DeepTech Recycling Startups

35 Companies 7 Categories

This landscape maps European deeptech startups developing proprietary in-house recycling technologies, rather than companies focused on collection, sorting, or standard recycling operations.

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Rare Earth

4 companies

REEcover

reecover.ch

REEcover is an ETH Zurich startup developing a patented process to recover and separate rare earth elements from electronic waste, starting with europium and yttrium from spent energy-saving lamps.

Unknown Employees Unknown Stage 2023 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Rarearth

rarearth.it

Rarearth is a Milan-based deep-tech startup that recovers and refines rare-earth materials from discarded magnets and end-of-life products to produce recycled high-performance permanent magnets and closed-loop rare-earth supply materials. ([rarearth.it](https://www.rarearth.it/about))

2-10 employees Employees Seed Stage 2023 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

MagREEsource

magreesource.com

MagREEsource is a French deep-tech company that recovers and recycles rare-earth magnets and critical metals to manufacture new high-performance magnets for wind power, e-mobility, and defense.

11-50 employees Employees Series A Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

HyProMag

hypromag.com

HyProMag is a UK-based rare-earth magnet recycling company developing and commercializing HPMS (Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap) to recover neodymium-iron-boron magnets and reprocess them into new magnets and alloys.

2-10 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2018 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Category

Battery Recycling

4 companies

cylib

cylib.de

cylib is a battery recycling company that develops an end-to-end process to recover critical raw materials like lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, and manganese from used lithium-ion batteries and production scrap.

51-200 employees Employees Series A Stage 2022 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Strong

Confidence: High

Mecaware

mecaware.com

Mecaware is a French deep-tech battery recycling company that extracts strategic metals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt from battery waste using an effluent-free industrial process.

51-200 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

tozero

tozero.solutions

tozero is a Munich-based battery recycling company that develops hydrometallurgical technology to recover critical materials like lithium and graphite from lithium-ion battery waste and return them to the supply chain.

11-50 employees Employees Seed Stage 2022 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: High

Altilium

altilium.tech

UK-based clean-tech company that recycles end-of-life EV batteries and manufacturing scrap into battery-grade cathode/anode materials, including cathode active materials (CAM) and precursors for reuse in new batteries. ([altilium.tech](https://altilium.tech/?utm_source=openai))

11-50 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Category

Plastic Recycling

9 companies

CARBIOS

carbios.com

CARBIOS is a French biotech company developing and industrializing enzymatic recycling and biodegradation technologies to reinvent the lifecycle of plastics and textiles, especially PET and PLA.

51-200 employees (LinkedIn company size range) Employees Unknown Stage 2011 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Monomeris Chemicals

monomeris-chemicals.com

Monomeris Chemicals is a French deep-tech cleantech company that develops ionic chemical recycling and depolymerization technology to turn complex, non-recyclable plastic waste into reusable monomers and chemical intermediates.

2-10 employees Employees Series B Stage 2019 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

CuRe Technology

curetechnology.com

CuRe Technology is a Dutch chemical recycling company that develops a low-energy depolymerization process to turn hard-to-recycle polyester/PET waste into high-quality rPET that can replace virgin polyester. ([curetechnology.com](https://curetechnology.com/depolymerization-technology/?utm_source=openai))

Unknown Employees Unknown Stage 2018 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Xycle

xyclegroup.com

Xycle is a Dutch chemical recycling company that uses low-temperature pyrolysis to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into valuable raw materials for new plastic production.

11-50 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Repolywise

repolywise.com

Repolywise is a deep-tech chemical recycling startup developing an Oxford-inspired hydrocracking process that breaks waste plastics down into feedstock for making new plastics.

2-10 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2023 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Low

Mura Technology

muratechnology.com

Mura Technology develops Hydro-PRT®, a hydrothermal advanced recycling process that converts mixed waste plastics into hydrocarbon feedstocks for making new plastics.

51-200 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2016 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Ioniqa Technologies B.V.

ioniqa.com

A cleantech spin-off from Eindhoven University of Technology that develops proprietary PET upcycling technology to turn PET waste into virgin-quality raw material for new plastic.

11-50 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2009 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Weak

Confidence: Low

GR3N SA

gr3n-recycling.com

GR3N is a Swiss chemical-recycling company that uses microwave-assisted depolymerization to turn PET and polyester waste back into virgin-like monomers for new plastics. ([gr3n-recycling.com](https://gr3n-recycling.com/about-us/))

11-50 employees Employees Series B Stage 2011 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Low

Epoch Biodesign

epochbiodesign.com

Epoch Biodesign develops AI-designed enzymes and industrial biorecycling processes that break down hard-to-recycle plastics and textiles into virgin-quality recycled polymers and chemical feedstocks, starting with nylon 6,6.

45 employees Employees Series A Stage 2019 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Category

Textile recycling

10 companies

re.solution

resolution.technology

re.solution develops a chemical recycling technology for polyester-containing textile waste, using an electrified hydrolysis process designed to recover virgin-like raw materials with a low chemical and water footprint. ([resolution.technology](https://resolution.technology/))

2-10 employees (LinkedIn); seven-person team stated on careers page Employees Pre Seed Stage 2023 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Recyc'Elit

recyc-elit.com

Recyc'Elit is a French deeptech company developing a patented chemical recycling process for complex polyester-based textiles, producing recycled polyester and recoverable co-materials.

11-50 employees Employees Seed Stage 2019 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

SaXcell B.V.

saxcell.com

SaXcell develops regenerated cellulose fiber made from discarded cotton textiles, using a circular recycling process to turn textile waste into new fibers for garments and household textiles.

11-50 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2015 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

DyeRecycle

dyerecycle.com

DyeRecycle develops green-chemistry technology that decolourises mixed textile waste, recovers polyester fibres, and enables recycled dyes for circular textile manufacturing.

7 named team members visible on team page Employees Unknown Stage 2022 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Syre

syre.com

Syre is a textile impact company that uses textile-to-textile recycling to turn end-of-life polyester waste into new circular polyester at hyperscale.

11-50 employees Employees Series A Stage 2023 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Resortecs

resortecs.com

Resortecs develops design-for-disassembly textile technology—such as heat-dissolvable threads and thermal disassembly systems—that makes textile recycling easier at industrial scale.

11-50 employees Employees Series A Stage 2017 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Dissolva

dissolva.com

Dissolva is a Danish deeptech cleantech company developing a patented chemical recycling process that separates mixed textile waste into purified material fractions for fiber recovery.

2-10 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2019 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

GLYON

glyon.dk

GLYON is a Copenhagen-based deep-tech startup developing CO2-driven chemical recycling technology that breaks down polyester-cotton textile waste into virgin-quality PET and cellulose for new fibers.

2-10 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2024 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Worn Again Technologies

wornagain.co.uk

Worn Again Technologies develops chemical recycling technology that separates and recovers polyester and cellulose from end-of-life textiles so the materials can be turned back into new products.

11-50 employees (LinkedIn; ~21 employees visible) Employees Unknown Stage 2005 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Infinited Fiber Company

infinitedfiber.com

A Finnish textile-to-textile recycling company that converts cotton-rich textile waste and other cellulose-rich feedstocks into regenerated fiber (Infinna™) for apparel and home textiles. ([investors.infinitedfiber.com](https://investors.infinitedfiber.com/as-an-investment/))

51-200 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2016 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Slight

Confidence: Medium

Category

Metals Recycling

2 companies

Recupere Metals

recupere-metals.com

Recupere Metals develops a patented process that turns 100% recycled copper scrap into electrical-grade copper wire, eliminating the need for mining and smelting.

Unknown Employees Seed Stage 2025 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

DEScycle

descycle.com

DEScycle is a deep-tech clean-tech company developing eco-friendly metal recovery and recycling technology for e-waste and critical minerals using deep eutectic solvents.

11-50 employees Employees Series A Stage 2018 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Category

Solar Panel Recycling

3 companies

9-Tech s.r.l.

9tech.it

9-Tech develops upcycling and recycling technologies, with a focus on pilot and industrial systems for recovering valuable materials from end-of-life photovoltaic panels and other e-waste streams.

2-10 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH

solar-materials.com

SOLAR MATERIALS develops a patented, chemical-free thermo-mechanical process to recycle end-of-life solar panels and recover valuable materials such as silver, silicon, glass, aluminum, copper, and plastics.

11-50 employees Employees Series B Stage 2021 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Strong

Confidence: High

ROSI

rosi-solar.com

ROSI is a French cleantech company that recovers high-value materials such as silicon, silver, copper, aluminum, and glass from end-of-life solar panels and PV manufacturing waste.

Unknown Employees Series B Stage 2017 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Category

Misc

3 companies

Fairmat

fairmat.tech

Fairmat is a deep-tech materials company that recycles carbon fiber composite waste into new high-performance materials using robotics, AI, and proprietary recycling technology.

51-200 employees Employees Series B Stage 2020 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

Black Bear Carbon

blackbearcarbon.com

Black Bear Carbon develops patented tire-to-carbon-black recycling technology that upcycles end-of-life tires into recovered carbon black, tire pyrolytic oil, and gas for reuse in rubber, coatings, plastics, and inks.

11-50 employees Employees Unknown Stage 2010 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Weak

Confidence: High

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

resand.eu

Resand is a Finnish deep-tech industrial recycling company that provides foundry sand reclamation as a service, using patented modular equipment to clean and reuse waste sand on-site.

51-200 employees Employees Series A Stage 2013 Founded

Trajectory Signals Strength Moderate

Confidence: Medium

DeepTech Recycling Startups competitive landscape summary

DeepTech Recycling Startups contains 35 companies across 7 categories. This landscape maps European deeptech startups developing proprietary in-house recycling technologies, rather than companies focused on collection, sorting, or standard recycling operations.

Rare Earth

REEcover

Website: reecover.ch

REEcover is an ETH Zurich startup developing a patented process to recover and separate rare earth elements from electronic waste, starting with europium and yttrium from spent energy-saving lamps.

Category: Rare Earth. Founded: 2023. Country: Switzerland.

Landscape fit: It fits DeepTech Recycling because it uses novel materials chemistry and patented process technology to recycle critical metals from e-waste rather than using conventional waste handling or marketplace software.

Funding rounds

research funding announced 2025-11-01 : 400000 CHF ; investors: ETH Zurich Foundation, Peter Bopp Foundation ; source: PME ; https://www.pme.ch/business/reecover-la-start-up-qui-revolutionne-le-recyclage-des-terres-rares/tqxbdl3
research grant announced 2025-10-01 : 15000 EUR ; investors: Anima Biomimicry Venture Studio ; source: REEcover news ; https://www.reecover.ch/news
Fellowship grant announced 2025-05-01 : 180000 CHF ; investors: ETH Foundation, ETH Zurich ; source: ETH Zurich ; https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2025/10/an-eth-spin-off-aims-to-bring-gene-scissors-to-the-clinic.html
award prize announced 2024-04-01 : 2500 CHF ; investors: Polypitch / tele job student-run association ; source: REEcover news ; https://www.reecover.ch/news
Prize money announced 2024-04-01 : 2500 CHF ; source: REEcover News ; https://www.reecover.ch/news

Company timeline

2026-04-01: Built first lab pilot and gas recycling setup (product) . REEcover said it was building its first lab pilot for synthesis of its proprietary extractant and integrated a gas recycling setup into the process. Source: REEcover news. https://www.reecover.ch/news
2026-04-01: Léonie returns as first full-time scientist (hr) . REEcover announced that Léonie rejoined the company in April 2026 as its first full-time scientist after completing her thesis. Source: REEcover news. https://www.reecover.ch/news
2026-03-01: Accepted trademark for REVOC (product) . REEcover announced that its trademark “REVOC” was officially accepted. Source: REEcover news. https://www.reecover.ch/news
2026-03-01: Sebastian joins for semester project (hr) . REEcover announced that Sebastian joined for a semester project exploring a new type of industrial waste. Source: REEcover news. https://www.reecover.ch/news
2025-11-01: research funding (funding) . Amount: 400000 CHF. Investors: ETH Zurich Foundation, Peter Bopp Foundation Source: PME. https://www.pme.ch/business/reecover-la-start-up-qui-revolutionne-le-recyclage-des-terres-rares/tqxbdl3
2025-11-01: Added microwave digestion for tougher waste samples (product) . REEcover received an Anton Paar microwave digestor to test the recycling technology on tougher, real-world waste samples. Source: REEcover news. https://www.reecover.ch/news

Rarearth

Website: rarearth.it

Category: Rare Earth. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2023. Country: Italy. Employees: 2-10 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the deep-tech recycling category because its core technology is chemical purification and magnet recovery from e-waste/end-of-life motors, hard drives, and e-mobility products, explicitly aimed at closing the loop on critical raw materials and reducing mining pressure. ([rarearth.it](https://www.rarearth.it/product))

Funding rounds

seed announced 2025-07-01 : 2600000 EUR ; investors: Primo Capital SGR, MITO Tech Ventures, Corbites Fund, Vento Ventures, COREangels Climate ; source: Repubblica / Teleborsa ; https://finanza.repubblica.it/News/2025/07/10/rarearth_round_da_2_6_milioni_di_euro_con_primo_capital_sgr_e_mito_tech_ventures-75/
subsidized loan announced 2025-01-01 : 1302716.7 EUR ; source: RarEarth LinkedIn ; https://www.linkedin.com/company/rarearth

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Strategic-project recognition and patent internationalization push (gtm) . Rarearth said it had been selected by MIMIT as one of seven projects for EU Strategic Project recognition under the Critical Raw Materials Act and separately noted participation in a 2025 program to internationalize two patents. Source: RarEarth LinkedIn. https://it.linkedin.com/company/rarearth
2026-06-01: Open application added to careers page (hr) . Rarearth's website currently invites spontaneous applications through an open-application careers section. ([rarearth.it](https://www.rarearth.it/about)). Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees. Source: Rarearth website. https://www.rarearth.it/about
2026-05-01: MICS top-10 selection and Milan bootcamps (gtm) . Rarearth announced selection among the top 10 startups for the MICS Future Made in Italy Prize and participation in bootcamps in Milan. Source: RarEarth LinkedIn. https://it.linkedin.com/company/rarearth
2026-04-01: Head of Operations hiring post (hr) . Rarearth posted a LinkedIn opening for Head of Operations in Ancona. ([it.linkedin.com](https://it.linkedin.com/jobs/view/head-of-operation-at-rarearth-4395647803)). Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn job post. https://it.linkedin.com/jobs/view/head-of-operation-at-rarearth-4395647803
2025-07-01: seed (funding) . Amount: 2600000 EUR. Investors: Primo Capital SGR, MITO Tech Ventures, Corbites Fund, Vento Ventures, COREangels Climate Source: Repubblica / Teleborsa. https://finanza.repubblica.it/News/2025/07/10/rarearth_round_da_2_6_milioni_di_euro_con_primo_capital_sgr_e_mito_tech_ventures-75/
2025-03-01: Patent-backed commercialization support in Lombardy (gtm) . Rarearth secured support under Lombardia’s Brevetti 2023 program for a patent on removing a zinc coating from NdFeB magnets, signaling formalization of its technical moat and commercialization path. Source: Regione Lombardia decree. https://bandi.regione.lombardia.it/servizi/servizio/comunicazioni/download/8a5aa29195e966400195eb7aab6f0013?fileName=DDS+4338+del+28+marzo+2025.pdf

MagREEsource

Website: magreesource.com

MagREEsource is a French deep-tech company that recovers and recycles rare-earth magnets and critical metals to manufacture new high-performance magnets for wind power, e-mobility, and defense.

Category: Rare Earth. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2020. Country: France. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the deep-tech recycling category because it applies proprietary industrial technology to recover magnet waste and reprocess rare earths into new magnets, creating a circular materials supply chain.

Funding rounds

Grant announced 2026-02-01 : 6000000 EUR ; investors: Region AURA, European Union ; source: MagREEsource website ; https://www.magreesource.com/
Series A announced 2025-07-01 : 23000000 EUR ; investors: Fonds SPI 2 / Bpifrance, Finindus, Innovacom, BNP Paribas Développement, C2AD, Fonds Régional Avenir Industrie Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FCPR Impact&Performance, Rhône Dauphiné Développement, L-Acoustics, Groupe Pochet, private investors ; source: Bpifrance press release ; https://presse.bpifrance.fr/deeptech-industrielle-dans-la-metallurgie-des-terres-rares-magreesource-leve-23-millions-deuros-pour-developper-une-filiere-souveraine-de-fabrication-daimants-bas-carbone-et-annonce-une-nouvelle-etap/?lang=fra
Seed announced 2023-01-01 : 5000000 EUR ; investors: Tangent Line, Finindus, EIT RawMaterials, Ciech Ventures, SATT Linksium, Business Angels des Grandes Écoles, Grenoble Angels, banking partners ; source: SATT Linksium press release ; https://www.satt.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CP_MagREEsource_Fr_final-004.pdf

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Team size observed at 11-50 employees (hr) . MagREEsource's LinkedIn company page shows a company size of 11-50 employees and 43 employees visible on the page.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: MagREEsource LinkedIn. https://fr.linkedin.com/company/magreesource
2026-03-27: CHANEL and Pochet partnership signed (gtm) . MagREEsource signed a partnership with CHANEL and the GROUPE POCHET, extending its circular-magnet story into luxury manufacturing. Source: MagREEsource homepage. https://www.magreesource.com/
2026-03-27: Chanel and Pochet partnership for a fully recycled magnet (product) . MagREEsource announced a partnership with CHANEL and Groupe Pochet to develop an entirely recycled, made-in-France magnet for a Chanel perfume bottle. Source: MagREEsource. https://www.magreesource.com/
2026-03-12: MagFactory positioned as a strategic industrial scale-up (product) . MagREEsource announced that its MagFactory project is among France’s 150 'Grands Projets Stratégiques,' signaling a move toward industrial-scale permanent-magnet and rare-earth metallurgical production. Source: MagREEsource. https://www.magreesource.com/
2026-02-17: Just Transition Fund award for next-generation wind magnets (product) . MagREEsource said it received a €6 million Just Transition Fund project to develop a next generation of sovereign and sustainable rare-earth magnets for windmill applications through 2028. Source: MagREEsource. https://www.magreesource.com/
2026-02-01: Grant (funding) . Amount: 6000000 EUR. Investors: Region AURA, European Union Source: MagREEsource website. https://www.magreesource.com/

HyProMag

Website: hypromag.com

Category: Rare Earth. Founded: 2018. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 2-10 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the Rare Earth recycling category because its core business is short-loop recycling of NdFeB rare-earth magnets from end-of-life products, with technology aimed at returning recycled magnet materials back into the supply chain.

