Category: california
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THE REAL REAL

Online marketplace for luxury consignment goods, thereby facilitating reuse and resale of high-end clothing and other luxury goods.
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MOBIUS MATERIALS

This company offers a marketplace to buy and sell pre-owned consumer electronics, thereby facilitating reuse of materials that would have likely have not been used again.
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MANGO MATERIALS

This company produces biodegradable polymers from waste biogas, thereby creating a biodegradable and cost-effective alternative to oil-based plastics.
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TROVE

This company offers a secondary market to brands to creating a platform that enables buy back and resale of the brand’s items, thereby encouraging reuse and resale.
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IMPERFECT PRODUCE

This company rescues produce and other food items that would otherwise end up being wasted and offers a service to customers that leverages sustainability as a key offering, thereby preventing food waste and finding a market for “ugly” produce.
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INCREDIBLE EATS

This company is on a mission to reduce plastic waste by creating an edible spoon that can be eaten, or else composted, thereby replacing the need for plastic cutlery.
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ALGENESIS

This company is making renewable polyurethanes from algae and non-food plant oils and partnering with companies to make biodegradable products.
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BLUEVIEW FOOTWEAR

This company is making biodegradable shoes from algae-based polyurethanes and other biodegradable materials.
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BLUE PLANET INK

This company is producing disappearing ink that can be inserted into standard printers so that paper can be re-used instead of recycled after the ink disappears after use.
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EVRNU

This company transforms post-consumer textile waste into a new raw material that can be used to create new textiles and clothes using their proprietary fiber technology, thereby reducing the amount of post-consumer waste ending up in landfill.
