Firm | Type | HQ | Website | Portfolio Example(s) | Target EBITDA $M | Target Investment $M | Notes | ||
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3i | Private Equity | London | https://www.3i.com/ | EC Waste | |||||
4848 Partners | Private Equity | Richmond, VA | https://4848partners.com/ | MobileDumps | Middle market PE and M&A advisory | ||||
A&M Capital | Private Equity | Greenwich, CT | https://www.a-mcapital.com/ | Organix Recycling | $50-200M | $15-100M | Industrial and business services | ||
Acorn Innovestments | Venture Capital | Raleigh, NC | https://acorninnovestments.com/ | WasteZero | Early stage advisor and investor | ||||
Alante Capital | Venture Capital | Santa Barbara, CA | https://www.alantecapital.com/ | Circ, Novoloop | Early stage sustainability investor...retail and apparel focus | ||||
Allied Industrial Partners | Private Equity | Houston | https://alliedindustrialpartners.com/ | WasteEliminator, Wall Recycling | $2-25M | Industrials, infrastructure | |||
Altamont Capital | Private Equity | Palo Alto, CA | https://www.altamontcapital.com/ | Nutrition 101 | Mid market PE firm | ||||
Alterna Equity Partners | Private Equity | Miami, FL | https://alternaequitypartners.com/ | Bulk Express Transport | $5-20M | < $10M | Mid market US based companies | ||
Amberjack Capital | Private Equity | Houston, TX | https://www.amberjackcapital.com/ | Best Trash | Industrials | ||||
AP Ventures | Venture Capital | London | https://apventures.com/ | Aether Fuels | Decarbonization | ||||
Aperion Management | Private Equity | Bend, OR | https://aperionmgt.com/ | LJP Waste Solutions, Stella Environmental | $3-20M | Industrials, fragmented industries | |||
Apollo | Private Equity | NYC | https://www.apollo.com/esg-corporate-social-responsibility/esg-reporting-and-policy | Accent Wire, Arconic | Impact fund focused on sustainability | ||||
Ara Partners | Private Equity | Houston | https://www.arapartners.com/portfolio | Blue Whale Materials, Circulus, Divert | large scale decarbonization opportunities | ||||
At One Ventures | Venture Capital | San Francisco | https://www.atoneventures.com/ | Cruz Foam | Deep tech regenerative series A | ||||
Atlas Holdings | Private Equity | Greenwich, CT | https://www.atlasholdingsllc.com/ | Crown Paper Group | Manufacturing, paper, chemicals | ||||
Audax | Private Equity | Boston | https://www.audaxprivateequity.com/portfolio | 48Forty, Liquid Environmental | |||||
August | Venture Capital | Menlo Park, CA | https://www.augustcap.com/ | Compology | |||||
Aurora Capital | Private Equity | Los Angeles, CA | https://www.auroracap.com/ | Curtis Bay, VLS Environmental, Sharps Compliance | $50-300M | Industrial, services, tech-enabled middle market | |||
Autodesk Foundation | Impact Investor | San Francisco | https://www.autodesk.org/ | nth cycle, Vartega, Closed Loop | Early stage impact fund | ||||
Azimuth | Private Equity | Menlo Park, CA | https://navigatingenergy.com/ | H Cycle | Energy transition | ||||
B Capital Group | Venture Capital | Los Angeles | https://www.bcapgroup.com/ | curbwaste | Early stage VC with BCG as partner | ||||
Backstage Capital | Venture Capital | Los Angeles | https://backstagecapital.com/ | Goodr | Underrepresented founders | ||||
BDev Ventures | Venture Capital | Mountain View, CA | https://www.bdevventures.com/ | Recyclops | Up to $3M | B2B tech companies | |||
Beaconhouse Capital | Private Equity | Oakbrook Terrace, IL | https://www.beaconhousecapital.com/ | Alterra, Carbon Polymers | |||||
Benhamou Global Ventures | Venture Capital | Menlo Park, CA | https://benhamouglobalventures.com/ | Everest Labs | Seeks cross border investments | ||||
Blue Sage Capital | Private Equity | Ausin, TX | https://www.bluesage.com/ | Frontier Waste Solutions | $20-40M | $4-15M | Middle market family owned companies | ||