Funding rounds

grant announced 2024-10-01 : 218932 GBP ; investors: Innovate UK ; source: Mkango press release ; https://mkango.ca/site/assets/files/5012/2024-10-03-nr-mka-attw2h0gf1.pdf
grant announced 2022-11-01 : 3700000 EUR ; investors: European Regional Development Fund, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Württemberg ; source: Mkango press release ; https://maginito.com/site/assets/files/4643/20221122_hypromag_gmbh_grant.pdf
grant announced 2020-01-01 : 2600000 GBP ; investors: Innovate UK, Office for Low Emission Vehicles, University of Birmingham, Advanced Electrical Machines Research Limited ; source: HyProMag project page ; https://hypromag.com/rare-project/
convertible loan announced 2019-09-01 : 200000 GBP ; investors: Maginito Limited ; source: HyProMag / Mkango press release ; https://hypromag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-09-23_NR-hau6q983a.pdf
equity investment announced 2019-09-01 : 300000 GBP ; investors: Maginito Limited ; source: HyProMag / Mkango press release ; https://hypromag.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019-09-23_NR-hau6q983a.pdf

Company timeline

2026-05-01: Hiring for Administrative Assistant (hr) . A HyProMag-associated LinkedIn post advertised a full-time Administrative Assistant role in Birmingham, UK.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rob-arnold-55a85b273
2026-04-09: Germany plant reaches commissioning with customer engagement underway (gtm) . HyProMag GmbH completed first commissioning runs at its Pforzheim plant, which is permitted for up to 750 tonnes per annum and is already engaging with multiple customers for NdFeB alloy powder and magnets. Source: Mkango / HyProMag Germany press release. https://mkango.ca/site/assets/files/5158/20260408-hypromag-germany-first-runs-press-release-final.pdf
2026-01-15: UK facility opens as commercial proof point for product verification (gtm) . HyProMag USA announced the official opening of HyProMag UK's Tyseley facility, framing it as the first commercial-scale rare earth sintered magnet manufacturing facility in the UK and a de-risking step for U.S. customer verification. Source: HyProMag USA press release. https://hypromagusa.com/uk-minister-for-industry-officially-opens-rare-earth-magnet-recycling-and-manufacturing-facility-at-tyseley-energy-park-birmingham/
2025-09-15: U.S. buildout narrows on site, feedstock, and offtake (gtm) . HyProMag USA reported a Dallas-Fort Worth hub site selection process, baseline permitting plans, an established U.S. team, feedstock collaboration with ILS, and ongoing engagement with potential off-takers. Source: HyProMag USA update. https://mkango.ca/site/assets/files/5079/mkango-resources-press-release-hypromag-usa_update-15-september-2025-final.pdf
2025-07-08: First commercial-scale recycled NdFeB alloy production in the UK (gtm) . HyProMag announced first production runs from the commercial-scale HPMS vessel at Tyseley Energy Park, marking the first commercial-scale recycled NdFeB alloy production using HPMS technology. Source: CoTec / HyProMag announcement via Nasdaq. https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/cotec-investment-mkango-and-hypromag-announces-first-production-commercial-scale
2025-06-13: Commercial pilot program deepens around end-of-life scrap sourcing and integrated magnet manufacture (gtm) . HyProMag updated its technical bulletin to show integrated scrap-to-magnet processing, >95% recycled content output, and use of recycled magnets in applications, while ramping an accelerated pilot programme at Tyseley Energy Park. Source: HyProMag Technical Bulletin – June 2025. https://hypromag.com/executive-summary-of-recent-technical-progress-by-hypromag-ltd-june-2025/

Battery Recycling

cylib

Website: cylib.de

Category: Battery Recycling. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2022. Country: Germany. Employees: 51-200 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the DeepTech Recycling category because it applies proprietary industrial recycling technology to recover battery materials at scale, which is a core deep-tech circular economy use case.

Funding rounds

grant announced 2025-12-01 : 63400000 EUR ; source: cylib newsroom ; https://www.cylib.de/post/cylib-secures-eu63-4m-grant-funding-to-build-lfp-battery-recycling-facility
grant announced 2025-09-01 : 26100000 EUR ; source: cylib newsroom ; https://www.cylib.de/post/cylib-confirms-eur-26-1-million-grant-for-battery-recycling-facility
series A announced 2024-05-01 : 55000000 EUR ; investors: World Fund, Porsche Ventures, Bosch Ventures, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, NRW.Venture, Vsquared Ventures, Speedinvest, 10x Founders, business angels ; source: cylib newsroom ; https://www.cylib.de/post/next-gen-lithium-ion-battery-recycling-technology-company-cylib-raises-eu55-million-series-a-to-scale-industrially
seed extension announced 2023-02-01 : 8000000 EUR ; investors: World Fund, 10x Founders, Vsquared Ventures, Speedinvest, Kai Hansen, Karim Jalbout ; source: cylib newsroom ; https://www.cylib.de/post/press-release-2023-02-15
seed announced 2022-10-01 : 3600000 EUR ; investors: Vsquared Ventures, Speedinvest ; source: cylib newsroom ; https://www.cylib.de/post/seed-press-release

