# Divert, Inc.

> Divert, Inc. is a Concord, Massachusetts impact technology company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted. Founded in 2007, it pairs data-driven prevention software with reverse logistics and a network of anaerobic digestion facilities that turn unsold and non-donatable food into renewable natural gas and soil amendment. Divert serves more than 7,800 retail and industrial customer locations - including Kroger, Albertsons, Target, CVS and Ahold Delhaize - and reached a valuation of over $1 billion following a 2026 Series C led by Mitsubishi Corporation.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Concord, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Ryan Begin (CEO & Co-Founder), Nick Whitman (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** ~300 employees
- **Products:** Prevention technology & data analytics, Food recovery & donation programs, Reverse logistics & collection, Integrated Diversion & Energy Facilities
- **Notable:** Processed more than 4.2 billion pounds of unsold food since 2007, Facilitated donation of over 16 million meals, Reached a valuation of over $1 billion with 2026 Series C led by Mitsubishi

## Products & services

- **Prevention technology & data analytics** — Software and data tools (including RFID-based tracking) that help retailers reduce shrink and prevent food from being wasted before it happens.
- **Food recovery & donation programs** — Logistics and coordination that route edible surplus food from stores to food banks and community organizations.
- **Reverse logistics & collection** — Nationwide pickup and transport of unsold and non-donatable food from retail and industrial customer locations.
- **Integrated Diversion & Energy Facilities** — Anaerobic digestion plants using proprietary depackaging to turn organic waste into carbon-negative renewable natural gas and digestate soil amendment.

## Achievements

- Processed more than 4.2 billion pounds of unsold food since 2007
- Facilitated donation of over 16 million meals
- Reached a valuation of over $1 billion with 2026 Series C led by Mitsubishi
- Processed over 630 million pounds of unsold and non-donatable food in 2024, a 52% year-over-year increase
- Operates a network of Integrated Diversion & Energy Facilities across roughly 25 states
- Opened Longview, Washington facility designed to process up to 100,000 tons of organic waste annually - a first for the state
- Secured long-term renewable natural gas partnerships with BP, Enbridge and Mitsubishi

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Divert announced a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation as lead investor in its Series C, valuing the company at over $1 billion, and opened its Integrated Diversion & Energy Facility in Longview, Washington.
- **2026-01** — Divert secured additional funding to scale infrastructure addressing the wasted food crisis in North America and announced board appointments.
- **2025** — Nuveen committed more than $90 million in energy infrastructure credit to fund the Lexington, North Carolina facility.
- **2024-12** — Reported processing over 630 million pounds of unsold food in 2024, up 52% year-over-year.

## Links

- Website: https://divertinc.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/divert
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/divertinc
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@divertinc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/divertinc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/divertinc

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Last updated: 2026-07-21