Bonhill Investments | Private Equity | Charlotte, NC | https://www.bonhillcapital.com/ | WasteZero | $2-$20M | 1M | Lower middle market, Southeast US | ||
bp ventures | Venture Capital | Houston | https://www.bp.com/en/global/bp-ventures/about/our-focus.html | WasteFuel | $0 | Carbon management and alt fuels | |||
Breakthrough Energy | Impact Investor | San Francisco | https://www.breakthroughenergy.org/ | Circ, Sortera Alloys | $0 | Bill Gates venture fund investing in sustainable game changers | |||
Broadview Group Holdings | Private Equity | St. Louis, MO | https://www.broadviewgroup.com/ | Certified Waste Solutions | $15-75M | $3-20M | Long term, middle market | ||
BTG Pactual | Private Equity | NYC | https://www.btgstratcap.com/ | Evergreen Environmental, Unified Disposal Partners | $25-150M | Asset oriented businesses | |||
Cardsound Capital | Private Equity | Denver | https://cardsoundcapital.com/ | Circ, Tersus Solutions | B corps in the consumer, tech, real estate sectors | ||||
Carr's Hill Partners | Private Equity | New Orleans, LA | https://www.carrshillpartners.com/ | Arrow Waste | $5-30M | $3-15M | Investor in industrials in southern US | ||
Cemex Ventures | Venture Capital | Monterrey, MX | https://www.cemexventures.com/portfolio/ | Arqlite | Construction technology startups | ||||
Chrysalix | Venture Capital | Vancouver | https://www.chrysalix.com/ | Sortera Alloys | Industrial solutions | ||||
Circulate Capital | Venture Capital | Singapore | https://www.circulatecapital.com/ | Circ | Ending plastic waste, mostly in Asia | ||||
Citigroup Impact Fund | Venture Capital | NYC | https://www.citigroup.com/global/our-impact/strengthening-community/citi-impact-fund | RTS | Triple bottom line, DEI | ||||
Clearlake | Private Equity | Los Angeles | https://clearlake.com/portfolio/ | AMCS | |||||
Clairvest Group | Private Equity | Toronto | https://www.clairvest.com/ | Boston Carting, Arrowhead Environmental, DTG Recycling, Winter Bros, | $25-100M | $10-50M | Fragmented industries, recurring revenue | ||
Closed Loop Partners | Venture Capital | NYC | https://www.closedlooppartners.com/funds/closed-loop-venture-fund/ | Amp Robotics, Balcones, Sims, Single Stream Recyclers, Retrievr, HomeBiogas, Renewal Workshop, SolarCycle | Up to $500K | Sustainability focused startups impacting supply chain and reuse of materials | |||
Coalesce Capital | Private Equity | NYC | https://coalescecap.com/ | Miller Environmental | Infra, Logistics, Facility Services | ||||
Collab Capital | Venture Capital | Atlanta | https://collab.capital/ | Goodr | Black founders | ||||
Collaborative Fund | Venture Capital | NYC | https://www.collaborativefund.com/ | Protein Evolution | Recent fund focused on moving climate innovation | ||||
Conexus VC | Venture Capital | Saskatchewan | https://www.conexusventurecapital.ca/our-funds/cvc-fund-2/ | Prairie Robotics | Tech companies in Canadian prairies | ||||
Cove Fund | Venture Capital | Irvine, CA | https://www.covefund.com/ | Onsite Waste Technologies | $250k-1M | SoCal based startups only. | |||
CVF Capital | Private Equity | Davis, CA | https://cvfcapitalpartners.com/ | Pioneer Recycling | $3-15M | $10M-100M | Middle market Western US | ||
Doral Tech Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | https://doral-tech.com/ | Aether Fuels | |||||
Eagle River Capital | Private Equity | Meeker, CO | https://www.eaglerivercap.com/home | At Your Disposal, Eagle River Waste, Home Builders' Supply | Rocky mountain waste company acquisitions | ||||
Eclipse Ventures | Venture Capital | Palo Alto, CA | https://eclipse.vc/ | Circular.co | VC firm focused on industrials | ||||
Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) | Venture Capital | San Francisco | https://eif.vc/ | Trashie | Sustainability investor | ||||
Energy Capital Partners | Private Equity | Summit, NJ | https://www.ecpgp.com/ | biffa, Wheelabrator, Liberty Tire | Energy, renewables, environmental infra | ||||
EQT | Private Equity | Sweden | https://eqtgroup.com/private-capital/private-equity/ | Reworld, AMCS, Heritage Environmental | Industrials and Healthcare | ||||
EXI Investments | Private Equity | https://exipartners.com/ | Certified Waste Solutions | Small and mid size industrial | |||||
Expedition Capital Partners | Private Equity | Chicago, IL | https://www.expedition-partners.com/ | Waste Harmonics, BP Env Partners, | >$2M | Lower and middle market | |||
Falfurrias Capital | Private Equity | Charlotte, NC | https://falfurriascapital.com/ | Waste Dive | Middle market focus | ||||
Fifth Wall | Venture Capital | NYC | https://fifthwall.com/ | Roadrunner WM, SolarCycle | |||||
Foothill Ventures | Venture Capital | Palo Alto, CA | https://www.foothill.ventures/ | Aether Fuels, Ascend Elements, | Life science, deep tech | ||||
Freeman Spogli | Private Equity | Los Angeles, CA | https://www.freemanspogli.com/ | Kamps Pallets | $75M-300M | $10-75M | Distribution and retail | ||
G2 Venture Partners | Venture Capital | San Francisco | https://www.g2vp.com/ | Smarter Sorting, Optoro | VC focused on sustainability; Kleiner Perkins offshoot | ||||
Galway Sustainable Capital | Private Equity | Washington DC | https://galwaysustainable.com/ | Central Coast Worm Farm | |||||
Generate Capital | Venture Capital | NYC | https://generatecapital.com/ | Stormfisher | |||||
GenX360 | Private Equity | NYC | https://gennx360.com/portfolio | Miller Environmental | $50-500M | $5-50M | Mid market industrial and business services | ||
GI Partners | Private Equity | San Francisco | https://www.gipartners.com/ | Valet Living | up to $1.5B | up to $2B | Focus on services, IT, infra | ||
Gratitude Railroad | Venture Capital | Park City | https://gratituderailroad.com/ | Goodr, Atlas Organics, Loliware, Imperfect Foods, Renewal Workshop | 250K-2M | ~$1M | Collab investor with other impact investors | ||
Green Rock Energy Partners | Private Equity | NYC | https://www.greenrockep.com/ | Waste to energy, RNG | |||||
Gryphon Investors | Private Equity | San Francisco | https://www.gryphon-inv.com/ | Windriver Environmental | $50-500M | <$80M | Middle Market | ||
Hampstead Park Capital | Private Equity | Greenwich, CT | http://www.hampsteadparkcapital.com/ | Quest Resources, PureCycle | Focus on environmental, infra and electrification | ||||
Harvest Capital | Private Equity | NYC | https://www.harvestpartners.com/private-equity | Valet Living | $30-300M | ||||
Heartwood Partners | Private Equity | Norwalk, CT | https://heartwoodpartners.com/ | Alpha Omega Recycling, Amlon | Owner operated businesses, specialty chemicals | ||||
Helena | Impact Investor | Los Angeles | https://helena.org/ | Cruz Foam | Funds grand ideas | ||||
Helium-3 Ventures | Venture Capital | NYC | https://www.helium-3ventures.com | Posh Robotics | Sustainability and general VC | ||||
HG Ventures | Venture Capital | Indianapolis | https://hgventures.com/ | SolarCycle | |||||
HIG Private Equity | Private Equity | Miami | https://higprivateequity.com/about/ | AERC, Wastequip, Sustana | $50M-1B | Industrial and service businesses | |||
Hyde Park Angels | Venture Capital | Chicago | https://hpa.vc/ | Rheaply | Angel investment group in Chicago area | ||||
I2BF | Venture Capital | NYC | https://www.i2bf.com/ | Rematter, HaulerHero | |||||
I Squared Capital | Private Equity | Miami | https://isquaredcapital.com/ | VLS Environmental | Environmental, energy and infra | ||||
