Best Solid Waste Management Tech Companies in France
The 76 best Solid Waste Management Tech companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Neolithe.
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Ranked: Best Solid Waste Management Tech companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neolithe Developer of carbon-storing aggregates from non-recyclable waste | $90M | 30 mo ago | — | Nicolas Cruaud Co-Founder | — | — | 10 patents Production of organic/mineral construction aggregates and desulfated gypsum granules | — |
| 2 | Fairmat Provider of fiber recycling services | $46M | 7 mo ago | 83 | Benjamin Saada Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+18 | Top 5M | 25 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 3 | Mecaware Provider of strategic metal production and battery recycling with low impact | $42M | 32 mo ago | — | Julien Leclaire Co-Founder | WebflowTypekitGoogle Font API+19 | Top 10M | 10 patents Metal extraction and purification from polymetallic ores, focusing on lithium, manganese, and metal salts. | 2 awards |
| 4 | Phenix Provider of food waste management software solutions for businesses 55Tech top 24%Customers top 31%Funding top 36%Moat top 37% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 24% Customerstop 31% Fundingtop 36% Moattop 37% Patentstop 39% Markettop 40% Producttop 40% Innovationtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 28% Tech: 66 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Customers: Play-Store rating 4.19★ across 63,091 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $33M | 44 mo ago | 366 | Jean Moreau Co-founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | Top 1M | 13 patents Prefabricated building components, modular wall systems, and thermal insulation connectors for construction. | — |
| 5 | Carbios Provider of a platform focused on enzymatic recycling processes | $25M | 30 mo ago | — | Jean-Claude Lumaret Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | Top 5M | 372 patents Enzymatic polyester degradation and biocatalytic plastic recycling technologies | — |
| 6 | Moulinot Waste collection service for restaurants | $20M | 50 mo ago | 55 | — | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+24 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 7 | Recupyl Spent battery recycling company | $19M | 65 mo ago | 13 | — | — | — | 31 patents Recycling processes for lithium‑based anode batteries and cathode‑ray‑tube components | — |
| 8 | Canibal Kiosks to collect cans and PET bottles | $9M | 119 mo ago | 17 | Benoit Paget Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | Top 50M | 8 patents Compact waste collection and sorting machinery for efficient debris handling | — |
| 9 | Tesalys Treatment solutions for infectious medical waste | $8M | 88 mo ago | 20 | Jean-Michel Rodriguez Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | Top 10M | 31 patents Medical infectious waste treatment and decontamination systems, including shredding and sterilization. | — |
| 10 | Lemon Tri Smart waste collection and sorting machines | $8M | 51 mo ago | 95 | Augustin Jaclin Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 11 | TRYON Biowaste to energy generation solution provider | $8M | 28 mo ago | 7 | Sebastien Gacougnolle Co-Founder | WixSentryBootstrap+14 | Top 50M | 2 patents Local organic waste treatment installations and associated processing/maintenance methods. | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 12 | Cryo Pur Biogas to bio-LNG and liquid CO2 production system manufacturer | $7M | 109 mo ago | 19 | Denis Clodic Founder & CTO | — | — | 57 patents Cryogenic gas liquefaction, separation, and cooling technologies for methane, CO₂, H₂S, NOx. | — |
| 13 | Hubcycle Provider of solutions for plant based upcycling | $6M | 50 mo ago | 24 | Julien lesage Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+16 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 14 | StockPro Online marketplace for surplus building materials | $5M | 55 mo ago | 40 | Romain Garsignies Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsVue.js+7 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 15 | Syntetica Developer of chemical depolymerization process for nylon textile recycling | $5M | 23 mo ago | — | Louis Monsigny Co-Founder & CTO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowPlausible+9 | Top 50M | 2 patents Chemical recycling of polyamides via depolymerization processes | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 16 | Kikleo AI-based food waste management solutions for restaurants 42AI top 24%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%Moat top 45% All 10 signals ▾AItop 24% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Moattop 45% Techtop 46% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 33% Patentsbottom 29% Marketbottom 28% Innovationbottom 22% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based, ai-powered Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $4M | 8 mo ago | 15 | Martin D'Agay Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | Top 10M | 2 patents Computer‑vision based food composition and quantity analysis for multiple containers | 1 internship · 1 award |
| 17 | LIXO Provider of AI-based solutions for waste characterization | $4M | 52 mo ago | 37 | Olivier Large Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowLeadfeederLinkedin Insight Tag+25 | Top 50M | 8 patents Smart waste collection vehicles with sensor-driven waste analysis, routing, and object detection | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 award |
