Símbiosy

What Símbiosy does

Símbiosy is a Barcelona-based environmental consulting and engineering firm founded in 2014 that specializes in industrial symbiosis and the circular economy. The company operates a three-phase methodology (diagnosis, design and planning, implementation and measurement) to help public administrations, industrial clusters, and individual companies identify underutilized resources (waste, water, energy), design strategic circular-economy roadmaps, and execute multi-stakeholder symbiosis projects. Its core service lines are Resource Mapping (Mapeo de Recursos), Strategic Consulting in Circular Economy, and Industrial Symbiosis Project Implementation, supported by a proprietary digital tool called SYNER that combines AI and big-data estimates with expert knowledge to map territory-level resource flows and detect viable cross-sector synergies even where data is sparse. Supplementary productized assets include the INSIGHT and INSET training platforms, a self-assessment questionnaire, an eco-efficiency assessment template, a published implementation manual, and a catalog of completed projects, all of which extend the firm's methodology beyond direct consulting engagements.

Commercially, Símbiosy runs a sales-led, professional-services model with quote-based, multi-year contracts priced to project scope and territory complexity. Distribution is direct, via relationship-based engagement with enterprises, clusters, and public administrations, complemented by participation in public tenders and EU-funded research consortia (Horizon Europe, Erasmus+). The client base is heavily skewed toward Catalan public-sector bodies (Generalitat de Catalunya, Diputació de Tarragona, Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona, AMB, multiple municipal councils) with select enterprise engagements (Ferrovial, Banc Sabadell) and international activity in Mexico via COPARMEX Chihuahua and the EU Delegation. Since 2014 the firm has executed 25+ territorial projects, reached 150+ municipalities and 15,000+ companies, and participated in 8 European projects, positioning itself as a specialized boutique in a narrow but policy-supported vertical.

Name

Símbiosy

Legal name

Símbiosy

Website

https://simbiosy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Símbiosy is a Barcelona-based consulting firm that helps public administrations, industrial clusters, and companies implement circular-economy and industrial-symbiosis projects through resource mapping, strategic consulting, and project implementation supported by its proprietary SYNER tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Symbiosis & Byproduct Exchange Platforms (EUAIANAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

Keywords

• Industrial symbiosis consulting
• Circular economy advisory
• Resource mapping services
• Sustainability consulting
• Industrial decarbonization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: Circular economy and industrial symbiosis strategic consulting engagements with public administrations and enterprises, including technical studies, sectoral strategies, and action plans.
2. Resource Mapping Services: Technical diagnosis services that identify surplus resources (waste, water, energy) in territories or groups of companies, delivering strategic maps and reports for decision-making.
3. Project Implementation and Management: Full implementation and coordination of industrial symbiosis projects, including agreement facilitation, technical management, and execution monitoring.
4. Training and Capacity Building: Training programs and workshops on circular economy and industrial symbiosis, including facilitator training and professional development courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Símbiosy delivers environmental consulting and engineering services centered on industrial symbiosis and the circular economy. The offering comprises three integrated service lines — Resource Mapping (Mapeo de Recursos) to identify surplus resources and synergies in a territory, Strategic Consulting (Consultoría Estratégica) to guide circular economy, bioeconomy, energy transition and decarbonization roadmaps, and Project Implementation and Management to convert opportunities into executed industrial symbiosis projects — supported by the proprietary SYNER digital tool for intelligent resource flow analysis.

Product overview

Símbiosy offers a suite of professional services centered on industrial symbiosis and circular economy consulting. The core offering consists of three integrated service lines: Resource Mapping (Mapeo de Recursos) for identifying surplus resources and opportunities; Strategic Consulting for guiding decisions on energy transition, bioeconomy, and decarbonization; and Project Implementation and Management for executing industrial symbiosis projects. These services are supported by proprietary digital tools, notably SYNER for intelligent territory resource flow analysis. Additionally, Símbiosy provides supplementary products including training platforms (INSIGHT, INSET), self-assessment questionnaires, eco-efficiency assessment templates, methodological guides, and project catalogs—all designed to support clients at different stages of circular economy implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Resource Mapping (Mapeo de Recursos) Technical diagnosis service that identifies surplus resources (waste, water, energy) in a territory or group of companies and produces strategic maps and reports highlighting viable circular economy and decarbonization opportunities. Targeted at public administrations, industrial clusters, and companies.
• Strategic Consulting in Circular Economy (Consultoría Estratégica en Economía Circular) Strategic advisory service covering technical studies, sector strategies, and action plans related to circular economy, bioeconomy, energy transition, and decarbonization. Aimed at organizations that need a clear roadmap, investment justification, or decision framework for sustainability initiatives.
• Industrial Symbiosis Project Implementation and Management (Implementación y Gestión de Proyectos de Simbiosis Industrial) End-to-end implementation and coordination service that converts identified opportunities into executed industrial symbiosis projects, including feasibility analysis, agreement facilitation, technical management, and execution monitoring for companies, clusters, and public administrations.
• SYNER Resource Flow Mapping Tool (SYNER) Proprietary intelligent analysis tool for territory resource flow mapping that combines expert knowledge with AI and big data-based estimates to detect viable synergies even in contexts with limited data. Used internally to deliver Resource Mapping services.
• INSIGHT Training Platform Free online platform providing training resources and tools for the implementation of industrial symbiosis strategies, developed under the Erasmus+ INSIGHT project and aimed at professionals leading inter-company collaboration initiatives.
• INSET Industrial Symbiosis Training Course

