Top Sustainability Startups in 2024

Apeel uses materials that exist in the peels, seeds, and pulp of all fruits and vegetables to create a protective extra peel that seals moisture in and keeps oxygen out. That means our produce stays fresh, nutritious, and delicious twice as long. It also means less produce goes to waste throughout the supply chain—from grower to retailer to consumers at home. Less waste for you means less waste for the planet and a more abundant future for us all.

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!

Grove Collaborative makes it easy for busy families to create a healthy, beautiful environment in their homes. We've built the first replenishment service focused exclusively on natural & sustainable home goods. Our subscription-only marketplace features conscientious products from national brands like Seventh Generation, method, Mrs. Meyers, and our own brand, Grove Collaborative. Users quickly create custom subscriptions, personalize their delivery schedule, and receive a personal Grove Guide, who customizes product recommendations and ensures a great customer experience.

We offer food grown fresh food grown in an innovative way. We grow our crops without using GMOs or pesticides, in a system known as vertical farming. We make sure our crops are getting the exact amount of water each one needs, while recycling the remainder. We use LED lighting on the perfect wavelength for each crop, and our indoor farms are kept at the perfect temperature for these plants to grow at. Because we grow indoors, our crops are always available and in season.

cove.tool is a building performance platform for intelligent design. We recently raised a $30 million Series B with the backing Coatue and Robert Downey Jr's Footprint Coalition! Come join a company that is making a difference in the fight to stop climate change. We've already helped the building industry avoid 5x more carbon than Tesla in the last year!

We collect, analyze, and rate product health & sustainability data for consumers, companies (food/cpg/grocery), and investors. Evaluated the dietary, health, & climate impacts of 360K+ products (and counting). Named by Google 1 of the 3 “Best Apps for Good”.

At Therma, we build technology that ensures safety and sustainability from farm to fork -- to protect our food and our planet. Our IoT-based 24/7 temperature monitoring sensors and mobile checklist app eliminate food waste, improve safety and reduce refrigeration emissions, protecting millions worldwide. We’re deployed across 5,000+ restaurants, retailers and manufacturers with leading brands including McDonalds, Burger King, Domino's, TGI Fridays, 7-Eleven and Wyndham Hotels. Founded by experienced entrepreneurs from Harvard, Columbia and UC Santa Barbara, we’re a mission-driven team passionate about food, climate and health. We are headquartered in San Francisco, and supported by experienced venture capitalists including investors from D. E. Shaw, Deciens Capital, Govtech Fund, Collaborative Fund, Social Capital, and Stage Venture Partners.

Each year the mining industry discards over 200 billion tons of waste (tailings) and produces more than 7% of the world’s carbon emissions. Phoenix Tailings is on a mission to be the world’s first clean mining and metals production company. By eliminating this harmful waste from the environment, we can sustainably create valuable new materials. We started with the humble beginnings of a few friends in a backyard, thinking of how they can fix this broken system of metals production. Now, Phoenix Tailings has become one of the top sustainability startups in the world. A Techstars Boston 2020 company with funding from the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation, Phoenix has demonstrated early success in our clean mining mission. We still have a long way to go to achieve this mission. However, it’s our belief that together, the right people can overcome any obstacle and change the world.

Motiv Power Systems has a vision, to free fleets from fossil fuels. To do this we deliver intelligent all-electric chassis for commercial vehicles, enabling traditional vehicle builders to move away from fossil fuels while continuing to serve the same fleets. Our Electric Powered Intelligent Chassis (EPIC) is Ford eQVM approved, and available for a number of different medium-duty vehicle configurations including walk-in vans, box trucks, work trucks, shuttle buses, school buses, trolleys, and other specialty vehicles.

We are building a suite of products that allows anyone to easily make an impact. We believe that making it incredibly convenient for people live sustainability will lead to a significant impact on climate change.