| 18 | Green Creative Developer of waste treatment solutions | $4M | 123 mo ago | 13 | Remi Gomez Co-Founder | WebflowCloudflare TurnstileHSTS+10 | Top 50M | 42 patents Advanced waste sorting and organic solid recovery systems for recycling and material separation. | — |
| 19 | Gouach Provider of repairable, universal e-bike batteries and related components | $4M | 52 mo ago | 29 | Alexandre Vallette Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 20 | Enosis Provider of air management solution | $3M | 42 mo ago | 5 | Vincent Guerre CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 50M | 7 patents Microbial conversion of organic waste to methane (biogas production) | — |
| 21 | Losanje Online platform offering second-hand apparel | $3M | 37 mo ago | 11 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 22 | TUSTI Technology solution for plastic recycling | $3M | 41 mo ago | — | Eline Stiphout Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Altaroad Provider of software for waste collection management | $2M | 67 mo ago | 34 | Rihab Jerbi Co-founder & COO | WordPressPleskMySQL+35 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 24 | Urbyn Online marketplace to connect with commercial waste recyclers | $2M | 35 mo ago | 25 | Julien Hamilius President & Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 25 | sigrenEa Software and electronic solutions to optimize waste collection activities | $1M | 165 mo ago | 14 | Franck Charlet Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Terradona Smart waste collection bins and monitoring software provider | $638K | 114 mo ago | 27 | Jean Marc Toubiana Co-Founder & President | — | — | 18 patents Automated material detection and sorting of moving objects using optical/laser sensors | — |
| 27 | Pellenc ST Developer of optical sorting solutions for waste recycling and treatment | $425K | 60 mo ago | 194 | Jean Henin Chairman and CEO Pellenc ST | WordPressPleskMySQL+29 | Top 10M | 845 patents Precision agricultural machinery: sprayers, grape harvesters, and integrated battery management systems. | 1 expansion |
| 28 | UZER Provider of software & hardware solution to assist waste sorting operation | $383K | 80 mo ago | 4 | Paul Alarcon Co-Founder & CPO | WebflowjsDelivrGoogle Hosted Libraries+7 | Top 10M | 6 patents Waste storage and sorting systems for solid waste management. | — |
| 29 | ROSI Solar Recycler of high-value materials from photovoltaic waste | $235K | 1 mo ago | 3 | Yun Luo CEO & President | WebflowMicrosoft AdvertisingMatomo Analytics+12 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 30 | Trinov Software solution provider for waste management optimization | $194K | 173 mo ago | 42 | Dan Dassier Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 31 | Incitat Environnement Provider of sensor & SaaS-based software for the waste management industry | $191K | 117 mo ago | 7 | Christophe Lecoeur Founder & President | WordPressVisual ComposerMySQL+14 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 32 | VESO Developer of sustainable, bio-based composite materials and products. | $174K | 100 mo ago | — | David Hardy CEO | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Solid Waste Management Tech companies in France
#1
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 83 employees$45.5Mraised▾
Provider of fiber recycling services
- Nov 2025Series B$11.5M
- Apr 2025Series B$28.6M
- Apr 2025Venture Debt$27M
- Nov 2022Series A$35.1M
#2
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019 · 15 employees$4.4Mraised▾
AI-based food waste management solutions for restaurants. It manages food waste by monitoring and analyzing food using 3D camera and AI-powered analytics. It automates and digitalizes the weighing process and provides insights to restaurants to make decisions and control waste.
- Oct 2025Series A$4.1M
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$321.8K
#3
Series B · Grenoble, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2017 · 3 employees$235Kraised▾
Recycler of high-value materials from photovoltaic waste. It offers recycling services for end-of-life solar panels and manufacturing scrap, recovering high-purity materials. The company also sells these recycled materials to industrial partners. Its processes aim to create a circular economy within the photovoltaic industry, reducing waste and promoting sustainability. It collaborates with various partners across the industry to achieve its goals.
- Apr 2026Series B$23.5M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- Feb 2021Seed$235K
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$814.9K
#4
Series C · Chalonnes sur Loire, Pays de la Loire · founded 2019$89.7Mraised▾
Developer of carbon-storing aggregates from non-recyclable waste. This company transforms non-recyclable, non-hazardous waste into construction materials. The process reduces landfill waste and associated emissions, offering a circular alternative to traditional waste disposal methods. The resulting aggregates are used in concrete, sequestering biogenic carbon. The company's industrial process prioritizes material recovery and aims to create local circular economy loops through partnerships with waste managers and construction companies.
