Sustainable Startup Ideas

3 years ago

According to a report by TechCrunch, the San Francisco based coworking space, WeWork, is looking to raise another round of investments at a valuation of $8 billion. WeWork has been growing rapidly, and has been a major success in the US. However, the multi-billion-dollar valuation has not been met by the pace of growth, and many question how sustainable it will be.

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3 years ago

A search engine for fashion companies to find clothes and accessories that go well together, cut for a specific body type, or are made with sustainable materials.

213

1 year ago

A startup focused on the development of specialty plastics. It’s got a factory in the US, and its first product is a sustainable, nontoxic version of the plastic used to make fiberglass.

185

3 years ago

A startup that provides a “free and sustainable” alternative to plastic bags

165

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a “green” power plant designed to burn trash. They want to build sustainable power plants, using waste as fuel, and keeping energy costs low.

150

2 years ago

This startup is building a system for making food trucks more sustainable by allowing them to buy in bulk directly from suppliers.

148

3 years ago

A company that helps companies achieve sustainability in the workplace by encouraging sustainable procurement and waste management.

142

1 year ago

A mobile app for people who want to live a more sustainable lifestyle. The company is building a tool for people to track their carbon footprints and reduce the impact they have on the environment.

140

3 years ago

A design company building a more sustainable way to build better building

139

3 years ago

A company that helps people fulfill sustainability goals by helping them save money and time on their purchases. There’s a lot of buzz in the sustainability space about the idea that the more sustainable you are, the more money you save.

138

1 year ago

A tool that helps farmers in Africa grow crops that are more productive and sustainable.

136

3 years ago

The company’s goal is to be the most socially responsible fashion platform on the web. “We’re like the Etsy for buying sustainable products,” says CEO Rami.

119

11 months ago

An online platform that helps users build and manage a team of freelancers, with the company itself acting only as a middle-man. It’s a more sustainable alternative to traditional freelancing platforms like Upwork, and the company wants to use its own experience to help other companies build their own.

109

2 years ago

A startup for single-use disposable products, with an emphasis on the sustainable consumption habits of its users

104

2 years ago

This startup wants to build a new, more sustainable way to build roads for autonomous vehicles.

98

2 years ago

A startup for sustainable tech goods

96

3 years ago

A company that wants to “create the next generation of architecture” with “sustainable, sustainable” buildings. The company uses the idea of “architecture as a verb” to help people think about their buildings as the sum of the parts, not just the whole.

87

2 years ago

Dedicated to helping tech companies build more sustainable products, it’s a platform for tracking products’ carbon emissions and life cycle, and helping companies figure out what to do to reduce them.

87

10 months ago

About a dozen startups are working on a shared infrastructure to help companies reduce their energy bills. Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is designed to help companies cut their energy bills by 30%.

84

1 year ago

The startup has a new way to make a product that is more sustainable, less toxic, and less expensive. Instead of using the same old tools and materials,

80

2 years ago

A startup that connects farmers with buyers. The startup helps farmers find buyers with the goal of making agriculture more profitable and sustainable.

77

2 years ago

A startup that provides a platform for farmers to manage their crops and sell produce in a more efficient and sustainable way.

76

2 years ago

A startup that helps a customer create a sustainable business model, and a product that helps a company sell a sustainable product.

75

2 years ago

A fashion e-commerce startup that sells affordable fashion with an emphasis on sustainable fashion.

72

3 years ago

Idea: A more sustainable and affordable apartment building for college students

70

1 year ago

It’s an AI-powered app that lets you make low-cost, sustainable, end-to-end custom versions of your favorite products at home.

70

1 year ago

A startup that wants nothing more than to help consumers get their hands on a healthier, more sustainable, more convenient alternative to bottled water.

68

2 years ago

A “pay as you go” media model, allowing content creators to provide a service they provide a portion of the revenue from, allowing them to build a sustainable business

67

1 year ago

A “private social network” with a “pay-what-you-can membership” that’s meant to be a more private and fiscally sustainable alternative to social media sites like Facebook. The company is growing quickly and currently has 30,000 members.

66

1 year ago

Starting with the forest industry, a startup is developing machines that can read and process the wood of a tree to make it more economical and sustainable.

61

1 year ago

A B2B company that aims to “enable people to build a more sustainable lifestyle.”

61

2 years ago

A tool that enables employers to give workers a percentage of their salary for a certain period of time, allowing them to build a sustainable business.

60

1 year ago

A startup that wants to create a platform for people to make money using their skills and talent, with the goal of creating a sustainable path for the next generation of entrepreneurs in the US.

