Top Sustainability Startups in 2027

At Veo, we're bringing the next generation of mobility sharing to cities and universities globally through our dockless pedal bike, e-bike and e-scooter systems. We also offer fat-tire bikes, cargo bikes and ADA-compliant bikes – making us the only shared mobility provider with this breadth of options. We design and engineer our own vehicles, hardware and software systems to provide a greener, healthier mode of transportation to make the communities we serve more sustainable and livable. Our mission is to offer the best combination of multi-modal sharing technology and seamless customer service, so users can unlock joy in their day. We are looking for exceptionally talented individuals who are ready to take on exciting challenges and own solutions. We are headquartered in Chicago, IL, but we are hiring across the U.S. Join us!

With increasing industrialization and the effects of climate change, air quality is becoming a vitally important global issue. Molekule’s patented technology works at the molecular level to eliminate indoor air pollution. With a combination of nanotechnology, light and boundless determination we have developed a revolutionary new approach of eliminating indoor air pollution. Come join us on our journey to help bring clean and healthy air to the world!

We are a technology-driven, sustainable asset manager empowering institutions to create passive investment portfolios specific to their values and financial goals. We are powering the future of sustainable investing.

Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company in 2021, Lime has powered more than 300 million electric bike and scooter rides in nearly 250 cities, replacing an estimated 75 million car trips and preventing 26,000 tons of CO2. Learn more at li.me! We're on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Guided by our core pillars of safety, sustainability, community, and innovation, we're helping to decarbonize transportation and change the way people move in cities for good.

VALIS aims to reduce waste and promote a circular economy by fully integrating and optimizing scrap metal recycling through its full product suite.

Bevi is on a mission to disrupt the beverage supply chain and replace single-use water bottles with smart water machines. Thousands of companies use Bevi to sustainably provide their employees with pure, sparkling, and flavored water at work. As the market leader in IoT-enabled beverage machines, we've raised over $160M in venture capital and we have grown tremendously each year since launch. In addition to maintaining hypergrowth with our current product line, Bevi is heavily investing in new product development.

SafetyConnect is about making life better for people around the world. By giving meaningful suggestions and metrics that solve a range of driving challenges to large enterprises to save lives! Safety Connect does: Driving Behaviour Monitoring Near Miss / Incident Reporting Make sure the right safety protocols are being followed all the time on the field. Share safety developments and advisories to the team in real-time. Visibility into the productivity of the field force, get insights into strong and weak areas.

At home, work, and on the road, we put the right chargers in the right places. EVgo operates in over 50 major metropolitan areas across the country with charging stations that serve all electric cars on the road today. Founded in 2010 by NRG Energy, Inc., a Fortune 200 leader in renewable energy, EVgo is now an independent company with a majority ownership by Vision Ridge Partners of Boulder, Colorado, a climate action-oriented investment firm.

As consumers continue to demand greater transparency and accountability for the products they use, sustainability is no longer optional. That’s why we’ve built a technology-forward, data-driven network solution that empowers clean brands and manufacturers. Novi is the first to provide our thousands of users with the data, tools, and marketplace they need to procure materials and build the clean and transparent products that their customers are demanding. And while our roots are in the wellness and personal care category, we anticipate serving a much broader set of markets, including food, household cleaning, and more. The opportunity in front of us is vast (a $1.5T market), our mission is urgent, and we’re well-funded by top-tier VC firms (Defy, Greylock, and Tiger Global) making the investments required to achieve it. We’re looking for talented people passionate about sustainability to join us in building the future of consumer product development. If that’s you, let’s talk!

Lineaum (lineaum.com) is the AI infrastructure powering private aviation from request to takeoff. Lineaum OS connects clients, brokers and operators through one transaction layer, automating sourcing, quoting, contracts, payments and booking across 30,000+ aircraft and 10,500 operators worldwide. One platform. Four operating systems: • LinAIR OS: Search, compare and book aircraft • AirOps OS: Automate demand and distribution • AirBroker OS: AI-powered sourcing and workflow automation • AirPartner OS: White-label infrastructure, workflows and demand Aviation and travel businesses can launch their own branded aviation arm in minutes, with instant access to 30,000+ aircraft and AI-powered booking automation. As featured in: Yahoo Finance, Business Insider Markets, Apple News, Benzinga, Fox News, NBC News, ABC News and more.