Top 21 Battery Recycling startups in USA
Apr 28, 2026
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Funding: $4.9B
Redwood Materials is a leading battery and electronics recycling company. Founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, the company's primary business is electric vehicle battery recycling. But in addition to car batteries, it recycles phones, laptops, tablets, power tools and any other lithium-ion-containing devices - to recover critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper. The company also uses old batteries to create own energy storage systems that supply electricity to data centers and the national power grid. The company also offers the creation of corporate and municipal energy storages. Thanks to using the most affordable domestic batteries, combining used and new batteries and simplifying installation and system design, it offers the most cost-effective energy storage systems on the market.
Redwood Materials is a leading battery and electronics recycling company. Founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, the company's primary business is electric vehicle battery recycling. But in addition to car batteries, it recycles phones, laptops, tablets, power tools and any other lithium-ion-containing devices - to recover critical minerals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper. The company also uses old batteries to create own energy storage systems that supply electricity to data centers and the national power grid. The company also offers the creation of corporate and municipal energy storages. Thanks to using the most affordable domestic batteries, combining used and new batteries and simplifying installation and system design, it offers the most cost-effective energy storage systems on the market.
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Funding: $650M
EnergyX is developing direct lithium extraction technology that enables recovery of lithium metal directly from brine in a form suitable for use as anodes for electric vehicle batteries. EnergyX has developed best-in-class sorbents (for extracting lithium molecules from water, capable of withstanding high temperatures, exhibiting fast kinetics and a long cycle life), SX reagents (for purifying and concentrating brines, capable of delivering Li content up to 60,000 ppm) and lithium-selective membranes (for preferential separation of Li molecules from impurities). The company has also patented electrolyte technology that safely leverages the full benefits of low-cost lithium-metal anode batteries compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries. EnergyX covers all aspects of the battery supply chain: from lithium extraction from brine, purification and manufacturing to the development of solid-state batteries with high safety and energy density.
EnergyX is developing direct lithium extraction technology that enables recovery of lithium metal directly from brine in a form suitable for use as anodes for electric vehicle batteries. EnergyX has developed best-in-class sorbents (for extracting lithium molecules from water, capable of withstanding high temperatures, exhibiting fast kinetics and a long cycle life), SX reagents (for purifying and concentrating brines, capable of delivering Li content up to 60,000 ppm) and lithium-selective membranes (for preferential separation of Li molecules from impurities). The company has also patented electrolyte technology that safely leverages the full benefits of low-cost lithium-metal anode batteries compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries. EnergyX covers all aspects of the battery supply chain: from lithium extraction from brine, purification and manufacturing to the development of solid-state batteries with high safety and energy density.
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Funding: $377.4M
Cirba Solutions provides battery recycling services. It handles all types of chemistries and battery formats, and collaborates with partners to collect end-of-life batteries and scrap and maintains closed-loop US-domestic supply chain. The company has developed proprietary technology that ensures safe and efficient recovery of critical minerals from end-of-life alkaline batteries. It also utilizes cryogenic pre-treatment process for highly reactive lithium batteries. This process reduces their reactivity, allowing further physical separation. The batteries are then conveyed to an automated crusher operating in a liquid solution to prevent fugitive emissions and reduce the reactivity of the recycled batteries. The resulting materials include solid metal particles, which are fully recovered and used as feedstock for a variety of new products.
Cirba Solutions provides battery recycling services. It handles all types of chemistries and battery formats, and collaborates with partners to collect end-of-life batteries and scrap and maintains closed-loop US-domestic supply chain. The company has developed proprietary technology that ensures safe and efficient recovery of critical minerals from end-of-life alkaline batteries. It also utilizes cryogenic pre-treatment process for highly reactive lithium batteries. This process reduces their reactivity, allowing further physical separation. The batteries are then conveyed to an automated crusher operating in a liquid solution to prevent fugitive emissions and reduce the reactivity of the recycled batteries. The resulting materials include solid metal particles, which are fully recovered and used as feedstock for a variety of new products.
