14 Best Plastics Industry Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Plastics Industry Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 14 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $161.9m. The average funding per company in this subset is $11.6m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Novomer logo

Novomer

Novomer is a Waltham, Massachusetts-based company founded in 2004 by Scott D. Allen.

6

Funding Rounds

$46.4m

Money raised

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JuggerBot 3D

JuggerBot 3D is an additive manufacturing machine builder focused on designing and building 3D printing solutions.

1

Funding Rounds

$25.0k

Money raised

Polystyvert logo

Polystyvert

Polystyvert is a Montreal, Quebec-based company providing dissolution technology services designed to recycle polystyrene.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.7m

Money raised

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PolySpectra, Inc.

PolySpectra, Inc. is an olySpectra Inc. is a modern materials company founded in 2015 by Raymond Weitekamp.

5

Funding Rounds

$20.3m

Money raised

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Modern Synthesis

Modern Synthesis is a biomaterials producer for textile industry founded in 2019 by Ben Reeve.

3

Funding Rounds

$13.7m

Money raised

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Xampla

Xampla is a Cambridge, Cambridgeshire-based company founded in 2018 by Tuomas Knowles.

2

Funding Rounds

$11.0m

Money raised

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Adaptive3D

Adaptive3D is a company founded by Satya Krishna Ganni.

2

Funding Rounds

$5.1m

Money raised

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Bolder Industries

Founded in 2011, Bolder Industries makes the world's most sustainable plastic and rubber products possible. The company is a pioneer in converting end-of-life tires into desirable carbon black alternatives and petrochemicals with minimal waste.

1

Funding Rounds

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Biologiq Inc.

Biologiq Inc. is an Idaho Falls, Idaho-based plastics and bioplastics company founded in 2011.

3

Funding Rounds

$7.2m

Money raised

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Lyspackaging

Lyspackaging is a Chaniers-based bioplastic packaging company founded in 2015.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.4m

Money raised

Empower logo

Empower

Blockchain platform that digitizes waste streams for buyers and auditors.

1

Funding Rounds

$900.0k

Money raised

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MBA Polymers

MBA Polymers is a company in the plastics industry founded in 1997.

2

Funding Rounds

$40.0m

Money raised

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Impact Solutions

Impact Solutions is a Grangemouth-based plastics research and development company.

1

Funding Rounds

$60.0k

Money raised

Zila Works logo

Zila Works

Zila Works is a Renton, Washington-based company in the plastics industry founded in 2014.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised