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals packaged in reusable jars. These jars are designed to minimize waste, with a high return rate ensuring minimal environmental impact. For every jar returned, Simply Good Jars contributes to feeding someone in need, aligning its business model with social responsibility.

Amatec

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Amatec is an advanced materials company developing innovative construction solutions for the global housing and infrastructure sectors. Our flagship technology transforms industrial gypsum waste into fast-curing, high-strength, and low-carbon alternative concrete — enabling faster, greener, and more cost-effective construction. Amatec’s primary focus is on building a network of Microfactories: compact, modular production units capable of manufacturing high-quality precast housing panels and components. By leveraging phosphogypsum hemihydrate as a core raw material, Amatec helps industries repurpose mineral waste into sustainable building materials, significantly reducing environmental impact. Amatec's solutions are designed for scalability, automation, and rapid deployment, making them ideal for addressing major housing needs in the United States and elsewhere. The company is currently piloting its first microfactory and phosphogypsum processing lines in partnership with major industrial players.

Hidden Gems

Seed Round in 2023
Hidden Gems is a beverage company that offers Reveal, a first and only avocado seed beverage. The company's mission is to create beautiful, environmentally safe, and socially responsible upcycled products by discovering the hidden value in the food people would normally call trash. Hidden gems aims to reduce food waste, continue to create and support sustainable systems for sustainable living. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Green Li-ion

Series B in 2023
Green Li-ion, established in 2020 with headquarters in Singapore, specializes in innovative battery recycling technology. The company's patented deep tech process enhances the purity of recycled materials, allowing lithium-ion batteries to be rejuvenated and reused efficiently. This unique approach addresses environmental concerns and improves profitability compared to conventional recycling methods by a factor of four.

Re-Fresh Global

Seed Round in 2023
Re-Fresh Global develops textile waste management technologies and creates raw materials from textile waste to support the circular economy in textiles. It initiates and implements circular economy projects, provides training and international cooperation programs, and enables clients to perform smart collection, separation, and low-cost upcycling of large volumes of low-value textile waste. The company handles customer inquiries through multiple channels, including phone, email, and online applications.

MAA'VA

Seed Round in 2023
MAA'VA is focused on creating next-generation green building materials that serve as functional alternatives to traditional concrete. The company incorporates recycled plastics, carbon sequestration techniques, and the upcycling of manufacturing waste into its products. By addressing critical issues such as the shortage of river sand, water scarcity, climate change, and waste management, MAA'VA aims to promote sustainable construction practices. Its materials are designed for use in both conventional construction and 3D printing applications, thereby enabling clients to adopt eco-friendly options for their building needs.

MAA'VA

Seed Round in 2022
MAA'VA is focused on creating next-generation green building materials that serve as functional alternatives to traditional concrete. The company incorporates recycled plastics, carbon sequestration techniques, and the upcycling of manufacturing waste into its products. By addressing critical issues such as the shortage of river sand, water scarcity, climate change, and waste management, MAA'VA aims to promote sustainable construction practices. Its materials are designed for use in both conventional construction and 3D printing applications, thereby enabling clients to adopt eco-friendly options for their building needs.

Mirá Biotech

Seed Round in 2022
Mirá Biotech manufactures sustainable, formaldehyde-free engineered wood products using waste materials like sugar cane bagasse. This process promotes a circular economy by reducing deforestation and enabling users to access natural, eco-friendly wood-based products.

Vader Nanotechnologies

Seed Round in 2022
Vader Nanotechnologies focuses on developing innovative organisms and enzymes aimed at addressing environmental challenges, particularly in recycling plastics and degrading persistent chemicals like PFAS. The company employs advanced techniques such as automation, image processing, computer vision, and analytical chemistry to identify and optimize strains capable of thriving on these difficult-to-break-down substances. By utilizing directed evolution methods, Vader enhances the performance of these organisms, contributing to solutions that tackle pressing environmental and health issues.

Hexafly

Seed Round in 2022
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

CleanRobotics

Series A in 2022
CleanRobotics, Inc., based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in the development of TrashBot, an autonomous waste management system that enhances the recycling process. Utilizing robotics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, TrashBot effectively identifies and segregates sorting waste from recyclables. This innovative approach not only reduces waste hauling costs for businesses but also supports recycling plants by making recycling more affordable and efficient. The system incorporates cloud-connected technology, cameras, and sensors to scan materials, providing valuable data for recyclers and promoting sustainable waste management solutions to address ongoing environmental challenges.

