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Low-carbon transition | December 6, 2023
Seed funding to decarbonize buildings with wood
ImpactAlpha, December 6 — Forest-based products, such as timber and wood, can capture and store carbon for long periods of time. Strong by …
Dealflow | November 16, 2023
SuperCircle scores $7 million to help fashion brands and retailers reduce textile waste
ImpactAlpha, November 16 — The growth of textile-recycling ventures in recent years has been fueled, in part, by a rapid increase in textile …
Dealflow | September 5, 2023
Finland’s Paptic scores €23 million for sustainable packaging materials
ImpactAlpha, September 5 — European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, a German venture capital impact fund, and global sustainability investor Ecolab are joining the $25 …
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Dealflow | August 31, 2023
Sortera secures $30.5 million to commercialize upcycled aluminum
ImpactAlpha, August 31 — Non-ferrous metals such as aluminum and copper are essential for renewable energy and electric vehicles. Sorting and recycling such …
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Dealflow | February 7, 2023
Recycleye snags $17 million for robots to sort recyclable waste
ImpactAlpha, February 7 — London-based Recycleye has raised $17 million for its AI-powered robots that scan and identify plastic, aluminum, paper and cardboard …
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Dealflow | January 11, 2023
Generate bets on Sedron Technologies’ municipal wastewater treatment
ImpactAlpha, January 11 — Generate Capital, the San Francisco-based sustainable infrastructure financier and operator, launched Generate Upcycle last year to expand into recycling, …
Catalytic Capital | December 7, 2022
Circulate Capital eyes opportunities to tackle plastic waste in Latin America
ImpactAlpha, December 7 — Singapore-based investment fund Circulate Capital has spent the past two years backing projects in South and Southeast Asia focused on …
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Investing in Health | September 1, 2022
Mexico’s MEDU scores $4 million for reusable medical protective gear
ImpactAlpha, September 1 — Hospitals generate more than five million tons of waste yearly, according to Greenhealth, including gowns, gloves, syringes and more. …
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Climate Finance | July 28, 2022
Circulate Capital secures $53 million to reduce plastic pollution
ImpactAlpha, July 28 — Circulate Capital has been investing in recycling and waste-reduction efforts to keep plastic out of oceans and waterways since …
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Climate Finance | April 25, 2022
Circular Innovation Fund secures €50 million from L’Oréal
ImpactAlpha, April 25 — Global cosmetics giant L’Oréal has made a €50 million ($53.9 million) allocation to Circular Innovation Fund, a joint venture …
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circulareconomy | December 1, 2021
Breakthrough Energy Ventures backs metal recycler Sortera Alloys
ImpactAlpha, December 1 — Aluminum, an essential material for construction and transportation, is responsible for 1.1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions each …
2030 Finance | October 30, 2019
Creating the new plastics economy
More than 320 million tons of plastic is produced annually, much of which ends up in oceans or landfill. Production is expected to …
circulareconomy | September 17, 2019
‘Circular economy’ startup Truman’s raises $5 million from Germany’s Henkel.
The six-month old green cleaning product startup raised the seed funds in a round led by Henkel Ventures, the investment arm of the …