The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Greyparrot: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $26.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
Greyparrot is a London-based AI waste analytics company founded in 2019 that uses computer vision to monitor and optimize waste sorting in material recovery facilities. Its Greyparrot Analyzer camera units have been deployed across 20+ countries, processing over 52 billion waste objects in 2025. The company partners with major waste operators including Veolia, Suez, and Biffa, and was named TIME's Best Inventions 2025.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO & Co-Founder
Co-Founders
Founded
Units deployed
Waste objects analyzed
Key customers
Financial stage
Awards
Data & sources
Press releases
1
News coverage
1
Web sources
1
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Partnerships
Every company Greyparrot has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Bollegraaf Group1× joint
- 2Waste Robotics1× joint
Most recent
- Greyparrot x Waste Robotics2024-06-01with Waste Roboticsoperating
- Greyparrot x Bollegraaf Group2024-02-07with Bollegraaf Groupoperating
Greyparrot on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Greyparrot's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Greyparrot deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Mikela Druckman CEO & Co-FounderSEC-verified
- Ambarish Mitra Co-FounderSEC-verified
- Nikola Sivacki Co-Founder and Head of Deep Learningsecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Mikela Druckmanno longer at company
- Ambarish Mitrano longer at company
- Nikola Sivackino longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Greyparrot.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Greyparrot2 deployments
Recent coverage
Greyparrot in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Mentioned on (3)
Registry pages whose text names Greyparrot.
People (3)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $26.0M
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Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company Greyparrot has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- Greyparrot x Waste Robotics2024-06-01with Waste Roboticsoperating
- Greyparrot x Bollegraaf Group2024-02-07with Bollegraaf Groupoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Bollegraaf Group1× joint
- 2Waste Robotics1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- Greyparrot x Waste RoboticswithWaste Roboticstechnology2024-06-01operating
- Greyparrot x Bollegraaf GroupwithBollegraaf Groupinvestment2024-02-07operating
Funding rounds (3)
Greyparrot’s 3 disclosed rounds, $26M in total, oldest to newest.
- Strategic2024-02-07
$13M(reported)
Investors: Bollegraaf Group (lead)
- Series A2022-05-24
$11M
Investors: Una Terra (lead), Closed Loop Partners, Speedinvest, Unreasonable Collective, 360 Capital, Archipelago Eco Investors, Accelerating Growth Fund, TI Capital
- Seed2020-05-28
$2M
Investors: Speedinvest (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Greyparrot’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipGreyparrot x Waste Robotics
2024-06-01Canadian company Waste Robotics partners with Greyparrot to use the Greyparrot Analyzer for material stream characterization, identifying the most impactful opportunities for automated robotic sorting in waste facilities.
PartnershipGreyparrot x Bollegraaf Group
2024-02-07Bollegraaf Group, the world's largest builder of recycling facilities, made a 2.8M strategic investment in Greyparrot and transferred its AI vision team (6 people) to the company. Greyparrot becomes the AI engine for all future Bollegraaf recycling plants. The deal includes a 50:50 split between cash investment and acqui-hire value.
Funding roundStrategic funding round
2024-02-07Strategic raising $12800000
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2022-05-24Series A raising $11000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2020-05-28Seed raising $2200000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Greyparrot Analyzer at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Greyparrot Analyzer at United Kingdom, Europe
Sources (3)
- https://www.greyparrot.ai/
- Why we're on a mission to increase resource recovery · https://www.greyparrot.ai/about-us
- UK AI startup Greyparrot bags strategic tie-up with recycling giant Bollegraaf · https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/07/greyparrot-bollegraaf/
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Greyparrot.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Greyparrot from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Waste Robotics and Greyparrot form partnership
Canadian company Waste Robotics partners with Greyparrot to use the Greyparrot Analyzer for material stream characterization and automated robotic sorting optimization.
UK AI startup Greyparrot bags strategic tie-up with recycling giant Bollegraaf
Dutch recycling giant Bollegraaf Group makes a $12.8M strategic investment in Greyparrot, transferring its AI vision team and making Greyparrot the AI engine for all future…
How Greyparrot used AI to track and sort post-consumption materials
Interview with CEO Mikela Druckman on how Greyparrot uses AI computer vision to track and sort post-consumption waste materials at scale.
Greyparrot raises $11M Series A funding
Greyparrot closes $11M Series A led by Una Terra to digitize the waste management industry, with participation from Closed Loop Partners, Speedinvest, and others.
Greyparrot bags $2.2M seed to scale its AI for waste management
London-based Greyparrot raises $2.2M in seed funding to scale its AI-powered computer vision waste analytics platform for recycling facilities.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/greyparrot.md
- RSS feed: /companies/greyparrot/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c51c8611-199f-4b79-aa3a-1d946ac8ecb4
- Revision history: /companies/greyparrot/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
Video
Greyparrot is building computer vision systems for the waste management industry. The TC Top Picks program showcases outstanding early-stage startups across th
This waste recognition API enables sorting of waste types including glass, cardboard, newspaper, paper, cans (tin, aluminium), plastics (black trays, PET, HDPE)
Bollegraaf, the World’s largest builder of recycling facilities teams up with AI waste analytics leader, Greyparrot, to make thousands of recycling plants more
At Greyparrot, we digitise waste flows using AI-based computer vision to monitor and sort waste at scale. Greyparrot provides waste analytics and new insights p
Introducing the next-gen Greyparrot Analyzer! 🚀 Made from recyclable materials and 10-15% more energy-efficient, this AI-powered unit transforms recycling with
111 categories. Zero guesswork. With our AI’s expansive waste recognition library, every object on the conveyor can tells its story. Analyzer is making the wor
AI-based computer vision is enabling new ways to increase recycling and recovery rates by introducing digitisation and automation to waste management. The MRF (
Unlocking Waste Management Potential with Greyparrot
A look at how Viridor and Suez use AI to improve their sorting efficiency. We cover the results they’ve achieved so far, and the lessons they’ve learned along t
Step into the shoes of a facility operator using the world’s most powerful AI waste analytics system 💡 Our facility simulator game is live at our stands at IF
We’re putting waste intelligence at the centre of the conversation. From broadcast studios to podcasts and top tier publications, the world is paying attention
IFAT 2026 was a whirlwind: hundreds of conversations, one very British happy hour, and a new simulator game that gave visitors the chance to run an AI-powered r
Events like Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM Expo) set the stage for conversations about the future of Waste Intelligence technology - and recycling as a w
Heat Index
Category contender79/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Greyparrot draws attention at the 54th percentile but verifies reality at the 36th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +18.3, 97th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 21, 2026