Infinite Elements

Seed Round in 2022
Infinite Elements develops biological recovery processes to reclaim critical metals from electronic waste and low-grade ores, enabling fossil fuel-free metal reclamation at competitive costs. The technology concentrates, purifies, and recovers rare earth elements and other critical metals from e-waste, supporting a circular supply chain and reducing environmental impact. The approach offers an alternative to traditional metal recovery by delivering a carbon-neutral, ecologically friendly pathway for high-tech manufacturers to secure a closed-loop metals lifecycle.

Mirá Biotech

Seed Round in 2022
Mirá Biotech manufactures sustainable, formaldehyde-free engineered wood products using waste materials like sugar cane bagasse. This process promotes a circular economy by reducing deforestation and enabling users to access natural, eco-friendly wood-based products.

Keel.Labs

Series A in 2022
Keel Labs is a biomaterials company that focuses on developing ocean-based materials derived from renewable resources, particularly seaweed. The company aims to address the ecological damage caused by the fashion industry by creating durable and rapidly degradable yarns from kelp. Through its innovative platform, Keel Labs integrates scientific design and waste management into textile production, offering an alternative to conventional textiles for the footwear and apparel industries. This approach not only provides a functional resource but also emphasizes environmental sustainability, allowing for a more responsible and accessible option in material sourcing.

Jagofon

Seed Round in 2022
Jagofon is an online marketplace focused on the buying and selling of second-hand smartphones. The company aims to rebuild trust in the second-hand smartphone market through stringent quality control measures. By facilitating the exchange of pre-owned devices, Jagofon not only provides a cost-effective solution for consumers but also addresses environmental concerns by reducing electronic waste. Through its operations, the company seeks to promote sustainability while ensuring customers receive reliable products.

Badili

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Badili is a Nairobi-based company established in 2021 that specializes in the buying and selling of used and refurbished mobile phones. The company operates a re-commerce platform aimed at making affordable, high-quality used phones accessible to a broad audience. By providing a diverse selection of renewed mobile devices, Badili enables customers to save money while also contributing to the reduction of electronic waste by extending the life cycle of used phones.

Novoloop

Series A in 2022
Novoloop is an upcycling company focused on transforming plastic waste into high-performance materials through a circular approach. The company advances Lifecycling, a process that converts hard-to-recycle plastics into materials molecularly identical to conventional products, unlocking value from plastics that have little use today. By chemically modifying post-consumer polyethylene, Novoloop creates building blocks for thermoplastic polyurethane and other performance materials, enabling brands to meet sustainability goals while preserving material quality. The approach supports a circular economy by turning waste into market-ready materials with broad applicability across industries, reducing landfill waste and providing scalable, durable alternatives for manufacturers.

Octopus

Convertible Note in 2022
Octopus operates a waste management platform that facilitates the efficient collection and connection of valuable waste to the recycling industry. The application, known as pemulung 2.0, engages scavengers by providing training and financial inclusivity services. Currently, Octopus operates in Makassar, boasting 1,524 registered scavengers, 9,431 users, and 436 checkpoints, with over 5,000 daily transactions. The company has plans to expand its services to Bali, Surabaya, and Jakarta in collaboration with Danone-Aqua. Octopus focuses on creating a circular economy by verifying local waste stakeholders, ensuring an ethical collection ecosystem, and providing a transparent pricing model that benefits all participants. This approach enables producers to effectively manage their post-consumer products, granting incentives directly to verified stakeholders while promoting sustainable waste management practices.

Simply Good Jars

Seed Round in 2022
Simply Good Jars is a certified B-Corporation dedicated to promoting sustainability through its meal delivery service. The company operates smart refrigerated kiosks in offices, transit centers, universities, and healthcare facilities, offering chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals packaged in reusable jars. These jars are designed to minimize waste, with a high return rate ensuring minimal environmental impact. For every jar returned, Simply Good Jars contributes to feeding someone in need, aligning its business model with social responsibility.

