Root Sustainability raises €1M to bring AI-powered, audit-ready sustainability data to Europe’s retail brands. - Borski Fund

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Root Sustainability, an Amsterdam climate-tech startup, raised a €1,000,000 seed round led by Borski Fund with participation from Rockstart and angel investors. The company provides an AI-powered data platform that converts scattered operational data into auditable, high-granularity sustainability insights for retail brands. Customers including HEMA, O’Neill and Holland & Barrett use the platform to produce product carbon footprints, run reduction scenarios, and comply with upcoming EU rules like Digital Product Passports and CSRD. The funding will accelerate Root's European expansion and strengthen its AI capabilities for data optimisation and decarbonization, replacing slow, consultant-driven processes with fast, auditable datasets.

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Amount $1.1M Total raised
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Date December 16, 2025 Announcement date
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Company root-sustainability.com Funded company

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Environmental Software SaaS Sustainability Analytics

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