Cohort 3 Teams Announced
Sixteen entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and small business teams were selected from a field of applicants across the Pacific Northwest and West Coast to join the NextCycle Washington third cohort. The program will provide the teams with consulting, technical, business and marketing support, and help them connect with potential partners, suppliers, and funders during the six-month program.
The program culminates with a showcase event on May 19, 2025, co-located with the Washington State Recycling Association annual conference, where NextCycle Washington teams will pitch their projects to a live audience with the chance to attract investors, win monetary awards, and generate publicity. (Separate registration is required for each event.)
Learn about the 16 NextCycle teams selected for the 2025 cohort:
99Bridges (San Jose, California): A for-profit technology company developing MOSAIC, an operating system combining software and hardware that tracks reusable cups and containers from use to return, reducing waste and cutting reliance on single-use plastics like retail bags, bottles, cups, and foodware. www.99bridges.com
Around Again (Sequim, Washington): A nonprofit organization expanding current operations to accept more recovered building products, home furnishings, and other items and create incubator spaces to divert materials for reuse, repair, and repurpose. www.aroundagainstore.org
Bio Fiber Industries (Seattle, Washington): A for-profit start-up seeking to launch a small-scale pilot facility to transform agricultural waste from cannabis, hemp, and hops into sustainable, high-performance construction materials and renewable energy. www.biofiberindustries.com
Biomethane (Spokane, Washinton): A renewable natural gas (RNG) consulting and development group studying the feasibility of diverting Spokane County organic waste from landfills or incineration and instead converting the organic waste into renewable natural gas via anaerobic digestion. www.biomethanellc.com
Dancing Goats and Singing Chickens Organic Farm (Yelm, Washington): A for-profit 12-acre farm expanding its composting efforts to include food waste sourced from local restaurants and schools to produce compost for use on the farm and potentially to market in the future. www.dancinggoatsandsingingchickens.com
Diaper Stork (Seattle, Washington): A for-profit diaper pick-up/delivery service integrating biochar pyrolysis into its commercial composting site, transforming non-reusable diapers into valuable resources. www.diaperstork.com
FanWagn (Canby, Oregon): A for-profit organization expanding a platform that enables peer-to-peer resale of licensed sports apparel. www.fanwagn.com
Jefferson Timber Cooperative (Quilcene, Washington): A for-profit cooperative composed of microentrepreneurs developing a zero-waste local wood processing center that transforms sawdust, offcuts, and planer shavings into creative products like biofuels, biochar, composting substrates, and interior paneling.
Key Tech Labs (Normandy Park, Washington): A nonprofit organization transforming decommissioned solar panels into sustainable energy solutions to power robotic systems that automate seeding, watering, and weeding of community gardens and urban and small family farms. www.keytechlabs.org
Kimora Garden (Spokane, Washington): A for-profit ecofriendly multi-vendor marketplace featuring upcyclers and thrifters is seeking to establish an online client base and expand operations to a brick-and-mortar space.
New Type Group (Auburn, Washington): A for-profit, public benefit, corporation piloting a decentralized plastic recycling system using enzymatic hydrolysis to break down PET plastics and polyesters and then re-polymerize them into virgin-like quality PET plastic resin. www.newtypegroup.com
OceanMade (Seattle, Washington): A for-profit start-up piloting the production and sale of plant pots made from kelp and recycled organic fibers addressing the waste issue posed by single-use plastic containers. www.oceanmade.co
ReuMo (Kent, Washington): A for-profit organization piloting a small-scale water filter that places moss in the path of stormwater headed for drains including rooftops, parking lots, and sidewalks.
Seeking Ferments (Seattle, Washington): A for-profit brewer refining its circular production methods in the manufacturing of gut-healthy beverages to optimize bottle reuse, utilize fruit waste to develop new products, and process any remainder into nutrient-rich compost. www.seekingferments.com
Spread Supplies (Bremerton, Washington): A for-profit retailer of new and used art supplies and tools scaling their operations to attract more donations and expand the used art supply section of the retail store. www.spreadsupplies.com
Transcend (Lake Forest Park, Washington): A for-profit clothing brand expanding operations and building retail partnerships to transform local textile waste into high-quality garments through Indigenous heritage craft techniques. www.weartranscend.com