Green Li-ion

Series A in 2022
Green Li-ion, established in 2020 with headquarters in Singapore, specializes in innovative battery recycling technology. The company's patented deep tech process enhances the purity of recycled materials, allowing lithium-ion batteries to be rejuvenated and reused efficiently. This unique approach addresses environmental concerns and improves profitability compared to conventional recycling methods by a factor of four.

Hexafly

Convertible Note in 2022
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

TômTex

Pre Seed Round in 2022
TômTex specializes in recycling agricultural waste, primarily focusing on seafood shells, mushrooms, and coffee grounds. The company transforms these materials into sustainable, practical alternatives to conventional commercial materials, aiming to minimize environmental impact.

Octopus

Seed Round in 2021
Octopus operates a waste management platform that facilitates the efficient collection and connection of valuable waste to the recycling industry. The application, known as pemulung 2.0, engages scavengers by providing training and financial inclusivity services. Currently, Octopus operates in Makassar, boasting 1,524 registered scavengers, 9,431 users, and 436 checkpoints, with over 5,000 daily transactions. The company has plans to expand its services to Bali, Surabaya, and Jakarta in collaboration with Danone-Aqua. Octopus focuses on creating a circular economy by verifying local waste stakeholders, ensuring an ethical collection ecosystem, and providing a transparent pricing model that benefits all participants. This approach enables producers to effectively manage their post-consumer products, granting incentives directly to verified stakeholders while promoting sustainable waste management practices.

Novoloop

Series A in 2021
Novoloop is an upcycling company focused on transforming plastic waste into high-performance materials through a circular approach. The company advances Lifecycling, a process that converts hard-to-recycle plastics into materials molecularly identical to conventional products, unlocking value from plastics that have little use today. By chemically modifying post-consumer polyethylene, Novoloop creates building blocks for thermoplastic polyurethane and other performance materials, enabling brands to meet sustainability goals while preserving material quality. The approach supports a circular economy by turning waste into market-ready materials with broad applicability across industries, reducing landfill waste and providing scalable, durable alternatives for manufacturers.

Simply Good Jars

Convertible Note in 2021
Simply Good Jars is a certified B-Corporation dedicated to promoting sustainability through its meal delivery service. The company operates smart refrigerated kiosks in offices, transit centers, universities, and healthcare facilities, offering chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals packaged in reusable jars. These jars are designed to minimize waste, with a high return rate ensuring minimal environmental impact. For every jar returned, Simply Good Jars contributes to feeding someone in need, aligning its business model with social responsibility.

Khepra

Seed Round in 2021
Khepra is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in converting plastics and agricultural waste into renewable fuels and chemicals. Utilizing proprietary technology, Khepra employs ultrasonic methods, including frictive heating, cavitation, and acoustic pressure, to break down waste streams without extraction, thus preserving their integrity. This innovative, electrified process leverages excess renewable electricity, particularly from solar and wind sources, during periods of energy curtailment. By transforming waste into valuable resources, Khepra aims to support industries in adopting clean energy solutions and contribute to a sustainable future.

CleanRobotics

Series A in 2021
CleanRobotics, Inc., based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, specializes in the development of TrashBot, an autonomous waste management system that enhances the recycling process. Utilizing robotics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, TrashBot effectively identifies and segregates sorting waste from recyclables. This innovative approach not only reduces waste hauling costs for businesses but also supports recycling plants by making recycling more affordable and efficient. The system incorporates cloud-connected technology, cameras, and sensors to scan materials, providing valuable data for recyclers and promoting sustainable waste management solutions to address ongoing environmental challenges.

Hidden Gems

Convertible Note in 2021
Hidden Gems is a beverage company that offers Reveal, a first and only avocado seed beverage. The company's mission is to create beautiful, environmentally safe, and socially responsible upcycled products by discovering the hidden value in the food people would normally call trash. Hidden gems aims to reduce food waste, continue to create and support sustainable systems for sustainable living. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

TômTex

Pre Seed Round in 2021
TômTex specializes in recycling agricultural waste, primarily focusing on seafood shells, mushrooms, and coffee grounds. The company transforms these materials into sustainable, practical alternatives to conventional commercial materials, aiming to minimize environmental impact.

