What UpGreen does

UpGreen is a privately held ecotechnology laboratory headquartered at 14 Quai Kléber in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. The firm was founded in 2011 (per firmographic records) and operates with 1–10 employees. Its work centers on the twelve principles of green chemistry, applied through three integrated methodological pillars: eco-design across the full product lifecycle, biomimicry-inspired process development, and specialized laboratory formulation.

The company's core offerings include formulation services for surface treatment processes, construction materials studies, eco-design consulting, biomimicry-based process development, and green chemistry process development. From a business model standpoint, UpGreen operates as a B2B professional services laboratory targeting industrial companies that need to reconcile manufacturing activity with environmental compliance. It sells through three partnership tiers: (1) technical services limited to client-defined specifications, (2) confidential R&D studies on processes or eco-technologies within a constrained legislative framework, and (3) full partnerships covering creation, development, and commercialization of a specific product or service. Pricing is quote-based and bespoke, with no public pricing disclosed. Distribution is entirely direct, primarily via the company's website (upgreen.fr), a WordPress-based contact form, and citizen-level partnerships with grandes écoles and universities.

Name

UpGreen

Legal name

UpGreen

Website

https://upgreen.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UpGreen is a Strasbourg-based ecotechnology laboratory providing green chemistry, eco-design, biomimicry, and surface treatment formulation services to industrial companies across France through direct, project-based consulting engagements.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Technical Services: Technical prestations limited to specifications defined by client requirements.
2. R&D Studies: Research and development studies concerning processes or eco-technologies for clients with innovative ideas to develop confidentially within a regulated legislative framework.
3. Partnership for Product Development and Commercialization: Partnership for the creation, development, and commercialization of a determined product, service, or employment, representing a core business activity of the laboratory.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

UpGreen is an ecotechnology laboratory providing specialized R&D and consulting services centered on green chemistry. The laboratory delivers formulation services for surface treatment, studies of construction materials, and the development of new manufacturing processes that respect the twelve principles of green chemistry. Services are delivered under three partnership models: limited technical prestations, confidential R&D studies, and full product creation, development, and commercialization partnerships.

Product overview

UpGreen is a laboratory of ecotechnologies located in Strasbourg, Alsace, offering a portfolio of specialized laboratory services centered on green chemistry. The core offerings include formulation services for surface treatment, construction materials studies, and the development of new processes following the twelve principles of green chemistry. These services are delivered through eco-design consulting, biomimicry-based process development, and three partnership models: technical services (limited to specifications), R&D studies (for processes or ecotechnologies), and full product partnership development including commercialization. The laboratory positions itself as a project initiation partner, helping clients launch projects on the right trajectory with sustainable approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Services (Prestation technique) Targeted technical prestations delivered against specifications defined by client requirements, providing solutions within constrained legislative frameworks.
• Research and Development Studies (Étude R&D) Research and development studies focused on processes or ecotechnologies, conducted confidentially within a regulated legislative environment for clients with innovative ideas.
• Product Partnership Development (Partenariat de création, développement et commercialisation) Partnership services for the creation, development, and commercialization of a specific product, service, or employment, representing the core activity of the laboratory.
• Formulation Services for Surface Treatment Laboratory formulation services specialized in surface treatment processes, developing and optimizing chemical treatments and coatings per green chemistry principles for industrial clients.
• Construction Materials Study Research and analysis services for construction materials, evaluating properties and developing environmentally compatible sustainable material solutions.
• Eco-Design Services (Eco-conception) Eco-conception services that address all aspects of product lifecycle from project inception, integrating environmental considerations to reconcile industrial activity with environmental concerns.
• Biomimicry Process Development Biomimetic technology services that draw inspiration from nature's efficient and reproducible processes, adapting natural chemical transformations to industrial constraints for healthy and efficient production.
• Green Chemistry Process Development Development of new processes adhering to the twelve principles of green chemistry, applied to improving manufacturing and surface treatment operations for industrial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple benefits including reduced production costs, decreased employee risks, regulatory compliance, improved brand image, and increased added value

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Grandes écoles et universités (Academic institutions)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpGreen engages in citizen partnerships with grandes écoles and universities, exchanging knowledge and collaborating on research initiatives related to eco-technologies and green chemistry. These academic partnerships support innovation development and provide access to emerging research and talent.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Carbios: French biotech developing enzymatic processes for plastic recycling and biorecycling. Comparable as a French green-chemistry/bioprocess player that, like UpGreen, sells industrial clients a bio-inspired solution to a chemistry/environmental problem — though Carbios is product/IP oriented at larger scale.
• NatureWorks: Biomaterials company producing bio-based polymers (PLA) from renewable resources using green-chemistry and fermentation principles. Comparable as an industrial green-chemistry venture converting bio-based feedstocks into industrial inputs — adjacent to UpGreen's green-chemistry and surface-treatment focus.
• Afyren: French green-chemistry company producing bio-based organic acids from biomass via fermentation. Comparable as a French-headquartered green-chemistry venture applying biological/eco principles to industrial chemistry — though Afyren is product/manufacturing oriented rather than a consulting lab.
• Bloom Biorenewables: Swiss start-up developing bio-based alternatives to fossil-derived chemicals inspired by green-chemistry and biomimetic principles. Comparable as an emerging green-chemistry venture applying nature-inspired chemistry to industrial inputs — adjacent to UpGreen's biomimicry positioning but product rather than consulting oriented.

Direct peers

• EcoAct: France-based sustainability and carbon consultancy serving industrial clients on eco-design and climate strategy (now part of Schneider Electric). Directly comparable to UpGreen as a French eco-consultancy addressing industrial buyers on environmental transformation, but at much larger scale.
• EcoMundo: French SaaS and services provider for chemical regulatory compliance and eco-design. Comparable because it combines regulatory-navigation services (a key UpGreen selling point) with eco-design tooling for industrial chemical buyers, and shares the French SMB-services DNA.
• Quantis: International sustainability consulting firm advising industrial clients on eco-design, footprinting, and science-based targets. Comparable because it monetizes sustainability and eco-design expertise through consulting and partnerships with industrial buyers — directly overlapping UpGreen's value proposition at larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Sphera: Enterprise EHS, sustainability, and product-stewardship software platform serving industrial clients with regulatory and eco-design workflow needs. Comparable as a broader, incumbent provider overlapping with UpGreen's regulatory/eco-design remit — but at significantly larger scale and software-delivered rather than lab-delivered.
• Novonesis: Global industrial-biotech and enzymes leader (formed from the Novozymes–Chr. Hansen merger) supplying bio-based solutions for industrial chemistry and manufacturing. Comparable as a large-scale green-chemistry/industrial-biotech player whose bio-inspired solutions compete for the same industrial customers UpGreen targets — though at much larger scale.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) major with a strong industrial and environmental testing practice. Comparable as a laboratory and industrial-services incumbent whose testing and certification capabilities overlap with UpGreen's materials and process-testing remit, but at vastly larger scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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