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Transforms waste into circular chemicals with indefinite reuse, bridging the path to the circular economy

Houston, United StatesFounded 2016Energy
Valuation $250–500M Last recorded · 2022
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding
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About ENCINA

Encina is a pioneering startup that operates in the recycling and sustainability market, specifically focusing on end-of-life plastics. Their business model revolves around transforming these discarded plastics into circular building blocks, which are essentially valuable chemical components known as BTX/P (Benzene, Toluene, Xylene/Paraxylene). This innovative process is both economically viable and environmentally sustainable, providing a reliable solution for their customers.

Their primary clientele includes manufacturing companies that are looking to incorporate more recycled or circular content into their products. This is in response to the growing market demand for sustainable products. By integrating Encina's circular building blocks into their manufacturing processes, these companies can increase the recycled content of their products, thereby enhancing their sustainability credentials.

Encina's revenue generation model is based on the sale of these circular building blocks. The company's proprietary process allows them to extract BTX/P from end-of-life plastics in a cost-effective manner, which they then sell to their customers. This not only provides a new lease of life for discarded plastics but also offers a sustainable and economically attractive solution for manufacturers.

In summary, Encina is a sustainability-focused startup that operates in the recycling market, providing innovative solutions for manufacturers by transforming end-of-life plastics into valuable manufacturing components.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Houston, United States
Employees
27
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
58.4/100
Industry
Energy, Chemicals
Sub-industry
Waste Solution
Sector
Energy, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Tech, Circular Economy, Hard Tech
Business model
Manufacturing
Client focus
b2b

Funding history

2 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
EARLY VCOther financing Mar 2022 $55M $220M SW Recycle Fund · IMM Investment ↗
EARLY VCOther financing May 2021 $2.8M $11M Undisclosed —
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Growth signals

ENCINA website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for ENCINA is 4.2K monthly website visits, up 133.3% over the last three months. ENCINA's team grew 0% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits4.2K 3-month web change+133.3% 1-year team growth0%
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Investors

2 investors on the cap table

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Series A2 investors entered at this stage

  • SW Recycle Fund
  • IMM Investment
Team profiled 4 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States86.7%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.7%
🇳🇱 Netherlands6.7%
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