TômTex

Convertible Note in 2021
TômTex specializes in recycling agricultural waste, primarily focusing on seafood shells, mushrooms, and coffee grounds. The company transforms these materials into sustainable, practical alternatives to conventional commercial materials, aiming to minimize environmental impact.

AntePlastics

Seed Round in 2021
AntePlastics develops plastic recycling technology to eradicate plastic waste and its environmental impact. The company uses patented molecular recycling methods that break plastics down to their initial building blocks, which are reused to manufacture new plastics, enabling closed-loop recycling. Founded in 2021 in Singapore, AntePlastics seeks to reduce carbon footprint and improve recyclability by returning materials to their original components for repeated use.

Hexafly

Convertible Note in 2021
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

Keel.Labs

Venture Round in 2021
Keel Labs is a biomaterials company that focuses on developing ocean-based materials derived from renewable resources, particularly seaweed. The company aims to address the ecological damage caused by the fashion industry by creating durable and rapidly degradable yarns from kelp. Through its innovative platform, Keel Labs integrates scientific design and waste management into textile production, offering an alternative to conventional textiles for the footwear and apparel industries. This approach not only provides a functional resource but also emphasizes environmental sustainability, allowing for a more responsible and accessible option in material sourcing.

Green Li-ion

Seed Round in 2021
Green Li-ion, established in 2020 with headquarters in Singapore, specializes in innovative battery recycling technology. The company's patented deep tech process enhances the purity of recycled materials, allowing lithium-ion batteries to be rejuvenated and reused efficiently. This unique approach addresses environmental concerns and improves profitability compared to conventional recycling methods by a factor of four.

Re-Nuble

Convertible Note in 2021
Re-Nuble is an agricultural technology company that transforms unrecoverable vegetative food byproducts into organic liquid fertilizers for hydroponic growers. Its products stimulate microbial activity in plants' root zones and are available through stores and online in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Re-Nuble

Seed Round in 2020
Re-Nuble is an agricultural technology company that transforms unrecoverable vegetative food byproducts into organic liquid fertilizers for hydroponic growers. Its products stimulate microbial activity in plants' root zones and are available through stores and online in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Hexafly

Seed Round in 2020
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

Green Li-ion

Seed Round in 2020
Green Li-ion, established in 2020 with headquarters in Singapore, specializes in innovative battery recycling technology. The company's patented deep tech process enhances the purity of recycled materials, allowing lithium-ion batteries to be rejuvenated and reused efficiently. This unique approach addresses environmental concerns and improves profitability compared to conventional recycling methods by a factor of four.

Khepra

Seed Round in 2020
Khepra is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in converting plastics and agricultural waste into renewable fuels and chemicals. Utilizing proprietary technology, Khepra employs ultrasonic methods, including frictive heating, cavitation, and acoustic pressure, to break down waste streams without extraction, thus preserving their integrity. This innovative, electrified process leverages excess renewable electricity, particularly from solar and wind sources, during periods of energy curtailment. By transforming waste into valuable resources, Khepra aims to support industries in adopting clean energy solutions and contribute to a sustainable future.

Khepra

Convertible Note in 2020
Khepra is a company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in converting plastics and agricultural waste into renewable fuels and chemicals. Utilizing proprietary technology, Khepra employs ultrasonic methods, including frictive heating, cavitation, and acoustic pressure, to break down waste streams without extraction, thus preserving their integrity. This innovative, electrified process leverages excess renewable electricity, particularly from solar and wind sources, during periods of energy curtailment. By transforming waste into valuable resources, Khepra aims to support industries in adopting clean energy solutions and contribute to a sustainable future.

Scindo

Convertible Note in 2020
Scindo is a cleantech company developing innovative enzyme systems to enable sustainable feedstocks to replace petrochemical ingredients in various industries. This includes upcycling plastic waste into high-value molecules and transforming agricultural feedstocks into natural ingredients.

YourLocal

Convertible Note in 2020
YourLocal operates a mobile marketplace that connects food vendors—restaurants, cafés, specialty shops, and supermarkets—with local customers to sell surplus inventory at discounted prices. The app notifies users in real time about available items, allowing them to purchase and pick up meals directly from the shop. By facilitating the sale of unsold food, the platform helps vendors reduce waste, lowers consumer costs, and contributes to a smaller carbon footprint.

