Cyclic Materials
Series B in 2024
Cyclic Materials provides recycling services that recover rare earth elements to reduce the need for new mining and accelerate the transition to electric mobility and clean energy. The company focuses on reclaiming rare earth magnets from automotive and renewable energy sectors, enabling customers to supply wind turbines, electric vehicles, and electronics while cutting emissions and strengthening local supply. Through its platform, it pursues a circular supply chain by recovering critical metals from discarded and landfill-bound products, helping industries lower environmental impact and increasing the resilience of the material supply.
Twelve, formerly known as Opus 12, is a Berkeley, California-based company that specializes in recycling carbon dioxide emissions into valuable chemicals and fuels. Founded in 2015, the company has developed innovative technology that can be integrated with any source of CO₂ emissions. By utilizing only water and electricity as inputs, Twelve transforms captured carbon dioxide into essential products such as methane, ethylene, and ethanol. The firm aims to provide a cost-competitive alternative to petroleum-derived chemicals and fuels, thereby addressing carbon emissions while simultaneously creating economically viable solutions.
Ascend Elements
Series D in 2023
Ascend Elements specializes in manufacturing advanced battery materials using recycled lithium-ion batteries. It employs hydroprocess recycling and direct recycling methods to create new cathode materials from old ones, contributing to a more sustainable electric vehicle industry.
Ascend Elements
Series D in 2023
Ascend Elements specializes in manufacturing advanced battery materials using recycled lithium-ion batteries. It employs hydroprocess recycling and direct recycling methods to create new cathode materials from old ones, contributing to a more sustainable electric vehicle industry.
Cyclic Materials
Series A in 2023
Cyclic Materials provides recycling services that recover rare earth elements to reduce the need for new mining and accelerate the transition to electric mobility and clean energy. The company focuses on reclaiming rare earth magnets from automotive and renewable energy sectors, enabling customers to supply wind turbines, electric vehicles, and electronics while cutting emissions and strengthening local supply. Through its platform, it pursues a circular supply chain by recovering critical metals from discarded and landfill-bound products, helping industries lower environmental impact and increasing the resilience of the material supply.
Solarcycle
Series A in 2023
Solarcycle is a solar technology company focused on creating a circular economy for solar and renewable energy sectors. It specializes in recycling and reusing decommissioned solar panels and technologies, providing an affordable and eco-friendly service to solar asset owners. Utilizing its patented technology, Solarcycle can recover up to 95% of valuable metals such as silver, silicon, copper, and aluminum from solar panels. Additionally, the company repurposes or recycles panels that are still in use, contributing to the sustainability of clean energy by making it completely renewable.
RoadRunner Recycling
Series D in 2022
RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. is a company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that specializes in recycling and waste management services for businesses. Founded in 2014, it offers a range of services including cardboard and paper recycling, mixed recycling, waste management, compost services, dumpster rental, and one-time pickups. The company leverages technology to provide efficient solutions that help commercial waste generators reduce their recurring costs. By implementing innovative logistics strategies, RoadRunner Recycling significantly decreases fuel consumption and carbon emissions, while maximizing the value extracted from recyclable materials. This approach not only leads to substantial cost savings for businesses but also enhances their environmental performance.
Mill Industries
Series B in 2022
Mill Industries develops and rents smart kitchen bins that chop, dry, shrink, and deodorize food waste overnight, turning it into a coffee‑ground‑like material. The system is digitally connected, allowing users to monitor usage and receive free shipping of the dried residue to a partner facility that converts it into animal feed or compost. By reducing household waste and enabling efficient recycling, the company addresses climate‑related food waste challenges.