07 Mar 2024 --- Glacier has secured US$7.7 million in funding to advance its development of AI-driven waste sorting robots for enhanced recycling efficiencies and data collection. Co-founder Rebecca Hu highlights the robots’ capability to identify and sort recyclables, emphasizing the technology’s potential to reduce waste by improving the purity and recovery rate of recycling streams. The company has raised the funding from New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund. Additional investors include AlleyCorp, Overture Climate VC and VSC Ventures.
