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Best Solid Waste Management Tech Companies in London, United Kingdom

The 57 best Solid Waste Management Tech companies in London, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Plastic Energy.

57companies tracked
$558.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
36have raised

Ranked: Best Solid Waste Management Tech companies in London

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Plastic Energy
Operator of chemical recycling plants converting end-of-life plastics into recycled feedstock
$168M56 mo ago200Carlos Monreal
Founder
WordPressPleskMySQL+25Top 10M94 patents
Converting end-of-life plastics to pyrolysis oil and refining contaminants
1 award
2CIRCTEC
Producer of sustainable fuels and circular chemicals from end-of-life tyres
35Funding top 21%Talent top 38%Growth top 43%Moat bottom 48%
All 8 signals ▾
Fundingtop 21%
Talenttop 38%
Growthtop 43%
Moatbottom 48%
Globalbottom 39%
Techbottom 35%
Newsbottom 27%
Marketbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $81.5M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 2 yrs (4.5/yr)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100
$82M21 mo ago7Allen Timpany
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+14Top 10M——
3Olio
Application for waste trading
$51M58 mo ago50Tessa Clarke
Co Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+25Top 1M——
4Worn Again
Circular recycling technology for textiles
35Patents top 30%Moat top 32%Innovation top 34%Talent top 39%
All 9 signals ▾
Patentstop 30%
Moattop 32%
Innovationtop 34%
Talenttop 39%
Fundingtop 42%
Globalbottom 42%
Techbottom 36%
Marketbottom 27%
Newsbottom 22%
Patents: 45 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 18 in 2017-21
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 45 patents
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100
$48M45 mo ago13
13 → 21 (+62%)
Cyndi Rhoades
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 10M45 patents
Recycling and upcycling cellulose-based textiles into regenerated fibers and fabrics
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5Winnow
Food waste tracking and management solutions provider
55AI top 20%Talent top 28%Funding top 30%Moat top 32%
All 12 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 30%
Moattop 32%
Techtop 36%
Patentstop 44%
Producttop 45%
Innovationtop 50%
Marketbottom 42%
Globalbottom 42%
Growthbottom 34%
Newsbottom 27%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100
$37M28 mo ago38—HubSpot CMS HubSentryZendesk+33Top 5M27 patents
Food waste monitoring and AI-driven food item classification for commercial kitchens
1 award
64New
Waste to Energy Blockchain Solution
$30M103 mo ago7—————
7Greyparrot
AI-based solution provider for waste management
$27M30 mo ago5Ambarish Mitra
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS Hubcore-jsSwiper+13Top 5M2 patents
AI-driven waste source identification via image pattern recognition
1 award
8Recycleye
Developer of AI-powered robotic waste sorting and analytics equipment solutions
60AI top 30%Funding top 31%Growth top 35%Moat top 39%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 30%
Fundingtop 31%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 39%
Techtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 38%
Newsbottom 34%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered
Funding: Raised $23.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$23M21 mo ago29Victor Dewulf
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressBugHerdMySQL+27Top 5M——
9Safi
Provider of AI solutions to trade recyclables
32Talent top 38%Tech top 42%Funding top 49%Market bottom 41%
All 6 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
Techtop 42%
Fundingtop 49%
Marketbottom 41%
Globalbottom 36%
Growthbottom 35%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 24 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$20M31 mo ago32Eamon Jubbawy
Co-Founder
Google MapsMUIReact+11Top 5M—1 job opening
10Itero
Provider of solutions to convert plastic waste into petrochemical
$11M48 mo ago18Simon Hansford
CEO
———1 expansion
11Epoch Biodesign
Developer of biorecycling platform for mixed plastics and textiles.
37Funding top 34%Growth top 38%Patents top 45%News bottom 49%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 34%
Growthtop 38%
Patentstop 45%
Newsbottom 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Moatbottom 47%
Innovationbottom 44%
Globalbottom 42%