Shenzhen Oasis

Convertible Note in 2020
Shenzhen Oasis is a solution provider of waste paper recycling. Our solution is a network of machines that increases the efficiency of the recycling industry and empowers workers to gain access to market transparency and fair wages.

Electro-Active Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Electro-Active Technologies LLC, founded in 2017 and based in Knoxville, Tennessee, specializes in the development of a modular bioelectrochemical system designed to produce renewable hydrogen from organic waste. The company employs advanced microbial and electrochemical processes to convert organic materials, including food waste and high-strength wastewater, into low-cost hydrogen while creating a carbon-negative energy solution. This innovative approach addresses the significant environmental concerns associated with organic waste, which contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. By enabling onsite deployment of its systems, Electro-Active Technologies facilitates a sustainable method for communities and businesses to transform waste into valuable renewable energy, promoting improved sustainability and resource efficiency.

Hidden Gems

Seed Round in 2019
Hidden Gems is a beverage company that offers Reveal, a first and only avocado seed beverage. The company's mission is to create beautiful, environmentally safe, and socially responsible upcycled products by discovering the hidden value in the food people would normally call trash. Hidden gems aims to reduce food waste, continue to create and support sustainable systems for sustainable living. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Hidden Gems

Convertible Note in 2019
Hidden Gems is a beverage company that offers Reveal, a first and only avocado seed beverage. The company's mission is to create beautiful, environmentally safe, and socially responsible upcycled products by discovering the hidden value in the food people would normally call trash. Hidden gems aims to reduce food waste, continue to create and support sustainable systems for sustainable living. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Chemicle

Seed Round in 2019
Chemicle is developing a cost effective and clean chemical process to convert dairy waste into bio-plastic precursors. These are the building blocks of high-performance and totally recyclable plastics, whose production could decrease emissions during the manufacturing phase up to 70%.

Simply Good Jars

Seed Round in 2019
Simply Good Jars is a certified B-Corporation dedicated to promoting sustainability through its meal delivery service. The company operates smart refrigerated kiosks in offices, transit centers, universities, and healthcare facilities, offering chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals packaged in reusable jars. These jars are designed to minimize waste, with a high return rate ensuring minimal environmental impact. For every jar returned, Simply Good Jars contributes to feeding someone in need, aligning its business model with social responsibility.

Hexafly

Seed Round in 2019
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

CorNatural

Seed Round in 2019
CorNatural develops bio-based sustainable products by upcycling waste streams into valuable items. They employ innovative synthetic biology and genetic engineering methods.

Shenzhen Oasis

Seed Round in 2019
Shenzhen Oasis is a solution provider of waste paper recycling. Our solution is a network of machines that increases the efficiency of the recycling industry and empowers workers to gain access to market transparency and fair wages.

Electro-Active Technologies

Seed Round in 2019
Electro-Active Technologies LLC, founded in 2017 and based in Knoxville, Tennessee, specializes in the development of a modular bioelectrochemical system designed to produce renewable hydrogen from organic waste. The company employs advanced microbial and electrochemical processes to convert organic materials, including food waste and high-strength wastewater, into low-cost hydrogen while creating a carbon-negative energy solution. This innovative approach addresses the significant environmental concerns associated with organic waste, which contributes to global greenhouse gas emissions. By enabling onsite deployment of its systems, Electro-Active Technologies facilitates a sustainable method for communities and businesses to transform waste into valuable renewable energy, promoting improved sustainability and resource efficiency.

Wastack

Seed Round in 2018
Wastack, established in 2016 and headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, specializes in waste management technology. The company develops camera software and devices that analyze waste streams at transfer stations and landfills, helping identify contaminants and optimize recycling processes. This enables clients to enhance their recycling rates and generate additional revenue. In 2024, Wastack was acquired by Dover Corporation based in the United States.

Ambrosia

Seed Round in 2018
Ambrosia is a waste management company that converts food scraps into valuable resources. It operates a distributed facility model, transforming organic waste into liquid and solid fertilizers, animal feed, organic chemicals, and clean energy.

Simply Good Jars

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Simply Good Jars is a certified B-Corporation dedicated to promoting sustainability through its meal delivery service. The company operates smart refrigerated kiosks in offices, transit centers, universities, and healthcare facilities, offering chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meals packaged in reusable jars. These jars are designed to minimize waste, with a high return rate ensuring minimal environmental impact. For every jar returned, Simply Good Jars contributes to feeding someone in need, aligning its business model with social responsibility.

