Glacier
Next-generation recycling technology
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2019 · $28.2M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2019
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- endwaste.io
- Total Funding
- $28.2M
- Last Round
- $16.0M Series AApr 2025
- Rounds
- 3
About
Glacier builds next-generation AI-powered robots for the recycling industry, combining computer vision and robotics to automate the sorting of recyclables at material recovery facilities (MRFs). The company's systems are trained on billions of real recycling images and recover plastics, film, paper, cardboard, and metals at up to 45 picks per minute. Glacier also provides real-time brand intelligence dashboards giving consumer brands item-level visibility into recycling rates for their packaging. Founded in 2019 by Rebecca Hu-Thrams and Areeb Malik, Glacier is backed by Amazon's Climate Pledge Fund and has deployed robots at facilities including Recology in Seattle and Penn Waste in Pennsylvania.
Summary
Glacier is an Artificial Intelligence company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2019. It has raised $28.2M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $16.0M Series A round in Apr 2025. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Ecosystem Integrity Fund and Amazon Climate Pledge Fund.
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Funding History
Apr 2025
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