Company timeline

2026-05-01: Five new colleagues joined cylib (hr) . cylib announced five hires: Caroline Reuß, Xi Liu, Peter Hesse, Jacob Weyer, and Marie Elisabeth Wilhelmi.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: cylib GmbH | LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cylib_right-now-every-hire-atcylib-gmbhcounts-activity-7447161357939924992-dcdA
2026-04-09: Entered sodium-ion recycling consortium (product) . cylib joined the SIB:DE consortium to develop Europe’s first industrial sodium-ion battery recycling process and lead the recycling work package. Source: cylib newsroom. https://www.cylib.de/post/cylib-pioneers-sodium-ion-battery-recycling-with-german-industry-and-research
2026-04-09: Entered sodium-ion recycling consortium (gtm) . cylib joined the 25-partner SIB:DE consortium to develop Europe’s first industrial sodium-ion battery recycling process, extending its strategy into next-generation battery chemistries before large-scale end-of-life volumes exist. Source: cylib newsroom. https://www.cylib.de/post/cylib-pioneers-sodium-ion-battery-recycling-with-german-industry-and-research
2026-03-01: Hiring cluster across core functions (hr) . cylib said it was hiring across engineering, strategy, quality, sales, communications, and more as it scaled from its pilot plant in Aachen toward industrial operations in Dormagen.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: cylib GmbH | LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cylib_building-europes-circular-battery-future-activity-7416735885704187904-bM_-
2026-01-29: Recycled lithium carbonate qualified for new EV battery production (product) . cylib completed a customer project in which lithium carbonate made from end-of-life NMC batteries was qualified by an international battery manufacturer and put into use for new EV batteries. Source: cylib newsroom. https://www.cylib.de/post/cylib-successfully-completes-pioneering-customer-project-circular-lithium-carbonate-qualified-for-new-ev-battery-production
2026-01-29: Battery-grade recycled lithium carbonate qualified by international manufacturer (gtm) . cylib completed a customer project in which recycled lithium carbonate from end-of-life NMC batteries was qualified by an international battery manufacturer and put into new EV battery production. Source: cylib newsroom. https://www.cylib.de/post/cylib-successfully-completes-pioneering-customer-project-circular-lithium-carbonate-qualified-for-new-ev-battery-production

Mecaware

Website: mecaware.com

Mecaware is a French deep-tech battery recycling company that extracts strategic metals like lithium, nickel, and cobalt from battery waste using an effluent-free industrial process.

Category: Battery Recycling. Founded: 2020. Country: France. Employees: 51-200 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the deep-tech recycling category because its core product is a proprietary chemical recycling technology for recovering critical metals from used batteries, and the company emphasizes scale-up, industrial pilots, and commercialization of that process.

Funding rounds

Grant announced 2026-02-01 : 2500000 EUR ; source: Mecaware ; https://www.mecaware.com/en/actualite/mecaware-laureat-de-leic-accelerator-pour-industrialiser-le-recyclage-des-metaux-critiques-des-batteries-en-europe
Series A announced 2023-10-01 : 40000000 EUR ; investors: Crédit Mutuel Innovation, Bpifrance SPI2 fund, EIT InnoEnergy, UI Investissement, Kreaxi, BNP Paribas Développement, Crédit Agricole Création ; source: Kreaxi ; https://www.kreaxi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/231006-CP-MECAWARE-EN.pdf
Equity financing announced 2023-10-01 : 40000000 EUR ; investors: Crédit Mutuel Innovation, SPI2 fund (Bpifrance / French State), EIT InnoEnergy, UI Investissement, Kreaxi, BNP Paribas Développement, Crédit Agricole Création ; source: Kreaxi ; https://www.kreaxi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/231006-CP-MECAWARE-EN.pdf
Grant announced 2023-02-01 : 22000000 EUR ; source: PULSALYS ; https://www.pulsalys.fr/article/le-projet-scrap-co2met-porte-par-mecaware-laureat-de-lappel-projets-france-2030-recyclage
Equity financing announced 2021-10-01 : 2500000 EUR ; investors: EIT InnoEnergy, UI Investissement, Kreaxi, BNP Paribas Développement, Crédit Agricole Création, Arts et Métiers Business Angels ; source: EIT InnoEnergy ; https://www.innoenergy.com/news-resources/eit-innoenergy-invests-in-battery-recycling-start-up-mecaware-as-part-of-2-5m-funding-round/

Company timeline

2026-06-02: Team size observed (hr) . Public source shows a team size of 51-200 employees employees.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://fr.linkedin.com/company/mecaware
2026-05-22: Technical-scaling message shifts toward industrial control tools (gtm) . Mecaware highlighted its participation in EuroPACT 2026 to track instrumentation, process data, and AI tools for monitoring and stabilizing industrial-scale recycling operations. Source: Mecaware. https://www.mecaware.com/actualite/de-la-r-d-a-lindustrialisation-mecaware-en-veille-sur-les-technologies-de-pilotage-industriel
2026-05-01: Industrial hiring cluster appears on careers page (hr) . Mecaware’s careers page currently lists three open CDI roles in Béthune: industrial process and analysis technician, industrial process and maintenance technician, and battery dismantling technician. Source: Mecaware careers page. https://www.mecaware.com/join-us
2026-02-17: EIC Accelerator award strengthens industrial commercialization (gtm) . Mecaware announced selection by the European Innovation Council’s EIC Accelerator, framing it as support for industrial deployment of its battery-metal recycling technology and pilot plant buildout. Source: Mecaware. https://www.mecaware.com/actualite/mecaware-laureat-de-leic-accelerator-pour-industrialiser-le-recyclage-des-metaux-critiques-des-batteries-en-europe
2026-02-01: Grant (funding) . Amount: 2500000 EUR Source: Mecaware. https://www.mecaware.com/en/actualite/mecaware-laureat-de-leic-accelerator-pour-industrialiser-le-recyclage-des-metaux-critiques-des-batteries-en-europe
2025-11-05: Formalized partnership with Terapolis (gtm) . Mecaware and Terapolis announced a partnership to integrate battery recyclability into the design of local energy projects, extending Mecaware’s relevance beyond battery manufacturers into the broader energy infrastructure ecosystem. Source: Mecaware. https://www.mecaware.com/en/actualite/reinventer-le-stockage-energetique-mecaware-et-terapolis-officialisent-leur-partenariat-au-solar-storage-live-paris

tozero

Website: tozero.solutions

Category: Battery Recycling. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2022. Country: Germany. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the DeepTech Recycling Startups category because it uses advanced recycling process technology to turn battery waste into high-value raw materials, combining deep tech with circular-economy infrastructure.