Techbottom 38%
Marketbottom 35%
Funding: Raised $11.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100
$11M3 mo ago25Jacob Nathan
Founder & CEO
WebflowVimeojsDelivr+8Top 10M3 patents
Enzymatic and chemical recycling of polyolefin plastics
—
12Biohm
Manufacturer of mycelium-based building materials
48Patents top 22%Innovation top 24%Moat top 32%Tech top 43%
All 9 signals ▾
Patentstop 22%
Innovationtop 24%
Moattop 32%
Techtop 43%
Growthtop 45%
Fundingtop 50%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 31%
Patents: 26 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21
Innovation: 26 patents (top 22% of patent-holders) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$8M25 mo ago11Ehab Sayed
Founder | Chief Evolution Officer
WixSentryEnvoy+13Top 50M26 patents
Biodegradable packaging and mycelium‑based construction insulation using bio‑derived materials
—
13Vuala
Provider of food waste collection and recyling solutions
$8M25 mo ago—Abiel Ma
Co-Founder & CEO
——5 patents
Food-waste bioreactors for anaerobic digestion and bioproduct processing
—
14Shellworks
Biotech startup Shellworks is focused on creating sustainable alternatives to plastic packaging by turning…
32Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 41%Growth top 45%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 41%
Growthtop 45%
Techbottom 49%
Globalbottom 42%
Patentsbottom 41%
Marketbottom 33%
Innovationbottom 30%
Funding: Raised $6.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$6M9 mo ago21Insiya Jafferjee
Co-Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowPayPal+10Top 5M2 patents
Sterile primary packaging solutions for injectable medical devices and drug delivery systems.
—
15Big ATOM
Provider of a platform connecting stakeholders in tyre recycling
$5M36 mo ago28
28 → 19 (-32%)
—WixSentryBootstrap+12Top 50M5 patents
Induction-heated pyrolysis reactors for waste material recycling and processing
—
16SEaB
Developer of energy from micro waste
$4M41 mo ago6Sandra Sassow
CEO & Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 50M——
17Reconome
Solutions for recycling used electronic devices
$4M19 mo ago14—WordPressMySQLPHP+34Top 10M——
18Litta
Provider of apps to connect waste carriers with customers
$3M58 mo ago8Aaron Georgiou
Founder & CEO
————
19Bottletop
Online retailer of sustainably sourced handbags, accessories, and related items
$2M104 mo ago13
13 → 14 (+8%)
—Cart FunctionalityShopifyGlobo Pre-Order+25Top 10M——
20Ichthion
Provider of ocean plastic waste solutions
$2M69 mo ago4Robert Rouse
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+17Top 50M7 patents
Aquatic environmental remediation: debris removal and marine pollution reduction technologies.
—
21Skrap
Platform offering on-demand construction hire, waste management, and bulk material supply
$2M70 mo ago45Hussain Hilli
Co-Founder & CEO
———1 partnership
22Fibe
Developer of natural textile fibers derived from agricultural harvest waste
$1M26 mo ago—Idan Shohet
Co-Founder & CEO
WebflowYouTubeTypekit+11Top 50M5 patents
Biobased plant fiber production from potato haulm for textile applications
—
23Gaea
Developer of software for advanced recycling operations, including background scanning
$999K9 mo ago—George Postlethwaite
Co-Founder & CEO
———1 job opening · 1 launch
24Hydrogen Utopia
Developer of systems that convert non-recyclable waste plastic into alternative energy sources and chemical…
$799K7 mo ago—Aleksandra Binkowska
CEO
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15Top 50M—1 launch · 1 partnership
25Pluumo
Platform offering insulated packing material
$651K65 mo ago4Elena Dieckmann
Co-Founder
————
26SortFlow
Developer of waste-recycling process intelligence software
$431K57 mo ago5Luc Mallinger
Founder & CEO
————
27Scindo
Developer of sustainable enzyme systems for bio-based products
$250K9 mo ago21
21 → 11 (-48%)
Ben Davis
Co-Founder & CSO
————
28Carbon Cell
Developer of biodegradable polymer-based foams
$250K19 mo ago—Juan Rion
Co-Founder
WixSentryUIKit+9Top 50M——
29Amphico
Textile manufacturing from recyclable source material
$209K16 mo ago7Jun Kamei
Founder & CEO
———1 launch
30AnyWaste
Cloud-based waste management platform
$201K56 mo ago2————3 launchs · 1 partnership
31Aeropowder
Technology to convert feather waste to bio-composites
$191K25 mo ago3———5 patents
Feather-derived absorbent composites for oil spill remediation
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Top 12 Solid Waste Management Tech companies in London