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Funding: $302.5M
American Battery Technology Company implements a closed-loop battery recycling system that separates and recovers critical materials from end-of-life batteries, purifying these metals to the same or even higher quality than traditional primary mining materials. Instead of using brute-force methods, such as placing batteries in high-temperature furnaces and shredding systems, ABTC developed an automatic deconstruction process combined with a targeted, melt-free hydrometallurgical method that allows battery packs to be deconstructed into modules, modules into cells, cells into cell components and then sorts these cell components. This results in reduced waste, higher material recovery rates and quality. The company also operates sustainable lithium production facility in Tonopah Flats.
American Battery Technology Company implements a closed-loop battery recycling system that separates and recovers critical materials from end-of-life batteries, purifying these metals to the same or even higher quality than traditional primary mining materials. Instead of using brute-force methods, such as placing batteries in high-temperature furnaces and shredding systems, ABTC developed an automatic deconstruction process combined with a targeted, melt-free hydrometallurgical method that allows battery packs to be deconstructed into modules, modules into cells, cells into cell components and then sorts these cell components. This results in reduced waste, higher material recovery rates and quality. The company also operates sustainable lithium production facility in Tonopah Flats.
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Funding: $260M
Aqua Metals is the only company that has produced a commercially proven sustainable, closed-loop metal recycling process that is capable of producing the world’s purest metals.
Aqua Metals is the only company that has produced a commercially proven sustainable, closed-loop metal recycling process that is capable of producing the world’s purest metals.
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Funding: $105M
Li Industries is a start-up company focusing on developing the next generation of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies.
Li Industries is a start-up company focusing on developing the next generation of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies.
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Funding: $82.1M
Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries.
Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries.
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Funding: $64.1M
Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals.
Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals.
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Funding: $6.8M
TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste. TerraCycle recycles non-recyclable waste into various consumer products.
TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste. TerraCycle recycles non-recyclable waste into various consumer products.
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Funding: $20M
Momentum is a lithium-ion battery recycling company that has developed a patented modular, scalable battery recycling technology.
Momentum is a lithium-ion battery recycling company that has developed a patented modular, scalable battery recycling technology.
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Funding: $14.4M
SiTration improves ultra-durable filtration membranes intended for efficient separations in the harshest environments.
SiTration improves ultra-durable filtration membranes intended for efficient separations in the harshest environments.
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Funding: $8M
Aepnus Technology company provides Electrified chemicals for carbon-free future.
Aepnus Technology company provides Electrified chemicals for carbon-free future.
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Funding: $4.3M
Posh is a Bay Area battery recycling startup that wants reuse rare materials from EV batteries.
Posh is a Bay Area battery recycling startup that wants reuse rare materials from EV batteries.
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Funding: $1.5M
OnTo develops and patents advanced battery recycling innovations that yield high-quality electrode materials made from recycled batteries.
OnTo develops and patents advanced battery recycling innovations that yield high-quality electrode materials made from recycled batteries.
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Ridwell recycles items such as batteries, light bulbs and textiles not typically accepted by existing recycling services.
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Funding: $100K
Renewance provides software solutions, consultancy, and project management services to manage the battery end of life liabilities.
Renewance provides software solutions, consultancy, and project management services to manage the battery end of life liabilities.
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Funding: $22.5K
Converteca uses innovative process to help reclaim raw materials from lithium-ion batteries. Diverting the batteries from landfills, rivers and main ecological systems. Creating a better and more sustainable future.
Converteca uses innovative process to help reclaim raw materials from lithium-ion batteries. Diverting the batteries from landfills, rivers and main ecological systems. Creating a better and more sustainable future.
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Evolve Renewable Materials is building battery supply chain capacity is decentralized and scalable, with the objective to reduce overall recycling costs, emissions, and to reintegrate green recycled battery-grade precursor cathode and anode materials back into the U.S. EV battery supply chain.
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Call2Recycle is a product stewardship program that provides no-cost battery and cellphone recycling solutions.
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