Funding rounds

seed announced 2024-11-01 : 11000000 EUR ; investors: NordicNinja, In-Q-Tel, Honda, JGC Group, Atlantic Labs, Verve Ventures, Possible Ventures ; source: Munich Startup ; https://www.munich-startup.de/en/105971/tozero-seed-financing/
grant announced 2024-07-01 : 2500000 EUR ; investors: European Innovation Council ; source: tozero ; https://www.tozero.solutions/copy-of-press-release-lithium-delivery
pre-seed announced 2022-09-01 : 3500000 EUR ; investors: Atlantic Labs, Verve Ventures, Possible Ventures, Jochem Heizmann, Jonas Rieke, Maximilian Wühr ; source: tozero ; https://www.tozero.solutions/press-release-pre-seed

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Current careers page shows active openings (hr) . tozero’s careers page currently lists 4 open positions: one Business Development Intern and three Plant Operations roles.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: tozero careers page. https://tozero.jobs.personio.com/
2026-05-01: Founder-led hiring call on LinkedIn (hr) . Co-founder Ksenija Milicevic Neumann posted that tozero is hiring and directed candidates to the jobs page.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tozero-solutions_tozero-batteryrecycling-circulareconomy-activity-7298231906385457152-Rf9a
2026-03-27: First industrial demonstration plant launched (gtm) . tozero launched its first industrial demonstration plant in Germany, capable of producing lithium, graphite, and nickel-cobalt mix from end-of-life batteries at scale. Source: tozero builds a demonstration plant in the chemical park Gendorf. https://www.tozero.solutions/news/tozero-production-launch
2026-03-27: Launched first industrial demonstration plant (product) . tozero launched its first industrial demonstration plant in Germany, capable of producing lithium carbonate, graphite, and a nickel-cobalt mix at scale. Source: tozero news: production launch. https://www.tozero.solutions/news/tozero-production-launch
2026-02-01: Hiring cluster for finance, operations, and regulatory roles (hr) . tozero posted multiple hiring notices for a Head of Finance, a Senior Business & Operations Manager (CEO Office), and a Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Manager.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/tozero-solutions/
2025-07-23: Commercial demonstration plant planned in Gendorf (gtm) . tozero signed a lease and began establishing a commercial demonstration plant at GENDORF Chemical Park, positioning the site as the foundation for 2026 commercial production. Source: tozero builds commercial demonstration plant in Gendorf. https://www.tozero.solutions/news/demonstration-plant-in-gendorf

Altilium

Website: altilium.tech

Category: Battery Recycling. Founded: 2020. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits Battery Recycling because its core business is collecting and processing spent EV batteries into recovered battery materials and CAM for circular reuse in new cells. ([altilium.tech](https://altilium.tech/2025/07/14/altilium-secures-uk-government-funding-for-1m-project-to-advance-uks-first-fully-circular-ev-battery-supply-chain/?utm_source=openai))

Funding rounds

Grant announced 2026-04-01 : 18500000 GBP ; investors: UK Government, Department for Business and Trade, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Innovate UK ; source: Altilium secures £18.5 million to scale EV battery recycling and build UK’s first commercial facility for recovery of critical minerals ; https://altilium.tech/2026/04/10/altilium-secures-18-5-million-to-scale-ev-battery-recycling-and-build-uk-s-first-commercial-facility-for-recovery-of-critical-minerals/
Grant announced 2025-07-01 : 1000000 GBP ; investors: Department for Business and Trade, Advanced Propulsion Centre, DRIVE35 ; source: Altilium secures UK government funding for £1M project to advance UK’S first fully circular EV battery supply chain ; https://altilium.tech/2025/07/14/altilium-secures-uk-government-funding-for-1m-project-to-advance-uks-first-fully-circular-ev-battery-supply-chain/
Series B announced 2025-03-01 : 2500000 USD ; investors: Mizuho Bank ; source: Mizuho Bank invests in Altilium under Series B raise ; https://altilium.tech/2025/03/04/mizuho-bank-invests-in-altilium-under-series-b-raise/
Series B announced 2025-01-01 : 5000000 USD ; investors: Marubeni Corporation ; source: Altilium secures strategic investment from Marubeni Corporation ; https://altilium.tech/2025/01/07/altilium-secures-strategic-investment-from-marubeni-corporation/
Grant announced 2024-09-01 : 1740000 GBP ; investors: Advanced Propulsion Centre, UK Department for Business & Trade, Automotive Transformation Fund ; source: Altilium secures UK government funding for new projects with a total investment of £1.74m (US$2.3m) ; https://altilium.tech/2024/09/17/altilium-secures-uk-government-funding-for-new-projects-with-a-total-investment-of-1-74m-us2-3m/

