Circular Economy
How can people create and consume goods that are renewable, repairable, reusable, and recyclable?
Leather Made of Mushroom
Solver Mycotech, which makes mushroom leather to replace animal and petroleum-based products, received a $10,000 grant from Solve in 2019 for being selected as a Circular Economy Solver.
Reselling Textiles for Zero Waste
Solver Renewal Workshop, which resells used textiles for a zero-waste system, received a $10,000 grant from Solve in 2019 for being selected as a Circular Economy Solver.
A Marketplace for Unused Fabric
Solver Queen of Raw, a digital platform matching buyers and sellers of unused fabric, received a $10,000 grant from Solve in 2019 for being selected as a Circular Economy Solver.
A Marketplace for Unused Fabric
Solver Queen of Raw received an investment from Solve Innovation Future in 2020 to expand its digital platform matching buyers and sellers of unused fabric.
Recycling Air Pollution into Industrial Inks
Solver Air-Ink, which recycles air pollution into industrial-grade inks and pigments, received a $10,000 grant from Solve in 2019 for being selected as a Circular Economy Solver.
Recycling Air Pollution into Industrial Inks
Solver Air-Ink received the $25,000 GM Prize on Circular Economy from Member General Motors in 2019 to recycle air pollution into industrial-grade inks and pigments.
Reducing Plastic Waste with Reusable Packaging
Solver Algramo, which built a high-tech reusable packaging system to counter plastic waste, received a $10,000 grant from Solve in 2019 for being selected as a Circular Economy Solver.
Reducing Plastic Waste with a Reusable Packaging System
Solver Algramo received the $50,000 AI Innovations Prize from Members Patrick J. McGovern Foundation and Schmidt Futures in 2019 to build a high-tech reusable packaging system to counter plastic waste.
A Healthy, Sustainable Sugar Substitute
Solver Xilinat, a healthier, sustainable sugar substitute made from agricultural waste, received a $10,000 grant from Solve in 2019 for being selected as a Circular Economy Solver.
Reselling Surplus Industrial Equipment
Solver Rheaply, a platform that gives a second life to surplus industrial equipment, received a $10,000 grant from Solve in 2019 for being selected as a Circular Economy Solver.
Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund
The Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund led an interseries convertible debt round for Rheaply, leading to a $2,100,000 investment to Rheaply. Rheaply now plans to help Microsoft implement a carbon product roadmap to move towards their goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.
Recycling Plastics into Industrial Building Blocks
Solver BioCollection received the $25,000 GM Prize on Circular Economy from Member General Motors in 2019 to develop a chemical process to transform waste plastics into high-value industrial building blocks.
Recycling Plastics into Industrial Building Blocks
Solver BioCellection, which developed a chemical process to transform waste plastics into high-value industrial building blocks, received a $10,000 grant from Solve in 2019 for being selected as a Circular Economy Solver.
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