Led · Debt Financing · Sep 2025

GreenMantra Technologies applies molecular recycling processes to transform hard-to-recycle plastics into value-added waxes and polymers. These materials serve as performance enhancers and processing aids in products such as roofing membranes, asphalt roads, and extruded plastic pipes, all of which have useful lifespans of 20–50+ years. By integrating its additives, manufacturers can boost end-product performance, streamline production, and significantly increase recycled content without sacrificing quality. Led by CEO Domenic Di Mondo, the company positions its technology as a key enabler of a more resilient circular economy. The firm is currently focused on scaling reliable product solutions and broadening its presence into new geographic markets. Recent funding will underwrite this expansion and accelerate commercialization initiatives. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the reported materials.

Participated · Seed · Aug 2025

ChemFinity Technologies has developed proprietary, atomically tunable sorbents and modular recovery systems that selectively capture over 20 targeted minerals from low-grade, complex waste streams. Its platform is designed for low-cost, energy-efficient, and durable refinements that produce market-grade purity for metals including platinum-group elements, rare earths, copper, and even PFAS. The company says its sorbents offer record-breaking recovery efficiencies and fast reaction kinetics that outperform conventional methods while using minimal energy and water. ChemFinity has scaled its technology 1,000x from lab beakers to pilot reactors and is engaged in projects with recyclers and refiners to recover metals from catalytic converters, spent solar panels, mining feedstocks, and wastewaters. With the new funding it plans to scale production, expand its team, and deploy pilot systems that integrate into existing infrastructure. The company was spun out of research in Prof. Jeffrey Long's lab at UC Berkeley in late 2022 and is based in New York City, with hiring planned in Brooklyn, NY.

Led · Seed · Apr 2025

ClearCOGS offers an AI-driven predictive analytics platform tailored to restaurant operations, providing forecasts to inform food prep, ordering, and staffing decisions. Its tools aim to reduce food waste, improve operational efficiency, and optimize profitability for foodservice operators. The platform is already used by leading restaurant brands. ClearCOGS is led by CEO Matt Wampler and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. The company raised a $3.8M Seed round to support growth. It plans to use the funding to accelerate product development, expand customer acquisition, and grow its presence in the food service sector.

Participated · Seed · Nov 2024

Earthodic develops Biobarc™, a water-resistant, repulpable and recyclable coating for paper packaging that reintegrates lignin, a pulp-and-paper byproduct, into paperboard barrier applications. Its coatings are certified 100% biobased carbon and are designed as a drop-in solution for existing coating infrastructure to replace wax and petroleum-based films. The company is pursuing third-party certifications for industrial compostability to expand end-of-life pathways. Earthodic sells Biobarc™ into non-food contact packaging at scale and is deepening R&D partnerships with global paper-packaging leaders. Established in 2022, Earthodic maintains an R&D hub in Queensland and has operations across Australia and the USA. Earthodic develops Paperbarc, a bio-based waterproof coating that gives paper and packaging water resistance while remaining strong and recyclable. Paperbarc is positioned as a potential replacement for wax or plastic-coated packaging and is suited to bulk and secondary packaging in agricultural and food supply chains, including seafood and fruit and vegetables. The company completed a commercial-scale manufacture run in the US and has earned 100% USDA Biobased Product Label certification and eligibility to participate in the USDA BioPreferred Program. Co-founders Albert Tietz, Fiona Donaghey, Anthony Musumeci and Melissa Mail launched the materials science startup last year after collaborating on earlier projects. Earthodic plans to use funds to scale up production, ramp up sales and marketing, and expand its intellectual property portfolio. The startup is based in Brisbane, Queensland.

Led · Seed · Oct 2024

Molg develops robotic Microfactories and software to autonomously disassemble complex electronic products such as laptops and servers, recovering valuable components and materials for reuse. The company is building a Design for Disassembly (DfD) Toolchain that integrates with CAD to enable predictable, repeatable disassembly sequences and to guide circular product design. Under a DOE-backed project, Molg will deploy five robotic Microfactories to harvest laptop batteries faster and at lower cost, and will launch its first microfactory at a Sims Lifecycle Services facility. Molg is working with consumer electronics OEMs including HP to design new laptop models for enhanced circularity and to help partners meet sustainability targets. The company is also partnering with Virginia Commonwealth University and Rewriting the Code to develop workforce training for robot technicians and sustainable product designers. Financially, Molg announced a $5M DOE grant and recently closed a $5.5M seed funding round with strategic investors. Molg develops robotic microfactories and design-for-circularity services to keep electronics and electrical components in circulation by recovering valuable components and materials. The company’s core product is an autonomous robotic disassembly microfactory that can process complex devices such as laptops and servers. Molg partners with manufacturers to redesign products for automated recovery and already works with companies including HP, Dell and ABB Robotics & Automation Ventures. The team has installed robotic disassembly microfactories at Sims Lifecycle Services and is rolling out to IT asset disposition (ITAD) facilities of leading hyperscalers. Molg is headquartered and operates a manufacturing facility in Sterling, Northern Virginia. The company recently closed a $5.5 million seed funding round to scale production capacity and meet growing customer demand for circularity and automation.