We often hear that businesses and organizations active in the e-waste, electronics circularity, and related sectors struggle to find the right partners to build out and fund their work. This is also a struggle we are ourselves are well acquainted with. We have therefore compiled a list of useful resources for you to search for and find partners through.

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Resources we have put together for you:

• The Circular Minerals Partnership Hub

• Matchmaking Tool

• 100 People & Organizations in Circularity to Follow in 2025​

• Startups in minerals & electronics circularity

• Startups & scaleups in refurbished electronics (Part 1)

• Startups & scaleups in refurbished electronics (Part 2)

• EV battery factories in North America (Part 1)

• EV battery factories in North America (Part 2)

• EV battery factories in North America (Part 3)

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External lists of registered entities in the electronics lifecycle:

• Stiftung Elektro-Altgeräte Register (Germany)

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External lists of other entities we recommend exploring:

• Circular Connect Directory

• Circular Economy Company Database

• ECIV's Matchmaking Platform

• EIT RawMaterials' Partner Network

• Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Circular Startup Index

• Ensun's Top Circular Economy Companies

• EU-Startups' Startup Database

• E-Waste World Expo's Exhibitor List

• Sitra's 2021 list of 41 pioneering Finnish circular economy companies

• WCEF's 2024 list of Europe’s top 30 circular solutions to tackle biodiversity loss and unlock business growth​​

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External lists of investors and VCs we recommend exploring:​

• All Climate VC's List

• Climate Finance Initiative's Climate Investor Lists

• Climate VC List

• Critical Capital Partners' Climate Tech VCs Map

• Dealroom's Global Climate Tech Investors

• EU-Startups' Investor Database

• Impact Loop's Family Offices Database

• Impact Loop's VC Database

• The Climate Capital Stack