Innovations for Impact | Impact Investor | https://innovationsforimpact.com/ | Novoloop, Goodr | Impact investment firm | |||||
Ironwood Capital | Private Equity | Avon, CT | https://ironwoodcap.com/ | Boston Carting, Oakridge Waste, LRS, Pete&Pete, Denali Water Solutions, Gold Medal Environmental, Red River Waste, Action Environmental, City Carting, Advanced Recycilng Systems, Curtis Bay Energy, Lewis Clark Recycling, Interstate Waste Services, VLS Recovery | $10-30M | $4-25M | Significant player in mid market environmental services | ||
JetBlue Ventures | Venture Capital | San Francisco | https://www.jetblueventures.com/ | Aether Fuels | Travel and leisure | ||||
JF Lehman & Co | Private Equity | NYC | https://www.jflpartners.com/ | Lone Star Disposal, Northstar Group, Heritage Crystal Clean | $50-350M | $10-75M | Middle market aerospace and environmental investor | ||
Kapok Partners | Private Equity | Chicago | https://kapokpartners.com/ | $10-50M | $2-10M | Environmental services, waste, recycling, organics | |||
Kinderhook | Private Equity | NYC | https://www.kinderhook.com/ | Capital Waste Services, Circon, EcoSouth, Gold Metal Environmental, Live Oak Environmental | PE firm heavily invested in environmental | ||||
Kruckeberg Industries | Private Equity | Blooming Prairie, MN | https://www.kruckebergindustries.com/ | Kruckeberg Services | PE firm with roots in MN | ||||
L'Attitude Ventures | Venture Capital | San Diego, CA | https://lat.vc/ | Remoov | $.2-2M | VC funding latinos in US | |||
Larson Lam Climate Change Foundation | Impact Investor | https://llccf.org/ | H Cycle | Scaling climate solutions | |||||
Lattice Capital | Venture Capital | NYC | https://www.latticeimpact.com/ | Compost Crew | VC and debt for companies seeking to solve climate crisis | ||||
Laurel Mountain Partners | Private Equity | Pittburgh, PA | http://www.laurelmountain.com/index.aspx | Lewis Clark Recycling, Liberty Waste, Liberty Tire Recycling, DumpsterMarket, Pro Disposal, Chester WTE, various landfills | Leading environmental and waste investor | ||||
Line 5 Capital | Private Equity | Nashville, TN | https://www.line5capital.com/ | Engineered Recycling Systems | $10-50M | $2-7M | Small cap in SE | ||
littlejohn & co | Private Equity | Greenwich, CT | https://littlejohnllc.com/ | Strategic Materials, Interstate Waste Services, CleanEarth | $50-250M | $100-800M | Wide scope of investments for PE and debt | ||
lowercarbon capital | Venture Capital | SF | https://lowercarboncapital.com/ | Urban Machine | |||||
Macquarie | Private Equity | Australia | https://www.macquarie.com/au/en/about/company/macquarie-asset-management.html | LRS, GreenWaste, DTG, Coastal | |||||
Maniv | Venture Capital | NYC | https://www.maniv.com/ | Circular | Decarbonization | ||||
Mission Point Partners | Impact Investor | Westport, CT | http://mppgrp.com/ | Divert, Refed | |||||
Mollitiam Holdings | Private Equity | Florida | https://www.mollitiam.holdings/ | Whitecap Waste | Middle market transportation and waste. | ||||
Morado Ventures | Venture Capital | Sunnyvale, CA | https://www.moradoventures.com/ | Everest Labs | VC looking at AI and robotics | ||||
Mucker Capital | Venture Capital | Santa Monica, CA | https://www.mucker.com/ | curbwaste | Seed investor for software | ||||
NEC Orchestrating Future Fund | Venture Capital | Tokyo | https://www.nec.com/en/press/202112/global_20211217_01.html | Everest Labs | 5G/6G, Digital Government/Digital Finance, Smart City, DX, Healthcare and Life Sciences, and Carbon Neutral | ||||
Neotribe | Venture Capital | Menlo Park, CA | https://www.neotribe.vc/portfolio | BinIt | Innovative companies that stretch the imagination | ||||
New Enterprise Associates | Venture Capital | Chevy Chase, MD | https://www.nea.com/ | Glacier Robotics | Global VC |