#1
Series A · London, England · founded 2019 · 25 employees
$11Mraised
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Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%
Growth
top 38%
Patents
top 45%
News
bottom 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Moat
bottom 47%
Funding: Raised $11.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Patents: 3 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 3 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Series A$12M
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$1M
  • Mar 2025Series A$18.3M
  • Jun 2022Seed$11M
Founders & team
Jacob NathanFounder & CEO
Investors
Lowercarbon Capital, Amadeus Capital, Zero Carbon Capital, Voyagers, TVC Capital, BoxGroup
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3Jquery
#2
Series C · London, England · founded 2009 · 7 employees
$81.5Mraised
▾

Producer of sustainable fuels and circular chemicals from end-of-life tyres. The company refines and produces sustainable fuels and liquid chemicals. It uses technologies and chemistry to contribute to a cleaner world. The company’s process focuses on energy efficiency and emissions control. It substitutes fossil fuel use with sustainable fuel products and circular chemicals.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%
Talent
top 38%
Growth
top 43%
Moat
bottom 48%
Global
bottom 39%
Tech
bottom 35%
Funding: Raised $81.5M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 2 yrs (4.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Oct 2024)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Series C$17M
  • May 2024Grant (prize money)$24.5M
  • May 2024Series C$81.5M
  • Jul 2022Series B$588.7K
Founders & team
Allen TimpanyCo-Founder & CEORobert HarperCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Novo Holdings, A P Moller Holding, Government of the Netherlands, British Business Bank, North Sol Invest, M-Invest
Tech stack
GodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiHttp/3JqueryJquery Migrate
#3
Series A · London, England · founded 2018 · 21 employees
$6.2Mraised
▾

Shellworks is a biotech startup that aims to eliminate plastic waste by creating sustainable bio-polymer products. They use waste crustacean shells to develop biodegradable and compostable alternatives to plastic packaging.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 37%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 41%
Growth
top 45%
Tech
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 42%
Funding: Raised $6.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2025)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series A$15M
  • May 2022Seed$6.2M
  • Jun 2021Seed$229K
  • Jul 2020Seed$710K
Founders & team
Insiya JafferjeeCo-Founder & CEOAmir AfsharCo-Founder
Investors
LocalGlobe, Alter Equity, JamJar Investments, Founder Collective, Third Sphere, True Global
Tech stack
Framer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#4
Acquired · London, England · founded 2019 · 29 employees
$23.4Mraised
▾

Developer of AI-powered robotic waste sorting and analytics equipment solutions. The company provides equipment that can be retrofitted into existing waste management facilities. It offers solutions for sorting various materials, including plastics, non-ferrous metals, fiber, cartons, and WEEE. The company aims to improve profitability and purity in waste sorting operations.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 30%
Funding
top 31%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 39%
Tech
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered
Funding: Raised $23.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2024)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers — 9.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2024Series A—
  • Aug 2023Series A—
  • Feb 2023Series A$17M
  • Sep 2021Seed$4.8M
Founders & team
Victor DewulfCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Bryson Recycling, Norse Group, DCVC, Promus Ventures, MMC Ventures, Creator Fund
Tech stack
AosBugherdCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementElementor
#5
Acquired · London, England · founded 2020
$799.1Kraised
▾

Developer of systems that convert non-recyclable waste plastic into alternative energy sources and chemical products. These systems utilize thermochemical processes to transform complex waste streams into synthetic gas, hydrogen, electricity, and heat. The technology focuses on processing various waste materials to produce clean fuels and reusable outputs. It also providing infrastructure for waste conversion, the company supports the transition toward circular resource management and the production of renewable energy.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. RECYCLEE) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Post IPO$799.1K
Founders & team
Aleksandra BinkowskaCEO
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#6
Seed · London, England · founded 2022
$998.8Kraised
▾

Developer of software for advanced recycling operations, including background scanning. The software facilitates process management for recycling businesses. It offers features such as QR code scanning. The software aims to address the specific needs within the advanced recycling sector.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Customer Success Manager
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Seed$279.7K
  • Dec 2024Seed$348.1K
  • Dec 2023Seed$371K
Founders & team
George PostlethwaiteCo-Founder & CEOFred FooksCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Charlotte Street Capital
#7
Series C · London, England · founded 2013 · 38 employees
$36.7Mraised
▾

