Solucycle

What Solucycle does

Solucycle (legal entity: Solucycle GMO) is a Quebec City-based food waste management company founded in 2015-2016 by brothers Mathieu and Steve Linteau. The company sells the SoluRobot, an on-site processing unit that sorts, grinds, and liquefies food waste using minimal water (250ml per cycle) and is connected via IoT sensors to a holding tank that automatically signals when collection is needed. Two product variants are offered: the SR-100 (2000 liters/hour, 2000kg capacity) for commercial kitchens and the SR-500 (700 liters/hour, industrial-grade closed-circuit system) for larger food-processing and supermarket operations. The technology was developed with research support from CRIQ and INRS.

The business operates a B2B enterprise sales motion targeting restaurants, cafeterias, hospitals, hotels, residential towers, and supermarkets, primarily in the Quebec market. Revenue is generated from one-time hardware sales of SoluRobot units, installation services, SoluCare preventive maintenance contracts (with a one-year warranty on parts and labor), and coordination of organic matter collection through a network of local partners who route material to anaerobic digestion or composting facilities for biogas production. Pricing is quote-based with the company claiming a 12-36 month ROI for customers, supported by documented case-study outcomes including 50-70% waste volume reduction, 60% fewer collection trips at Centre de Congrès de Saint-Hyacinthe, and $18,500 annual savings on waste management labor at that same site.

The company is small (1-10 employees), privately held, founder-controlled, and has not raised institutional capital beyond a CAD $252,000 grant from Quebec City in 2016. It has won multiple Quebec innovation awards (ADRIQ Green Innovation 2016, JCCQ Public's Choice 2017, ADRIQ Young Enterprise Innovation 2018) and serves a handful of named enterprise customers including IKEA Quebec, Restos Plaisirs (Cochon Dingue), Centre de Congrès de Saint-Hyacinthe, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Time Out Market Montreal, and the Condos Origine residential tower in Quebec City.

Name

Solucycle

Legal name

Solucycle GMO

Website

https://solucycle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solucycle is a Quebec City-based food waste management company that sells the IoT-connected SoluRobot on-site processor, along with installation, maintenance, and biogas-collection services, to restaurants, hospitals, hotels, residential towers, and supermarkets in the Quebec market.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food waste management equipment

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Source-Separated Recycling (Paper/Plastics/Metals/Glass) Processing (IMAIAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Symbiosis & Byproduct Exchange Platforms (EUAIANAG), Circular Economy & Waste/Materials Reporting (Zero waste, packaging) (EUAHAJAL)

Keywords

• Food waste management
• Organic waste processing
• Biogas conversion services
• Commercial waste equipment
• Industrial food recycling

Headquarters

HQ city

Quebec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SoluRobot Hardware Sales: Sale of SoluRobot processing units (SR-100 and SR-500 models) to commercial, institutional, and residential customers. Units are installed in customer facilities and sold as capital equipment with associated installation services.
2. 360 Service & Maintenance: Complete ecosystem of services including installation, ongoing maintenance (SoluCare preventive maintenance contracts), and organic matter collection through local partners. Annual warranty of one year on parts and labor, with optional SoluCare service packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Solucycle manufactures and installs the SoluRobot (SR-100 and SR-500 models), an on-site food waste processing system that sorts, grinds, and liquefies organic matter directly in commercial kitchens using minimal water. The offering is bundled with IoT-connected holding tanks, preventive maintenance (SoluCare), collection routing via a local partner network, and conversion of recovered material into biogas or compost.

