GreenClub

What GreenClub does

GreenClub (legal name: Cornell GreenClub) is a registered student organization of Cornell University, founded in 2019 in Ithaca, New York, and originally launched as a publicly accessible carbon-footprint calculator. It has since evolved into a sustainability-focused organization targeting food waste reduction through both technical solutions and community-based initiatives. The organization operates with 30+ active student members across 10+ majors, organized into four project subteams: Glimpse (IoT food waste tracking), pathOS (route optimization for food waste logistics), Echo (research on food waste and undergraduate food insecurity), and Food Waste Gaps (community outreach for diversion programs).

GreenClub's technology stack combines IoT hardware and software platforms. The Glimpse system uses Arduino-based weight sensors in CAD-designed, 3D-printed casings with WiFi connectivity to transmit food waste data to a backend API, displayed through an analytics dashboard centered on total waste weight. The pathOS platform provides route optimization for institutional food waste hauling using distance-based routing logic and hosted routing infrastructure, emphasizing transparency in current-vs-optimized route comparisons. Both systems leverage the EPA WARM (Waste Reduction Model) for greenhouse gas impact quantification. The Echo subteam conducts behavioral and design-thinking research, while Food Waste Gaps performs community outreach to increase participation in local composting (Cayuga Compost) and food donation (Friendship Donations Network) programs.

GreenClub is not a commercial entity and generates no product revenue. Members participate and earn academic credit through Cornell CALS independent study courses with faculty mentorship. The organization's distribution relies on Cornell's academic systems for member recruitment (structured Spring 2026 cycle with applications, ClubFest, info sessions, and interviews) and direct outreach to Ithaca-area restaurants and institutions for project deployment. Named partnerships and stakeholders include Cayuga Compost, Friendship Donations Network, and Anabel's Grocery. No external funding rounds, investor relationships, or commercial pricing models have been disclosed.

Name

GreenClub

Legal name

Cornell GreenClub

Website

https://joingreenclub.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

GreenClub is a Cornell University registered student organization that develops IoT food waste tracking hardware (Glimpse), route optimization software (pathOS), and community outreach programs to help Ithaca-area restaurants and institutions measure and reduce food waste.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Technology / Food Waste Management

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Community Food Services (62421), Materials Recovery Facilities (56292)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Food Waste Programs & On-Site Solutions (Cafeterias, Grocers, Hospitality) (BPALAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organics & Composting Programs (Food Waste, Green Waste) (BPABALAC), Food Waste Reduction & Diversion Services (Donation, Animal Feed, Source Reduction Programs) (EUAIAEAH), Sustainability, Waste Reduction & Composting Programs (EDALADAL)

Keywords

• Food waste management
• IoT waste tracking
• Route optimization software
• Sustainability research
• Community composting programs

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Student Academic Credit Program: Students earn academic credit through Cornell CALS independent study courses with faculty mentorship. Revenue model involves institutional educational funding rather than commercial product revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GreenClub develops and deploys a portfolio of food-waste reduction tools combining IoT hardware (the Glimpse connected scale), a route-optimization web platform (pathOS), applied research on food waste and food insecurity (Echo), and community outreach supporting composting and donation programs (Food Waste Gaps). Outputs are delivered to local Ithaca restaurants, K-12 institutions, and campus partners rather than sold as commercial products.

Product overview

GreenClub offers a suite of interconnected sustainability-focused technology solutions centered on food waste reduction. Their portfolio includes Glimpse (an IoT-based food waste tracking system with scale hardware and analytics dashboard), pathOS (a route-optimization platform for reducing Scope 3 transportation emissions from food waste logistics), Echo (a research-and-design project addressing food waste and food insecurity through educational initiatives), and Food Waste Gaps (a community outreach and technical impact modeling initiative supporting composting and food donation). These products work together to provide comprehensive food waste management from measurement and routing to behavioral intervention and diversion infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Glimpse: Food waste tracking system designed to help small and mid-sized restaurants measure and reduce waste through an IoT scale combined with a lightweight analytics dashboard.
• pathOS (Asphalt)
• Echo
• Food Waste Gaps

Products and services

• Glimpse Food waste tracking system designed to help small and mid-sized restaurants measure and reduce waste by combining an IoT scale (Arduino-based weight sensors, 3D-printed casing, WiFi connectivity) with a lightweight analytics dashboard that displays total food waste weight.
• pathOS (Asphalt) Route-optimization platform that helps institutions reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with transporting food waste. It focuses on Scope 3 transportation emissions often missing from institutional climate accounting (especially across complex K-12 systems), with distance-based routing logic, hosted routing infrastructure, and transparent current-vs-optimized route comparisons.

Quantifiable outcome

• Total food waste weight measurement enabling baseline establishment and tracking over time
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Cayuga CompostcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Local Ithaca composting organization partnering with Food Waste Gaps subteam to strengthen existing composting infrastructure. Partnership involves outreach, site visits, and coordination to increase restaurant participation in diversion programs.
• Friendship Donations NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Food donation organization collaborating with Food Waste Gaps to improve coordination between waste managers and restaurants. Team supports existing donation infrastructure through stakeholder engagement and barrier identification.
• Anabel's GrocerymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Campus grocery partner for Echo project's educational initiatives. Partnership involves design thinking collaboration to develop 'nudges' including short-form cook-with-me videos and a flexible recipe bank targeting food waste and food insecurity together.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Compology: Smart waste monitoring platform using camera-based sensors and route optimization for commercial waste and recycling collection. Directly comparable to GreenClub's Glimpse (sensing) and pathOS (route optimization) combination.
• Leanpath: Commercial food waste tracking platform for foodservice operators using scale-based measurement and analytics dashboards. Most direct competitor to GreenClub's Glimpse IoT product, but operates at commercial scale with paying enterprise customers.
• Winnow: Enterprise food waste tracking system using AI-powered image recognition and connected scales for commercial kitchens. Directly comparable to GreenClub's restaurant-focused measurement approach but with global enterprise deployment.
• Kitro: Automated food waste measurement solution for restaurants using scales and dashboard analytics. Closest SMB-tier commercial analog to GreenClub's Glimpse system, focused on European hospitality markets.
• Too Good To Go: Marketplace connecting restaurants and consumers to surplus food at discounted prices. Comparable to GreenClub's Food Waste Gaps subteam, which facilitates restaurant participation in donation and composting programs.
• Olio: Food-sharing app enabling individuals and businesses to redistribute surplus food locally. Comparable to GreenClub's partnership-driven approach through Friendship Donations Network for restaurant surplus diversion.
• Replate: Food recovery platform connecting surplus restaurant food to communities in need. Directly comparable to GreenClub's Food Waste Gaps work with Friendship Donations Network on donation coordination.

Broad incumbents

• Imperfect Foods: Online grocer specializing in surplus and "imperfect" produce to reduce food waste at the supply side. Adjacent to GreenClub's mission though not directly competitive on restaurant measurement or institutional Scope 3 reporting.
• Rubicon Technologies: Enterprise waste and recycling technology platform serving municipalities and large generators with route optimization and diversion analytics. Represents the scaled-up incumbent version of pathOS's institutional Scope 3 / route optimization use case.

Regional players

• Cayuga Compost: Ithaca-based commercial composting service that is an active GreenClub partner. Not a technology competitor, but represents the on-the-ground diversion infrastructure GreenClub's Food Waste Gaps subteam depends on for measurable outcomes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubem.youtube.com/channel/UCPt6fbh-g2j4uDgJyT2a-_A
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/joingreenclub
• Instagraminstagram.com/joingreenclub

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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