Food waste tracking and management solutions provider. The platform provides smart waste metering technology enabling users to monitor the food waste. The data is collected and recorded in the software to provide real-time insights into the type and quantity of food waste. It provides a touchscreen display system for chefs to record information regarding the type and the stage at which the food is thrown. The system analyses the recorded data to generate reports on a daily basis to track the performance.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 30%
Moat
top 32%
Tech
top 36%
Patents
top 44%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5
Funding: Raised $36.7M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 13 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 49k LinkedIn followers — 21.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Series C$2.5M
  • Sep 2023Series C—
  • Jun 2023Series C$10M
  • Aug 2021Series B$38.3K
Investors
Mustard Seed, Axel Johnson, Seedcamp, ABC Impact, Circularity Capital, Mustard Seed + Partners
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssCdnjsCloudflare
#8
Series A · London, England · founded 2018 · 14 employees
$3.8Mraised
▾

Solutions for recycling used electronic devices. Offering sustainable solutions for recycling used electronic devices, keeping them out of landfills. It accepts a wide range of IT hardware for rehoming and refurbishing. Some of the types of IT equipment they collect and refurbish include laptops including chargers, desktop PCs, tablets or mobile devices, monitors and screens and etc.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$3.8M
Investors
IW Capital, Fulcrum Ventures, The FSE Group
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAstraCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementor
#9
Series B · London, England · founded 2018 · 5 employees
$27.2Mraised
▾

AI-based solution provider for waste management. It offers solutions such as object recognition enabled smart bins, waste composition monitoring, and software-based robot for automated sorting of wastes. It also offers services such as software-based waste recognition and end-to-end customized computer vision services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 5.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Series B$12.8M
  • May 2022Series A$11M
  • May 2020Seed$2.2M
  • Feb 2019Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Ambarish MitraCo-FounderNikola SivackiCo-FounderMikela DruckmanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Bollegraaf, Closed Loop Partners, Unreasonable, Speedinvest, 360 Capital Partners, TI Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#10
Series A · London, England · founded 2020 · 21 employees
$250Kraised
▾

Developer of sustainable enzyme systems for bio-based products. It develops cutting-edge enzyme systems to create sustainable alternatives to products currently derived from crude oil. This addresses the reliance on fossil fuels and the plastic waste crisis by enabling the sustainable manufacturing of materials, ingredients, and medicines from renewable or recycled carbon feedstocks. The company's technology facilitates a circular economy approach to product manufacturing.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series A$5.4M
  • Jun 2020Seed$250K
Founders & team
Ben DavisCo-Founder & CSOGustaf HembergFounder & CEO
Investors
IndieBio, Kadmos Capital, Clay Capital, Paulig, SynBioVen, AgFunder
#11
Seed · London, England · founded 2017 · 11 employees
$8.3Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of mycelium-based materials for buildings. It provides composite panels based on the vegetative filament root structure of mushrooms which provide enhanced insulation. It helps in development of components that can be grown as particulate composites, fiber-reinforced composites, and monolithic materials, as well as polymer-like monolithic materials. It also convers agricultural waste into products.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 22%
Innovation
top 24%
Moat
top 32%
Tech
top 43%
Growth
top 45%
Funding
top 50%
Patents: 26 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 26 patents (top 22% of patent-holders) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 26 patents
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Seed$5.2M
  • Sep 2022Seed$29.2K
  • Jul 2021Seed$1.3M
  • May 2020Seed$936.2K
Founders & team
Ehab SayedFounder | Chief Evolution Officer
Investors
Seedrs, Passer Property
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHsts
#12
Series A · London, England · founded 2011 · 200 employees
$167.7Mraised
▾

Operator of chemical recycling plants converting end-of-life plastics into recycled feedstock. The process heats plastics without oxygen to create hydrocarbon vapors. These vapors are then condensed into a recycled feedstock. This technology aims to create a circular economy for plastics by recycling previously unrecyclable plastic waste.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 24k LinkedIn followers — 10.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series A$167.7M
  • Aug 2020Seed—
Founders & team
Carlos MonrealFounderIan TempertonChief Executive Officer
Investors
LetterOne, Axens, M&G, Sealed Air, DI Mittelstand
Tech stack
Anime.JsComplianzDraftpress HfcmFont AwesomeGodaddyGoogle Analytics

Funding & investor landscape

$558.5Mtotal disclosed funding
33companies funded
96disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Undaunted9 rounds
EIC Fund3 rounds
Gov3 rounds
MassChallenge3 rounds
RCA3 rounds
Unreasonable3 rounds
Village Capital3 rounds
Ascension2 rounds
Atypical2 rounds
Blissgrowth2 rounds