Keel.Labs

Seed Round in 2018
Keel Labs is a biomaterials company that focuses on developing ocean-based materials derived from renewable resources, particularly seaweed. The company aims to address the ecological damage caused by the fashion industry by creating durable and rapidly degradable yarns from kelp. Through its innovative platform, Keel Labs integrates scientific design and waste management into textile production, offering an alternative to conventional textiles for the footwear and apparel industries. This approach not only provides a functional resource but also emphasizes environmental sustainability, allowing for a more responsible and accessible option in material sourcing.

Hexafly

Seed Round in 2018
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

Re-Nuble

Convertible Note in 2018
Re-Nuble is an agricultural technology company that transforms unrecoverable vegetative food byproducts into organic liquid fertilizers for hydroponic growers. Its products stimulate microbial activity in plants' root zones and are available through stores and online in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Hexafly

Seed Round in 2018
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

Keel.Labs

Seed Round in 2017
Keel Labs is a biomaterials company that focuses on developing ocean-based materials derived from renewable resources, particularly seaweed. The company aims to address the ecological damage caused by the fashion industry by creating durable and rapidly degradable yarns from kelp. Through its innovative platform, Keel Labs integrates scientific design and waste management into textile production, offering an alternative to conventional textiles for the footwear and apparel industries. This approach not only provides a functional resource but also emphasizes environmental sustainability, allowing for a more responsible and accessible option in material sourcing.

Ambrosia

Seed Round in 2017
Ambrosia is a waste management company that converts food scraps into valuable resources. It operates a distributed facility model, transforming organic waste into liquid and solid fertilizers, animal feed, organic chemicals, and clean energy.

Hexafly

Seed Round in 2017
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

Hexafly

Seed Round in 2016
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

Ambrosia

Seed Round in 2016
Ambrosia is a waste management company that converts food scraps into valuable resources. It operates a distributed facility model, transforming organic waste into liquid and solid fertilizers, animal feed, organic chemicals, and clean energy.

Novoloop

Angel Round in 2016
Novoloop is an upcycling company focused on transforming plastic waste into high-performance materials through a circular approach. The company advances Lifecycling, a process that converts hard-to-recycle plastics into materials molecularly identical to conventional products, unlocking value from plastics that have little use today. By chemically modifying post-consumer polyethylene, Novoloop creates building blocks for thermoplastic polyurethane and other performance materials, enabling brands to meet sustainability goals while preserving material quality. The approach supports a circular economy by turning waste into market-ready materials with broad applicability across industries, reducing landfill waste and providing scalable, durable alternatives for manufacturers.

Novoloop

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Novoloop is an upcycling company focused on transforming plastic waste into high-performance materials through a circular approach. The company advances Lifecycling, a process that converts hard-to-recycle plastics into materials molecularly identical to conventional products, unlocking value from plastics that have little use today. By chemically modifying post-consumer polyethylene, Novoloop creates building blocks for thermoplastic polyurethane and other performance materials, enabling brands to meet sustainability goals while preserving material quality. The approach supports a circular economy by turning waste into market-ready materials with broad applicability across industries, reducing landfill waste and providing scalable, durable alternatives for manufacturers.

Re-Nuble

Seed Round in 2015
Re-Nuble is an agricultural technology company that transforms unrecoverable vegetative food byproducts into organic liquid fertilizers for hydroponic growers. Its products stimulate microbial activity in plants' root zones and are available through stores and online in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

PUNC

Seed Round in 2013
PUNC is an environmentally friendly manufacturing company based in Clonakilty, Ireland, specializing in stainless steel water bottles and juice containers. Founded in 2007 by John Cavanagh and Trish Mulvaney, the company produces bottles made from 304 food-grade stainless steel, ensuring they are BPA, BPS, and toxic-free. PUNC's products are designed to maintain beverage temperatures effectively, keeping drinks hot for up to 12 hours and cold for 24 hours. The product range includes various styles, such as curved, insulated, and sports water bottles, catering to diverse consumer preferences while promoting sustainable practices in beverage storage.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.