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% average reduction in waste sent to landfill
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• INSET ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024ERASMUS+ project providing toolkit of tools and training to support industrial symbiosis development, including best practices, networking guides, training app, and online course for facilitators (EQF Level 5). Símbiosy contributes training modules and methodology.
• RECONSTRUCT Consortium (12 partners)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023EU Horizon-funded research initiative (€6.69M budget, 2023-2027) developing low-carbon alternatives to Ordinary Portland Cement using recycled and bio-based materials. Símbiosy participates as consortium partner in this circular construction project targeting 90% waste reduction and 50% carbon footprint reduction.
• BioBoost ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Horizon Europe-funded accelerator program for bioeconomy projects in Catalonia. Símbiosy participates as technology partner, leading work on circular materials and facilitating connections between resources and manufacturers.
• INSIGHT ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Erasmus+ project developing innovative training program for industrial symbiosis facilitators. Símbiosy developed the free online training platform and curriculum for professionals leading inter-company collaboration initiatives.
• Agencia de Residuos de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organization of the II National Meeting of Industrial Symbiosis Projects (2025) and ongoing collaboration on Catalonia's industrial symbiosis platform (PSIC).
• Delegación de la Unión Europea en MéxicomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on industrial symbiosis manual dissemination in Mexico, based on the Chihuahua Green City success case, extended to Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, and Yucatán states.
• Consell Comarcal del Vallès OrientalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal industrial symbiosis projects including Vallforners Economía Circular initiative covering multiple municipalities in the Vallès Oriental comarca.
• FISSAC EU Project PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU-funded industrial symbiosis project for the construction industry, promoting circular economy through information exchange platform for waste valorization and resource sharing.
• LIAISE COST ActionminorOthersEuropean network providing tools, directories, and publications to support industrial symbiosis across Europe. Símbiosy participates as stakeholder and contributor to the resource repository.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Metabolic: Amsterdam-based consultancy advising companies, governments, and NGOs on circular economy and sustainability transitions using systems analysis. Comparable in delivering regional circular economy strategies and resource-flow analyses, though broader in scope than industrial symbiosis specifically.
• Circle Economy: Amsterdam-based organization operating the Circularity Gap Reporting service and advising governments/regions on circular economy strategy. Highly comparable as a circular-economy consultancy with territory-level engagement and proprietary measurement tools, similar in audience to Símbiosy's public-sector clients.
• International Synergies: UK-based consultancy that pioneered industrial symbiosis facilitation programs (originators of the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme model). Direct service overlap with Símbiosy in resource mapping, facilitator training, and territorial industrial symbiosis deployment.
• Kalundborg Symbiosis: The reference industrial symbiosis ecosystem in Denmark, founded on cross-company resource exchanges. While structured as an industrial partnership rather than a consultancy, it is the conceptual benchmark for the territory-level industrial symbiosis programs Símbiosy designs and implements.

Regional players

• RISE Research Institutes of Sweden: Swedish applied research institute conducting industrial symbiosis research, bioeconomy, and resource efficiency projects across Nordic industries. Comparable as a non-commercial R&D partner on EU-funded industrial symbiosis consortia (Símbiosy participates in similar Horizon Europe clusters).
• GreenWin: Belgian competitiveness cluster specialized in green chemistry and circular economy, leading industrial symbiosis and resource exchange projects in Wallonia. Comparable as a regionally-focused industrial symbiosis program operator with public-sector backing and EU project involvement.

Broad incumbents

• Trinomics: Dutch consultancy providing economic and policy analysis on environment, climate, and circular economy for the European Commission and member states. Comparable in advising EU institutions on circular economy policy and program design, though with a policy/evaluation focus rather than territorial implementation.
• Closed Loop Partners: US-based circular economy platform combining investment, consulting, and program activation (e.g., NextGen Consortium, Closed Loop Builders). Comparable in its consulting/programmatic approach to advancing circular resource flows at scale, though with US and investment focus.
• EcoAct: International climate and sustainability consultancy now part of Schneider Electric, advising on decarbonization, carbon strategy, and circular economy. Comparable in working with both private-sector clients and public bodies in Europe, with overlapping services in strategy and implementation.
• Anthesis Group: Global sustainability consultancy offering circular economy, supply chain, and ESG services to multinational enterprises and governments. Larger and broader than Símbiosy, but competes for the same circular-economy strategy mandates and increasingly builds industrial symbiosis capabilities internally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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