Company timeline

2026-06-02: Team size observed (hr) . Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn company page. https://uk.linkedin.com/company/altilium-clean-technology
2026-04-21: Structural Battery Company collaboration targets drone supply chain (product) . Altilium announced a collaboration with The Structural Battery Company to integrate recycled battery materials into a structural battery system for heavy-lift drones. Source: Altilium. https://altilium.tech/2026/04/21/altilium-and-the-structural-battery-company-announce-collaboration-to-develop-uk-battery-supply-chain-for-drones/
2026-04-14: JLR/WMG DRIVE35 project expands recycled-material cell validation (product) . Altilium secured DRIVE35 funding for a collaborative R&D project with JLR and WMG to produce and validate EV battery cells using recovered cathode and anode materials. Source: Altilium. https://altilium.tech/2026/04/14/altilium-secures-drive35-funding-for-production-and-validation-of-ev-battery-cells-with-recovered-cathode-and-anode-materials/
2026-04-10: ACT3 commercial facility funding announced (product) . Altilium announced £18.5 million of UK government DRIVE35 funding to support construction of ACT3, its first commercial refinery for critical battery-material recovery, with output plans for nickel MHP, lithium sulphate and graphite. Source: Altilium. https://altilium.tech/2026/04/10/altilium-secures-18-5-million-to-scale-ev-battery-recycling-and-build-uks-first-commercial-facility-for-recovery-of-critical-minerals/
2026-04-08: Altilium files 10th patent application for nickel MHP recovery (product) . Altilium announced its 10th UK patent application for a process that produces nickel MHP from recycled feedstocks and said the process was already being used for customer qualification at ACT2. Source: Altilium. https://altilium.tech/2026/04/08/altilium-files-10th-patent-application-for-recovery-of-critical-battery-materials-and-production-of-low-carbon-nickel-mhp/
2026-04-01: Grant (funding) . Amount: 18500000 GBP. Investors: UK Government, Department for Business and Trade, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Innovate UK Source: Altilium secures £18.5 million to scale EV battery recycling and build UK’s first commercial facility for recovery of critical minerals. https://altilium.tech/2026/04/10/altilium-secures-18-5-million-to-scale-ev-battery-recycling-and-build-uk-s-first-commercial-facility-for-recovery-of-critical-minerals/

Plastic Recycling

CARBIOS

Website: carbios.com

CARBIOS is a French biotech company developing and industrializing enzymatic recycling and biodegradation technologies to reinvent the lifecycle of plastics and textiles, especially PET and PLA.

Category: Plastic Recycling. Founded: 2011. Country: France. Employees: 51-200 employees (LinkedIn company size range).

Landscape fit: It fits the DeepTech Recycling category because it uses proprietary biotechnology and industrial-scale enzymatic processes to recycle plastic waste and textiles, which is a deeptech approach to materials recycling.

Funding rounds

Rights issue / capital increase announced 2023-07-01 : 141000000 EUR ; investors: BOLD Business Opportunities for L'Oréal Development, L'Occitane Group, Funds managed by Truffle Capital, Funds managed by Copernicus Wealth Management SA, Michelin Ventures ; source: CARBIOS ; https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-announces-the-success-of-its-capital-increase/
Equity financing announced 2023-07-01 : 141000000 EUR ; investors: BOLD Business Opportunities for L'Oréal Development, Michelin Ventures, Copernicus Wealth Management, Truffle Capital, Groupe L'Occitane ; source: Carbios ; https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-announces-the-success-of-its-capital-increase/
Grant announced 2023-05-01 : 11400000 EUR ; investors: French State via France 2030, ADEME ; source: Carbios ; https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-announces-fiscal-year-2023-financial-results/
Debt financing announced 2021-12-01 : 30000000 EUR ; investors: European Investment Bank ; source: CARBIOS ; https://www.carbios.com/en/the-eib-is-financing-a-e30-million-loan-for-carbios/
Equity financing / capital increase announced 2021-05-01 : 114000000 EUR ; investors: BOLD (L'Oréal's venture arm), Michelin Ventures, Copernicus Wealth Management, Groupe L'Occitane ; source: CARBIOS ; https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-successfully-completes-its-capital-increase-and-raises-EUR114-million-setting-a-key-milestone-for-its-industrial-development-plans/

Company timeline

2026-04-01: Deputy CEO joined executive management (hr) . CARBIOS reported that Benoît Grenot joined as Deputy Chief Executive Officer effective 2026-04-01.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees (LinkedIn company size range) employees. Source: CARBIOS 2025 Universal Registration Document. https://www.carbios.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2025-Universal-Registration-Document.pdf
2025-12-08: New CFO joined the executive committee (hr) . CARBIOS reported that Etienne Auriau joined the Executive Committee as Chief Financial Officer on 2025-12-08.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees (LinkedIn company size range) employees. Source: CARBIOS 2025 Universal Registration Document. https://www.carbios.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2025-Universal-Registration-Document.pdf
2025-12-02: Definitive Wankai agreement formalizes Asia licensing model (gtm) . CARBIOS and Wankai signed the definitive agreement and shareholders’ agreement for a China joint venture, formalizing the company’s licensing model in Asia. ([carbios.com](https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-and-wankai-new-materials-sign-the-definitive-agreement-establishing-a-strategic-partnership-to-the-large-scale-deployment-of-carbioss-pet-biorecycling-technology-in-asia/?utm_source=openai)) Source: CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials sign the definitive agreement establishing a strategic partnership to the large-scale deployment of CARBIOS’s PET biorecycling technology in Asia.
2025-12-02: Strategic partnership with Wankai signed for Asia deployment (product) . CARBIOS and Wankai signed a definitive agreement to deploy CARBIOS PET biorecycling technology in Asia, starting with a first plant in China and a joint venture. Source: Carbios newsroom. https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-and-wankai-new-materials-sign-the-definitive-agreement-establishing-a-strategic-partnership-to-the-large-scale-deployment-of-carbioss-pet-biorecycling-technology-in-asia/
2025-11-06: Wankai collaboration becomes binding strategic partnership (gtm) . CARBIOS and Wankai signed an agreement on the fundamental principles of a collaboration to deploy CARBIOS’ PET biorecycling technology in Asia and build the first China plant. ([carbios.com](https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-and-wankai-new-materials-a-subsidiary-of-zhink-group-are-committed-to-the-large-scale-deployment-of-carbios-pet-biorecycling-technology-in-asia/?utm_source=openai)) Source: CARBIOS and Wankai New Materials are committed to the large-scale deployment of CARBIOS’ PET biorecycling technology in Asia.
2025-05-27: First long-term biorecycled PET off-take contracts signed (gtm) . CARBIOS signed multi-year sales contracts with L’Oréal and L’Occitane for biorecycled PET from Longlaville, validating demand and giving the future plant commercial anchoring. ([carbios.com](https://www.carbios.com/newsroom/en/carbios-signs-its-first-biorecycled-pet-sales-contracts-with-two-global-cosmetics-leaders/)) Source: CARBIOS signs its first biorecycled PET sales contracts with two global cosmetics leaders.

