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DesCycle competitors & alternatives
The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to DesCycle among sustainability companies — ranked by similarity to what DesCycle actually does, not by market-cap band.
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About DesCycle
DEScycle is a technology and internet company headquartered in London that provides a distributed metals processing platform using a network of modular units instead of centralised smelting.
DesCycle at a glance
DesCycle is a sustainability company headquartered in United Kingdom. It has raised at least $13.2M across the 2 funding rounds on record, 1 of them with a disclosed amount. Its most recent funding round, Series A, raised $13.2M in November 2024. Xcout tracks 10 named people at DesCycle, including ROB HARRIS (Chief Technology Officer).
DesCycle leadership
- ROB HARRISChief Technology Officer
- Ian CockerillChair
- Leo HowdenCo-founder & CEO
- ROB HARRISCo-founder & CTO
- Fred Whiteco-founder and Chief Commercial Officer
- Chris SmithNon-Exec Director
4 more named people on record for DesCycle, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
DesCycle funding rounds
At least $13.2M raised across the 2 rounds on record (1 with a disclosed amount). Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | $13.2M | 8 named | |
| — | Undisclosed | — |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Top 12 DesCycle competitors
Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to DesCycle by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.
AgTech
Entocycle is a biotechnology company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that designs and builds modular insect farming technology to transform food waste into sustainable protein sources.
Metals and Mining
Nth Cycle Inc. is a pure-play critical mineral refining company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. The company provides innovative refining technology aimed at filling critical gaps in the domestic supply chain for critical minerals.
Climate Technology
Nordic Salt Cycle is a Denmark-based company founded in 2024 that specializes in the recycling and recovery of vital minerals and critical raw materials.
Defence
Disruptive Industries is a multi-use technology company that uncovers often overlooked aspects of the world. Operating as a technology and information internet business, it has a team size of 11 to 50 employees and is headquartered in London.
Waste Management
Recykal is a technology, information, and internet company established in 2016, headquartered in Hyderabad, India. It provides a first-of-its-kind digitally enabled ecosystem that empowers every stakeholder in the waste management sector, driving sustainable circularity and behavioral change.
CleanTech
DyeRecycle provides a proprietary solvent technology that decontaminates and recycles complex post-consumer textile waste by stripping away dyes, blends, and finishes in a single step. The company processes mixed clothing and furniture waste to recover clean, high-quality fibers—such as polyester and cotton—that are free from chemicals and ready to be respun into new yarns and fabrics.
Deep Tech
Seloxium focuses on selectively mining valuable metals from water, with its operations located in Oxford, United Kingdom.
Environmental Services
Epoch Biodesign is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and produces virgin-quality recycled polymers with ultra-low emissions, beginning with nylon 6,6.
Clean Tech
pH7 Technologies is a Canadian company headquartered in Vancouver that develops next-generation critical-mineral extraction technologies for economical and sustainable primary and secondary metal extraction.
Recycling Technology
DeepTech Recycling Limited is a technology company focused on developing advanced chemical recycling solutions for plastic waste management.
CleanTech
Novocycle Technologies Corp. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and focuses on technology-driven recycling and sustainability solutions.
Battery Recycling
ACE Green Recycling is a green technology company headquartered in Houston, Texas, that builds integrated recycling processes and supply chain platforms for batteries.
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