- Dec 2023Series C$64.7M
- Jun 2022Series A$21.5M
- Apr 2021Seed$2.9M
- 2019Seed$572.2K
#5
Public · Ennezat, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2011$25.3Mraised▾
Provider of a platform focused on enzymatic recycling processes. It provides users with a platform that has developed recycling processes to depolymerize polyethylene terephthalate in order to avoid plastic and textile pollution.
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$586.8K
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$3.4M
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$3.5M
#6
Series A · Lyon, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 2021$42.1Mraised▾
Provider of strategic metal production and battery recycling with low impact. The company focuses on recovering metals from end-of-life batteries and production scraps. It employs a process designed to minimize environmental impact and maximize resource recovery. The business model emphasizes creating a circular economy by reintegrating recovered materials.
- Oct 2023Series A$42.1M
#7
Seed · Reims, Grand Est · founded 2023$4.6Mraised▾
Developer of chemical depolymerization process for nylon textile recycling. This process allows for the recycling of nylon 6 and nylon 6,6 textile waste, addressing the low recycling rates in the textile industry. The technology enables the recovery of raw materials from blended textile waste, closing the loop on nylon production and reducing landfill waste. The company partners with various entities to facilitate the adoption of this sustainable solution.
- Jul 2024Seed$4.6M
#8
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014 · 366 employees$32.7Mraised▾
Provider of food waste management software solutions for businesses. It connects generators and collectors of second-life items. It allows waste generators, companies, and industries that want to sell off their old items, to connect to agencies that wish to buy these items. These include recycling companies, NGOs, and more.
- Sep 2022Series B$14.5M
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$877.5K
- Feb 2020Series A—
- Nov 2018Series A$17.2M
#9
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2015 · 7 employees$7.6Mraised▾
TRYON specializes in providing biowaste to energy generation solutions. It collects food waste from various sites such as agro-food sites or small and medium-sized towns. The waste is then used to generate a renewable fuel called biogas and a natural organic fertilizer called digestate.
- Jan 2024Series A$6.5M
- Nov 2019Seed$1.1M
#10
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2013 · 55 employees$19.5Mraised▾
Waste collection service for restaurants
- Apr 2022Series A$19.5M
- Seed—
#11
Acquired · Domene, Auvergne Rhone Alpes · founded 1993 · 13 employees$18.8Mraised▾
Spent battery recycling company. Has developed a patented process that involves crushing, leaching, purification, separation, cementing & precipitation operations to recover cobalt, lithium, zinc, manganese, steel & other metals. Has operations in France, Poland, Italy, Spain, Singapore, & the USA. Also offers recycling project development services.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$1.2M
- May 2015Grant (prize money)$308.8K
- Jan 2011Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2008Series C$18.8M
#12
Series A · Pantin, Ile de France · founded 2011 · 95 employees$7.9Mraised▾
Smart waste collection and sorting machines. It develops waste collection machines integrated with sorting systems and compactors. The machines are installed in offices and public places such as schools, corporates, and malls. The machines identify and sort plastic bottles, cans, and cups. The sorted waste is then sent to partners for recycling.
- Mar 2022Series A$5.6M
- Jul 2016Seed$1.7M
- Nov 2014Seed$623.1K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Solid Waste Management Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Circular Economy is moving in France
A read on the academic research around Circular Economy — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 794 France-affiliated papers.
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique127
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement43
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne37
- Laboratoire Génie Industriel28
- ESCP Business School25
- Sustainability1→18
- Resource (disambiguation)2→9
- Reuse1→5
- Ecology1→4
- Sustainability6→83
- Supply chain1→32
- Resource (disambiguation)2→27
- Context (archaeology)1→23
- Sustainable development2→23
- Sustainability4→87
- Context (archaeology)3→32
- Ecology5→28
- Resource (disambiguation)9→31
- Reuse3→25
Where circular economy is researched across France
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing circular economy patents in France
France circular economy patent filing is steady — 4 filings from 12 assignees (2016–2025), led by Nexans, Zagar Steven, Grandjean Alain; annual filings 1→1.
- Nexans2
- Zagar Steven2
- Grandjean Alain2
- Alcatel Lucent2
- Seidl PAUL2
- Megtec SYS2
- Tanaga Energies2
- Aktid1