Circular Economy: venture funds and startups
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◆ Funds tracked
15
◆ Combined AUM
$1.9B
◆ Startups tracked
11
◆ Raised between them
$92.2M
◆ Overview
Fusion42 tracks 15 venture funds in Circular Economy with $1.9B in combined assets under management, and 11 startups that have raised $92.2M between them. The data below is live from the same database that powers Raise and Scout, and is continuously enriched as new rounds and funds are announced.
Part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database by Fusion42 — the same live data Arthur reasons over.
◆ Highlights
Active funds in Circular Economy include Catalyst Fund, Norrsken Launcher, 100x100 Fund, The Radical Fund and Yield Lab Europe Fund 2; startups in Circular Economy include Ambio, Ruit, ReFit Global, Life Lab Resources and 3cat. Each name links through to a full machine-readable profile — its backers, rounds and related Wire analysis — and the tables below list every entity Fusion42 tracks in Circular Economy, refreshed as new rounds and funds are announced.
◆ Funds in Circular Economy (15 tracked)
| Fund | Type | HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Catalyst Fund | vc | United States |
| Norrsken Launcher | vc | Sweden |
| 100x100 Fund | accelerator | Singapore |
| The Radical Fund | vc | Thailand |
| Yield Lab Europe Fund 2 | vc | Ireland |
| Do Ventures Fund II | vc | Vietnam |
| Lansdowne Partners Venture Capital Fund | vc | United Kingdom |
| Eka | vc | United States |
| Superorganism | vc | United States |
| Circulate Capital Ocean Fund II | vc | Singapore |
| Clean Growth Fund | vc | United States |
| H&M Group Ventures | corporate vc | Sweden |
| Vendis | other | Belgium |
| BB Ventures | corporate vc | Brazil |
| Xylem Innovation Labs | corporate vc | United States |
◆ Startups in Circular Economy (11 tracked)
| Startup | Stage | HQ | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambio | seed | Finland | $5.7M |
| Ruit | pre-seed | Spain | $1.0M |
| ReFit Global | seed | India | $1M |
| Life Lab Resources | seed | Singapore | $1M |
| 3cat | series-a | Malaysia | $4M |
| Biochar Industrial Group (BIG) | pre-seed | Nigeria | $1.5M |
| Eco Gadgets Eservices Pvt. Ltd. | seed | India | — |
| Syntetica | series-a | France | $30M |
| Recykal | bridge | India | $23M |
| Crew Carbon | series-a | United States | $25M |
| Humara | — | Spain | — |
◆ Recent Wire analysis
- Critical Minerals: Energy transition8 Oct 2026
- The EU Circular Economy Act: a critical opportunity8 Oct 2026
- NERC, ReMA launch Sustainable Materials Careers Program - Waste Today -7 Oct 2026
- Estonia takes lead on circular economy policy6 Oct 2026
- Circular Economy Act pushed to November after negative assessment5 Oct 2026
- EU's Circular Economy Act needs producer countries5 Oct 2026
- Circular Economy Act must strengthen EU's EPR framework, say industry voices1 Oct 2026
- How can tax policy promote the circular economy?28 Sept 2026
- EU infringement proceedings against Italy and 17 other countries over the right to redress25 Sept 2026
- Meta deal will help plastics recycling startup MacroCycle build its first factory22 Sept 2026