59

1 year ago

An algorithm that helps companies find the cleanest and most sustainable ways to generate electricity. It’s a way to use the power of AI to help companies at the 1MW to 100MW range, like power plants and chemical plants, use less energy.

57

11 months ago

A platform that links local, sustainable farms with restaurants and grocers.

55

9 months ago

A startup that helps drive more progressive, sustainable, and profitable energy choices.

54

9 months ago

A “clean-tech software company” that provides a platform that helps companies diversify their energy portfolio. They work with companies to offer a variety of green energy options, and offer regular consulting services to companies that want to be more sustainable in their energy usage.

54

1 year ago

A social enterprise that provides equipment and support to the developing world for the production of sustainable, high-quality, locally-sourced products.

52

1 year ago

This company is developing a new way of generating electricity from water, with the ability to generate large amounts of clean and sustainable energy.

52

1 year ago

The startup is building a marketplace for artisans to sell their goods online. The goal is to build out enough consumer demand to build out a sustainable model for farmers.

49

1 year ago

A platform that focuses on building products that are sustainable and help save the environment.

49

1 year ago

This startup, based in the Netherlands, builds a method of 3D printing that they claim is “environmentally, economically and socially sustainable.”

47

1 year ago

A hardware company that wants to build a hardware-based receipt printer that can produce receipts on demand. The company wants to use the same materials as the paper industry, which is more sustainable than inkjet.

44

6 months ago

A startup that wants to turn old pallets into high-quality, sustainable, and inexpensive shipping cases using an innovative plastic injection process.

42

1 year ago

A smart, affordable, and easy-to-use healthcare service for the under-served in Africa. Their goal is to build infrastructure that is sustainable for the long-term with a focus on sustainability, and to make it affordable for everyone.

41

1 month ago

Hire a farmer, a farmer-to-farmer platform that helps farmers meet and connect, with an emphasis on sustainable farming.

41

12 days ago

This is a tool for local governments to create and manage sustainable development plans.

41

6 months ago

A sustainable and affordable home that can be assembled in a few days. The founders say the market for these structures is worth $100 billion.

39

1 month ago

A startup that helps companies and brands grow sustainable food sources and crops, connecting buyers with farmers. It’s using a model that’s a cross between Etsy and Amazon to connect people with food and farmers.

23

2 months ago

A startup that wants to connect farms and slaughterhouses with people who want to buy their products in a more sustainable way.

22

4 months ago

A device to help manage sustainable farms by automating the water supply.

20

28 days ago

A startup that provides “hippie-style” living to people looking for a more sustainable lifestyle. It provides a studio apartment with a studio bed, desk, and a kitchen that lets people live in a “micro-home” with their roommates.

16

7 days ago

A tool for consumers to see the environmental impact of their purchases and to find sustainable options.

12

24 days ago

A company that builds apps for businesses that want to make money in a more sustainable way, such as using a “post-consumption” model for “carbon credits”

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3 years ago

Idea: A startup that connects consumers with local, sustainable food products The startup says it’s already working with over 50 local food producers, and has customers in New York City, San Francisco, and Montreal

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Sustainable Startup Ideas

A search engine for fashion companies to find clothes and accessories that go well together, cut for a specific body type, or are made with sustainable materials.

A startup focused on the development of specialty plastics. It’s got a factory in the US, and its first product is a sustainable, nontoxic version of the plastic used to make fiberglass.

A startup that provides a “free and sustainable” alternative to plastic bags

A startup that wants to build a “green” power plant designed to burn trash. They want to build sustainable power plants, using waste as fuel, and keeping energy costs low.

This startup is building a system for making food trucks more sustainable by allowing them to buy in bulk directly from suppliers.

A company that helps companies achieve sustainability in the workplace by encouraging sustainable procurement and waste management.

A mobile app for people who want to live a more sustainable lifestyle. The company is building a tool for people to track their carbon footprints and reduce the impact they have on the environment.

A design company building a more sustainable way to build better building

A company that helps people fulfill sustainability goals by helping them save money and time on their purchases. There’s a lot of buzz in the sustainability space about the idea that the more sustainable you are, the more money you save.

A tool that helps farmers in Africa grow crops that are more productive and sustainable.

The company’s goal is to be the most socially responsible fashion platform on the web. “We’re like the Etsy for buying sustainable products,” says CEO Rami.

A startup for single-use disposable products, with an emphasis on the sustainable consumption habits of its users

This startup wants to build a new, more sustainable way to build roads for autonomous vehicles.

