Droppie
Droppie is an Amsterdam-based circular-economy company operating one-stop recycling stores where consumers drop off textiles, returnable bottles/cans, old appliances, and cooking oil.
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Snapshot 2026-10-28- Startup SignalsTop 25%new
- Climate & SustainabilityTop 25%
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Droppie is an Amsterdam-based circular-economy company operating one-stop recycling stores where consumers drop off textiles, returnable bottles/cans, old appliances, and cooking oil. Stores use the AI-powered Dropbot to automatically recognize material type, weigh it, and issue instant rewards via the Droppie app. The company currently runs about 13 stores across Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, and Utrecht, with plans to expand to 70 stores across larger Dutch cities.
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Investor· 4
Funding history
- 2026-06-22New funding round$5M
Investors · Amsterdam Climate and Energy Fund, ROM InWest, Social Impact Fund Rotterdam and Amsterdam, Start FoundationSource · ioplus.nl ↗
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Droppie is an Amsterdam-based circular-economy company operating one-stop recycling stores where consumers drop off textiles, returnable bottles/cans, old appliances, and cooking oil. Stores use the AI-powered Dropbot to automatically recognize material type, weigh it, and issue instant rewards via the Droppie app. The company currently runs about 13 stores across Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, and Utrecht, with plans to expand to 70 stores across larger Dutch cities.
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