Powering IoT devices and displacing single-use batteries with high-density low-light solar cell technology
HQ: Scotts Valley, CA
Providing rental & resale as a service ('RaaS') to global retailers and brands
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HQ: Santa Monica, CA
News
13/07/2021
Eddie Bauer Enters Rental Game With Arrive Outdoors
Eddie Bauer has jumped into the rental arena. The brand, which was recently purchased by Authentic Brands Group, and SPARC, its partnership with Simon Property Group, on Tuesday launched a Gear Rental program through Arrive Outdoors, a camping gear and outdoor product rental business.
WWD
28/07/2021
Arrive Pivots From Renting Camping Gear to Licensing a Rental Platform
Arrive will operate Arrive Outdoors and a recently launched B2B service called The Arrive Platform. They've also announced the company has raised $4 million in Seed II funding led by Amino Ventures, amounting to a total of $8.75 million total raised.
dot.LA
Sequestering and repurposing commercial building emissions into carbon-captured products
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HQ: Calgary, Alberta
News
03/09/2019
Meet the startup turning CO2 emissions into handcrafted soap
CleanO2 has developed the technology to turn CO2 emissions from industrial furnaces and boilers into potash for use in soaps, detergents, the agricultural sector, and the pharmaceutical industry, among others, using a device called CARBiNX.
CBC
Minimizing the environmental impact of industrial dyeing by replacing chemistry with biology at every step in the process
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HQ: United Kingdom
News
27/05/2022
Steal this hot new summer look (it’s bacteria)
The environmental crises linked to textiles have given rise to several firms that aim to reimagine dyeing altogether. One such company, Colorifix, just got a boost via a $22.6 million (£18 million) Series B round, led by Swedish fashion giant H&M. Colorifix stands out for its progress in using microbes (such as E. coli) to naturally deposit dyes directly onto fabrics. Its microorganisms are engineered to produce specific colors and then brewed in vats like beer.
Tech Crunch
Transforming aquaculture processing waste streams into a certified compostable polystyrene alternative
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HQ: Santa Cruz, CA
News
20/04/2022
Cruz Foam’s shell-based Styrofoam alternative brings in $3.4M seed with DiCaprio and Kutcher
Plastic foam like Styrofoam is a ubiquitous, harmful and nearly immortal single-use material that is long overdue for a good, green replacement — and Cruz Foam is here to supply it. The startup creates a durable yet backyard-compostable packing foam out of shrimp shells produced (and discarded) by the seafood industry. It recently extended its seed round to accommodate the interests of Leonardo DiCaprio and Ashton Kutcher, and is scaling up to meet the demands of its first major customer, Whirlpool.
Tech Crunch
23/11/2021
Cruz Foam Closes $2.5M Seed Funding Round to Accelerate Circular Protective Packaging Solutions
Investors Include At One Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Regeneration.VC High Profile Advisors, Awards, and ASTM Certifications Add to Momentum
PR Newswire
23/09/2021
Eliminating Styrofoam Protective Packaging
Over 380 million tons of plastic are produced every year and 50% of that for single-use purposes such as product packaging. Until now, companies have been hard-pressed to find a replacement for styrofoam for protecting fragile items like electronics and appliances.
Tech Crunch
AI-powered household waste analytics enabling data-driven circular material recovery
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HQ: London, UK
News
17/02/2023
Leonardo DiCaprio's Regeneration.VC fills $1.6 million funding gap in AI recycling startup Greyparrot
Fresh funding from a global investor base including Closed Loop Partners, Cell Capital, and Tejo Ventures
Business Insider
Pioneering hardware technology solutions to capture, harvest and repurpose microplastic pollution
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HQ: Bristol, United Kingdom
News
03/04/2023
European Commission challenged to tackle microplastic pollution
Collaborative industry white paper delivered to the European Commission ahead of upcoming microplastic regulation discussions
Matter.
Repurposing FSC certified lumber industry byproducts into carbon-negative, biobased black pigment
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
Championing materials science innovation through a global lifestyle & apparel brand
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HQ: London, UK
News
10/02/2022
Pangaia's Innovative, Extra-Comfortable Essentials
Textiles derived from seaweed, insulation that comes from wildflowers, and fabric infused with peppermint oil to keep it fresher.
Esquire
03/12/2019
Your Next Puffer Coat Will Be Filled With Flower Petals, Not Feathers
PANGAIA, the science-forward basics line that launched last year, is addressing that gray area with its latest release: FLWRDWN, a capsule of puffers filled with natural wildflowers. It’s the rare sustainable solution that’s neither cruel to animals nor to the planet; in addition to being ultrawarm, fluffy, and hypoallergenic, the “flower down” is 100% biodegradable.
Vogue
21/12/2021
PANGAIA Partners With Es Devlin for a Limited-Edition Capsule
The collaborative capsule is crafted in Devlin’s signature orange color, which has enhanced the set designs of Kanye West, The Weeknd and more. The energizing color serves as a reminder for Devlin to always take action.
Hypebeast
Developing long-term controlled-release methane-mitigation technology for livestock farming
HQ: Waikato, New Zealand
News
30/04/2023
Ruminant BioTech develops 'game-changing' technology to cut ruminant methane emissions by 70%
The New Zealand Government commits $7.8M to Ruminant BioTech’s efforts to develop a sustained-release methane inhibitor technology for grass-fed animals
Ruminant BioTech
Applying chemistry-driven, product-level data to redirect retailer waste streams into circular opportunities.
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HQ: Boulder, CO
News
23/03/2022
Smarter Sorting, which leverages AI to make physical product sustainability suggestions to organizations, raises $25M
Product intelligence entails gathering, acting on, and analyzing data related to how customers use and perceive a company’s products.
Venture Beat
Fusing proprietary consumer insights, materials science innovation, and global culture makers to build Consumer ClimateTech brands
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
Leveraging cell-culture technology to design animal husbandry out of leather supply chains
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HQ: San Jose, CA
News
04/05/2022
Kering backs cow-free, lab-grown leather. Game changer?
Vitrolabs, a California biotech startup creating cow-free leather from cell cultures, has been working with Gucci-parent Kering to develop leather alternatives for fashion, the companies announced today.
Vogue Business
20/09/2021
Agronomics leads funding round for cultivated leather firm VitroLabs
Cellular agriculture and cultivated meat investor Agronomics has led portfolio company VitroLabs’ series A funding round, it announced on Monday, with a $7m investment.
Sharecast
04/11/2021
Is Lab-Grown Leather the Future of Luxury? This Inventor Thinks So.
Cruelty-free materials grown in a lab might be luxury's next frontier.
Robb Report