# Michael Marmo

> Michael Marmo is the founder and CEO of CurbWaste, a New York-based software platform for waste haulers. A fourth-generation waste industry professional, Marmo started as a scale operator at a family transfer station, built a NYC hauling company called Curbside, then sold it in 2021 to focus on the software he had built to run it. CurbWaste now serves ~150 haulers across roughly 40 states and has raised about $50M in total funding, including a $28M Series B in October 2025 led by Socium Ventures.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at CurbWaste
- **Organizations:** CurbWaste, Curbside (sold to Cogent Waste Services, 2021), Weighworks
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Quinnipiac University - School of Business
- **Known for:** Founder and CEO of CurbWaste, serving ~150 waste haulers across ~40 states, Raised approximately $50M in total funding through Series B, Sold Curbside, his NYC waste hauling business, to Cogent Waste Services in 2021

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Scale operator at a family transfer station in New York
- **2016** — Founded Curbside, a tech-enabled waste hauling company in NYC (first digital order form)
- **2018** — Major investment funds internal tools and scaling of the Curbside operation
- **2019** — Launched customer-facing features: live ETA, digital payments, customer portal
- **2020** — Post-COVID, competitor haulers begin asking to license the tech; CurbWaste concept emerges
- **2021** — Added fintech features (custom pricing, QuickBooks); sold Curbside to Cogent Waste Services
- **2022** — Raised $7M seed co-led by Mucker Capital and B Capital Group
- **2023** — Seed extension with TTV Capital investment
- **2024** — $10M Series A led by Flourish Ventures; named to SMBTech 50
- **2025** — $28M Series B led by Socium Ventures (Cox Enterprises), total funding ~$50M
- **2026** — Named Waste360 40 Under 40 and Innovator Award recipient

## Achievements

- Founder and CEO of CurbWaste, serving ~150 waste haulers across ~40 states
- Raised approximately $50M in total funding through Series B
- Sold Curbside, his NYC waste hauling business, to Cogent Waste Services in 2021
- Named to Waste360 40 Under 40 Class of 2026 with the Innovator Award
- Named to SMBTech 50 (2024)
- Backed by Cox Enterprises via Socium Ventures, plus Flourish Ventures, TTV Capital, B Capital Group, Mucker Capital and Squarepoint

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — CurbWaste closed a $28M Series B led by Socium Ventures (backed by Cox Enterprises); total funding reaches roughly $50M.
- **2026** — Named to Waste360 40 Under 40 Class of 2026 and honored with the Innovator Award.

## Links

- Website: https://curbwaste.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-marmo-curbwaste/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/curbwaste
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFkzVhtpJqQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikemarmocw/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/curbwaste

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Last updated: 2026-07-09