Product overview

Solucycle offers an integrated food waste management ecosystem consisting of the SoluRobot (SR-100 and SR-500 models) as the core automated processing platform, complemented by IoT-connected holding tanks for automated alerts, collection services via local partner networks, and valorization partnerships for biogas/compost conversion. The complete 360 Service provides end-to-end support from installation through environmental reporting. The system enables source-separation sorting, grinding, and processing of food waste in closed-loop circuits, achieving 100% organic matter recovery while reducing garbage volume by 50-70% and collection costs by up to 50%.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SoluRobot (SR-100 and SR-500) On-site automated food waste processing robot that sorts, grinds, and liquefies organic matter directly in commercial or institutional kitchens using minimal water (250ml per cycle). Available in two models: SR-100 (2000 liters/hour, 2000 kg capacity, 28"x28"x80") for higher-volume throughput, and SR-500 (700 liters/hour, 700 kg capacity, 34"x70"x114") as an industrial-grade closed-circuit processor capable of liquefying multiple tonnes of food waste daily. Sold to restaurants, hospitals, hotels, cafeterias, supermarkets, and residential buildings.
• Holding Tank with IoT Sensors Underground or surface storage reservoir connected to the SoluRobot that collects processed food waste and uses IoT sensors to send automated alerts when the tank is full, enabling predictive collection scheduling and routing to a biogas plant.
• Collection Service Food waste collection routed through Solucycle's network of local partners, transporting material from customer holding tanks to anaerobic digestion plants or composting centers for downstream valorization.
• Biogas and Compost Valorization Conversion of collected food waste into renewable biogas (biomethane) or compost through partnerships with anaerobic digestion plants and composting centers, enabling circular economy outcomes for customer ESG reporting.
• 360 Service Complete service ecosystem bundling technology deployment, ongoing maintenance coordination, organic matter collection, biogas/compost valorization, and environmental reporting for commercial, institutional, and residential customers.
• SoluCare Preventive Maintenance Optional preventive maintenance service contract for SoluRobot systems, complementing the standard one-year warranty on parts and labor.
• Environmental Reports and Carbon Balance Sheets Customized reports on customer food waste production and carbon balance sheets derived from SoluRobot IoT data, used to support corporate social responsibility and ESG reporting.
• Solucycle Residential Food Grinders Food grinders installed in kitchen sinks of residential buildings that recover up to 50% of garbage volume by processing food waste at the source, developed with research support from CRIQ and INRS.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50-70% waste volume reduction
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CRIQ (Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2016Industrial research center that supported the development of Solucycle's organic waste recovery system. The partnership contributed to developing the sorting, grinding, and composting process used in the SoluRobot.
• INRS (Institut national de recherche scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2016National research institute that supported development of Solucycle's organic waste recovery technology, contributing scientific expertise to the system's design and implementation.
• O'thanecoreOthersCompany led by Christian Rivest (Solucycle R&D Director) specializing in creation and management of organic waste treatment plants through anaerobic digestion. Represents operational expertise in biogas plant partnerships.
• Local Collection PartnerscoreOthersNetwork of local partners connected to Solucycle's communication system for organic matter collection. Partners transport collected material to anaerobic digestion plants or composting centers for biogas and compost production.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Power Knot: Power Knot manufactures the LFC biodigester, an on-site food waste digester for commercial kitchens, hotels, hospitals, and restaurants. It is the most direct global competitor to Solucycle's SoluRobot, addressing the same customer verticals with a similar hardware-plus-service model.
• Hungry Giant: Hungry Giant provides on-site food waste dehydration and processing systems for restaurants, grocery stores, and food service operators. It overlaps with Solucycle's restaurant and supermarket segments with a similar equipment-plus-service approach.
• Eco-Safe Systems USA: Eco-Safe Systems designs on-site food waste dehydrators and digesters for commercial kitchens and food processors, closely comparable to Solucycle's SoluRobot in both mechanism (mechanical reduction of food waste) and customer profile.
• BioHiTech Global: BioHiTech offers the Eco-Safe Digester for on-site food waste processing in commercial and institutional kitchens, alongside data analytics. It targets the same customer base as Solucycle (restaurants, hospitals, universities) with comparable on-site processing equipment and ESG reporting features.
• Food Cycle Science (FoodCycler): Food Cycle Science, a Canadian company, manufactures the FoodCycler, an at-home and commercial food waste dehydrator. It directly overlaps with Solucycle's SoluRobot in mechanism (mechanical food waste reduction) and shares a Canadian market context, making it a strong regional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management (Organics Recycling): Waste Management operates one of North America's largest organic waste collection and processing networks, including anaerobic digestion facilities. It competes with Solucycle in the broader food-waste value chain as an incumbent player that can offer collection and valorization at scale that Solucycle accesses only through partners.
• Veolia (Organic Waste Solutions): Veolia provides large-scale organic waste collection, composting, and anaerobic digestion services across North America. It is a broad incumbent that competes indirectly with Solucycle by offering integrated waste management and biogas solutions to the same commercial and institutional customers.
• Emerson (Grind2Energy): Emerson's Grind2Energy system is an industrial-scale food waste processing solution that grinds and transports waste to anaerobic digestion facilities. It serves the same institutional and commercial verticals as Solucycle, but as part of Emerson's broader industrial automation portfolio with significantly greater capital and reach.

Regional players

• GFL Environmental Services: GFL Environmental Services is a major Canadian waste management company with organics collection and processing capabilities. It is comparable to Solucycle as a regional player operating in the same Canadian market with overlapping customer types in restaurants, hotels, and residential.

Emerging players

• Re-Nuble: Re-Nuble is an emerging circular-economy company focused on converting organic waste into agricultural inputs. It is comparable to Solucycle in its focus on food waste valorization but addresses a different downstream market (agriculture) and complements Solucycle's biogas route.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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