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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.
Replate
Replate is a tech-enabled nonprofit that reduces food waste and food insecurity by connecting businesses with surplus food to nearby community organizations. Through a web-based platform, companies schedule on-demand or recurring pickups in a few clicks, and Replate's 'Friendly Food Rescuers' collect and deliver the food along optimized routes. Donors track the social and environmental impact of every donation - meals delivered, water saved, and CO2 diverted - through a personalized dashboard. Founded in 2016 by Maen Mahfoud, Replate operates across major U.S. cities and the Middle East.
Spoiler Alert
Spoiler Alert is a Boston-based B2B software company that helps the world's largest consumer packaged goods makers sell off excess and short-dated inventory before it ends up in a landfill. Its platform digitizes the messy, manual liquidation process - automating listings, optimizing pricing and freight, and matching surplus product to a curated network of discount retailers and food banks. Founded by MIT Sloan classmates in 2015, the company works with brands like PepsiCo, Nestle, Kraft Heinz, Campbell's, and Danone, and says it has helped divert more than 200 million pounds of food from waste.