Notable founders

Jacob Nathan
Founder & CEO · Epoch Biodesign
Allen Timpany
Co-Founder & CEO · CIRCTEC
Robert Harper
Co-Founder & CEO · CIRCTEC
Insiya Jafferjee
Co-Founder & CEO · Shellworks
Amir Afshar
Co-Founder · Shellworks
Victor Dewulf
Co-Founder & CEO · Recycleye
Aleksandra Binkowska
CEO · Hydrogen Utopia
George Postlethwaite
Co-Founder & CEO · Gaea
Fred Fooks
Co-Founder & CTO · Gaea
Ambarish Mitra
Co-Founder · Greyparrot
Nikola Sivacki
Co-Founder · Greyparrot
Ben Davis
Co-Founder & CSO · Scindo
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,745,883 docs

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

RESEARCH IN LONDON · Environment

How research on Circular Economy in London is moving

A read on the academic research around Circular Economy in London — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 365 papers.

UCL, Imperial, and Brunel lead London's circular-economy research, dominated by concern-toned work on waste management and sustainable supply chains, with a cautiously contested overall stance.

365 papers · stance +0.18 · 14% breakthrough · 48% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • University College London92
  • Imperial College London82
  • Brunel University of London65
  • London South Bank University23
  • University of the Arts London21
leading researchers
Anil Kumar · Teresa Doménech · Deborah Andrews · V. Vasilaki · Evina Katsou · Joanna Williams
prism intelligence · tone & topics
95% positive · 4% critical tone
BusinessEnvironmentSustainabilityGovernmentEnergyEconomics
▲ Breakthroughs47 · 13%
▲ 12%→14% share
▲1.2× share momentum4 median citations83% since 2021mostly methods-led
Life-cycle assessment research newly emerged with 3 papers, signalling early-stage methodological focus in London circular economy studies.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Sustainability2→12
  • Resource (disambiguation)1→5
  • Production (economics)1→3
Newly emergingSustainable consumption 0→4 · Life-cycle assessment 0→3 · Ecology 0→3
Landmark The Emergence of Circular Economy: A New Framing Around Prolonging Resource Productivity · 1,266 cites
◆ Advancements130 · 36%
▲ 21%→39% share
▲1.9× share momentum6 median citations84% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements field-share nearly doubled (21%→39%), led by Life-cycle assessment and Supply chain topics newly reaching 13 and 12 papers respectively.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Sustainability1→42
  • Resource (disambiguation)2→18
  • Resource efficiency1→11
  • Consumption (sociology)1→4
  • Waste management1→4
Newly emergingLife-cycle assessment 0→13 · Supply chain 0→12 · Sustainable development 0→10
Landmark Pathways to circular construction: An integrated management of construction and demolition waste for resource recovery · 492 cites
▼ Concerns165 · 45%
▼ 61%→39% share
▼0.6× share momentum8 median citations66% since 2021mostly empirical
Stakeholder research newly emerged at 13 papers, becoming the top concern sub-topic as overall Concerns share fell sharply from 61%→39%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Sustainability6→39
  • Reuse1→18
  • Ecology1→9
  • Greenhouse gas1→9
  • Sustainable development1→9
Newly emergingStakeholder 0→13 · Production (economics) 0→10 · Supply chain 0→9
Landmark Municipal solid waste management and waste-to-energy in the context of a circular economy and energy recycling in Europe · 878 cites

Common questions

How many Solid Waste Management Tech companies are there in London, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 57 indexable Solid Waste Management Tech companies headquartered in London, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solid Waste Management Tech companies in London, United Kingdom?
The Solid Waste Management Tech companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $558.5M in disclosed equity funding across 33 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solid Waste Management Tech company in London, United Kingdom?
Plastic Energy is the highest-funded Solid Waste Management Tech company in London, United Kingdom, with $167.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solid Waste Management Tech companies in London, United Kingdom are funded?
33 of the 57 Solid Waste Management Tech companies in London, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solid Waste Management Tech unicorns are there in London, United Kingdom?
None of the Solid Waste Management Tech companies in London, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in London, United Kingdom Solid Waste Management Tech companies?
The most active investors in London, United Kingdom Solid Waste Management Tech companies on this list include Undaunted, EIC Fund, Gov, MassChallenge, RCA.
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