Root Sustainability, an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based climate tech startup, has raised €1 million in a Seed funding round. 

Investors 

The round was led by Borski Fund, with participation from Rockstart, Spotlight, Empower Impact, and additional private investors.

Borski Fund is a Netherlands-based venture capital fund focused on early-stage technology companies with diverse founding teams, particularly those with female founders or mixed-gender leadership. Founded in 2019, the fund primarily invests in Dutch and European startups across sectors such as software, fintech, healthtech, and sustainability. 

Root Sustainability Use of Funds 

The company will use the funding to accelerate its European expansion and enhance its AI capabilities for sustainability data optimization and decarbonization. 

About Root Sustainability 

Founded in 2022 by Gijs de Mol and Maud Schijen, Root Sustainability is a SaaS-based climate tech platform that automates life cycle assessments (LCAs) and sustainability reporting for companies. Its platform centralizes and analyzes environmental data to generate detailed LCAs for products and entire organizations, turning previously scattered operational data across the value chain into actionable impact insights. Headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Root Sustainability serves retailers, including HEMA, O’Neill, and Holland & Barrett. 

Funding Details 

Company: Root Sustainability 

Raised: €1.0M 

Round: Seed 

Funding Date: December 2025 

Lead Investor: Borski Fund 

Additional Investors: Rockstart, Spotlight, Empower Impact, private investors 

Company Website: https://root-sustainability.com/  

Software Category: Sustainability Data Platform / Climate Tech 

Source: https://root-sustainability.com/press-release/root-sustainability-raises-e1m-seed-round/