A startup for sustainable tech goods

A company that wants to “create the next generation of architecture” with “sustainable, sustainable” buildings. The company uses the idea of “architecture as a verb” to help people think about their buildings as the sum of the parts, not just the whole.

Dedicated to helping tech companies build more sustainable products, it’s a platform for tracking products’ carbon emissions and life cycle, and helping companies figure out what to do to reduce them.

About a dozen startups are working on a shared infrastructure to help companies reduce their energy bills. Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is designed to help companies cut their energy bills by 30%.

The startup has a new way to make a product that is more sustainable, less toxic, and less expensive. Instead of using the same old tools and materials,

A startup that connects farmers with buyers. The startup helps farmers find buyers with the goal of making agriculture more profitable and sustainable.

A startup that provides a platform for farmers to manage their crops and sell produce in a more efficient and sustainable way.

A startup that helps a customer create a sustainable business model, and a product that helps a company sell a sustainable product.

A fashion e-commerce startup that sells affordable fashion with an emphasis on sustainable fashion.

Idea: A more sustainable and affordable apartment building for college students

It’s an AI-powered app that lets you make low-cost, sustainable, end-to-end custom versions of your favorite products at home.

A startup that wants nothing more than to help consumers get their hands on a healthier, more sustainable, more convenient alternative to bottled water.

A “pay as you go” media model, allowing content creators to provide a service they provide a portion of the revenue from, allowing them to build a sustainable business

A “private social network” with a “pay-what-you-can membership” that’s meant to be a more private and fiscally sustainable alternative to social media sites like Facebook. The company is growing quickly and currently has 30,000 members.

Starting with the forest industry, a startup is developing machines that can read and process the wood of a tree to make it more economical and sustainable.

A B2B company that aims to “enable people to build a more sustainable lifestyle.”

A tool that enables employers to give workers a percentage of their salary for a certain period of time, allowing them to build a sustainable business.

A startup that wants to create a platform for people to make money using their skills and talent, with the goal of creating a sustainable path for the next generation of entrepreneurs in the US.

An algorithm that helps companies find the cleanest and most sustainable ways to generate electricity. It’s a way to use the power of AI to help companies at the 1MW to 100MW range, like power plants and chemical plants, use less energy.

A platform that links local, sustainable farms with restaurants and grocers.

A startup that helps drive more progressive, sustainable, and profitable energy choices.

A “clean-tech software company” that provides a platform that helps companies diversify their energy portfolio. They work with companies to offer a variety of green energy options, and offer regular consulting services to companies that want to be more sustainable in their energy usage.

A social enterprise that provides equipment and support to the developing world for the production of sustainable, high-quality, locally-sourced products.

This company is developing a new way of generating electricity from water, with the ability to generate large amounts of clean and sustainable energy.

The startup is building a marketplace for artisans to sell their goods online. The goal is to build out enough consumer demand to build out a sustainable model for farmers.

A platform that focuses on building products that are sustainable and help save the environment.

This startup, based in the Netherlands, builds a method of 3D printing that they claim is “environmentally, economically and socially sustainable.”

A hardware company that wants to build a hardware-based receipt printer that can produce receipts on demand. The company wants to use the same materials as the paper industry, which is more sustainable than inkjet.

A startup that wants to turn old pallets into high-quality, sustainable, and inexpensive shipping cases using an innovative plastic injection process.

A smart, affordable, and easy-to-use healthcare service for the under-served in Africa. Their goal is to build infrastructure that is sustainable for the long-term with a focus on sustainability, and to make it affordable for everyone.

Hire a farmer, a farmer-to-farmer platform that helps farmers meet and connect, with an emphasis on sustainable farming.

This is a tool for local governments to create and manage sustainable development plans.

A sustainable and affordable home that can be assembled in a few days. The founders say the market for these structures is worth $100 billion.

A startup that helps companies and brands grow sustainable food sources and crops, connecting buyers with farmers. It’s using a model that’s a cross between Etsy and Amazon to connect people with food and farmers.

A startup that wants to connect farms and slaughterhouses with people who want to buy their products in a more sustainable way.

A device to help manage sustainable farms by automating the water supply.

A startup that provides “hippie-style” living to people looking for a more sustainable lifestyle. It provides a studio apartment with a studio bed, desk, and a kitchen that lets people live in a “micro-home” with their roommates.

A tool for consumers to see the environmental impact of their purchases and to find sustainable options.

A company that builds apps for businesses that want to make money in a more sustainable way, such as using a “post-consumption” model for “carbon credits”

Idea: A startup that connects consumers with local, sustainable food products The startup says it’s already working with over 50 local food producers, and has customers in New York City, San Francisco, and Montreal