How Do Circular Economy Startups Get Funding?
The transition to a circular economy represents an innovation challenge - new materials, services, and technologies are key to unlocking new technical and economic possibilities.
Today these type of innovations are not a priority for the big venture capitalists (VCs), who are pumping billions of dollars into startups with a one in ten success ratio. Many startups working on innovation relevant to a circular economy face skepticism from the traditional venture capital world - often preferring to secure funding from a growing but left-field set of investors: impact investors, foundations, or corporate venture capital teams.
As support for a circular economy grows among the powers that be, what signal does this send to investors and innovators alike?
Watch this session with Stuffstr founder John Atcheson and Jeffrey Eneberi, founder of Creolus, a forthcoming science-based plastic innovation fund.