Monomeris Chemicals

Website: monomeris-chemicals.com

Category: Plastic Recycling. Funding stage: Series B. Founded: 2019. Country: France. Employees: 2-10 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the DeepTech Recycling Startups category because its core product is a patented, industrial chemical-recycling process that recovers value from mixed and otherwise non-recyclable plastic waste, aiming to replace incineration and landfill with circular material production.

Funding rounds

Seed announced 2025-12-01 : 3230000 EUR ; investors: Keenest ; source: L'Usine Nouvelle ; https://www.usinenouvelle.com/hauts-de-france/pas-de-calais/communique-pas-de-calais-levee-de-fonds-strategique-pour-lindustrialisation-du-procede-de-recyclage-chimique-de-monomeris.ZDXJKK3F4JGSBMKBRVSIR3TQI4.html
seed announced 2025-09-01 : 3250000 EUR ; investors: Keenest, Team for the Planet, AFIR ; source: Keenest ; https://www.keenest.co/projet/monomeris-chemicals
seed announced 2023-09-01 : 300000 EUR ; investors: Team for the Planet ; source: Team for the Planet ; https://team-planet.com/fr/innovations/984
Pre-seed announced 2023-09-01 : 300000 EUR ; investors: Team for the Planet ; source: MONOMERIS ; https://monomeris-chemicals.com/en/start-up-crymirotech-tackles-complex-non-recycled-plastics/

Company timeline

2025-12-01: Seed (funding) . Amount: 3230000 EUR. Investors: Keenest Source: L'Usine Nouvelle. https://www.usinenouvelle.com/hauts-de-france/pas-de-calais/communique-pas-de-calais-levee-de-fonds-strategique-pour-lindustrialisation-du-procede-de-recyclage-chimique-de-monomeris.ZDXJKK3F4JGSBMKBRVSIR3TQI4.html
2025-09-01: seed (funding) . Amount: 3250000 EUR. Investors: Keenest, Team for the Planet, AFIR Source: Keenest. https://www.keenest.co/projet/monomeris-chemicals
2025-07-10: Expanded market presence through Pollutec 2025 and regional ecosystem events (gtm) . Monomeris announced participation at Pollutec 2025 with the AXELERA cluster and also promoted local economy-week and open-day visibility around its Avelin site. Source: Monomeris Chemicals. https://monomeris-chemicals.com/en/meet-the-monomeris-team-at-pollutec-2025/
2025-06-24: Industrial site inauguration and live technology demo (product) . Monomeris officially inaugurated its industrial site in Avelin and gave a live demonstration of its ionic depolymerization technology, describing the moment as the start of commercialization. Source: Monomeris Chemicals. https://monomeris-chemicals.com/en/official-inauguration-of-the-new-industrial-site-in-avelin/
2025-05-21: Opened and demoed the Avelin industrial site (gtm) . Monomeris inaugurated its industrial site in Avelin and gave a live demonstration of its ionic depolymerization technology, describing the opening as the start of commercialization. Source: Monomeris Chemicals. https://monomeris-chemicals.com/en/official-inauguration-of-the-new-industrial-site-in-avelin/
2025-03-01: Public launch of turnkey commercialization model (gtm) . Monomeris published its business model and technical pages describing a turnkey, modular recycling solution with feasibility studies, audits, sample testing, and capacity thresholds for customer projects. Source: Monomeris Chemicals. https://monomeris-chemicals.com/en/business-model-en/

CuRe Technology

Website: curetechnology.com

Category: Plastic Recycling. Founded: 2018. Country: Netherlands.

Landscape fit: It fits Plastic Recycling because its core product is recycling and rejuvenating used polyester/PET, including colored, mixed, and contaminated streams that mechanical recycling struggles to process. ([curetechnology.com](https://curetechnology.com/about-cure-technology/?utm_source=openai))

Funding rounds

Grant announced 2023-11-01 : 320320 EUR ; investors: Topsector Energie, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland ; source: Topsector Energie ; https://projecten.topsectorenergie.nl/projecten/energiezuinige-chemische-recycling-van-polyesterafval-in-een-demoplant-35217
Grant announced 2023-09-01 : 941500 EUR ; investors: Provincie Drenthe ; source: Provincie Drenthe ; https://www.provincie.drenthe.nl/publish/pages/120936/vereningsbeschikking_cure_demonstration_plant_002_geredigeerd.pdf
Grant announced 2021-12-01 : 363948 EUR ; investors: Province of Drenthe ; source: Holland Colours ; https://www.hollandcolours.com/news/subsidie-voor-onderzoek-naar-hergebruik-polyester-afval

Company timeline

2025-06-02: Released CuRePET sports garment demonstrator (gtm) . CuRe announced demonstrator sports clothing made out of CuRePET from the T-REX ecosystem, including collection, yarn spinning, knitting, and dyeing across multiple partners. Source: CuRe Technology. https://curetechnology.com/news/project-t-rex-delivers-sports-garments-based-on-curepet/
2025-06-02: Project T-REX delivered sports garments based on CuRePET (product) . CuRe and Project T-REX presented demonstrator sports clothing made from CuRePET after collection, spinning, knitting, dyeing, and garment production across the value chain. ([curetechnology.com](https://curetechnology.com/news/project-t-rex-delivers-sports-garments-based-on-curepet/?utm_source=openai)) Source: CuRe Technology. https://curetechnology.com/news/project-t-rex-delivers-sports-garments-based-on-curepet/
2025-04-16: Showed behind-the-scenes T-REX recycler proof (gtm) . CuRe published a behind-the-scenes update for the T-REX project featuring consortium recyclers and its commercial lead, signaling active proof-building ahead of wider release. Source: CuRe Technology. https://curetechnology.com/news/1302/
2025-03-10: Expanded into bedroom and furniture circularity (gtm) . CuRe joined a consortium with Royal Auping, Saxion, Spinning Jenny, and Textile4Ever to develop circular solutions for prototype box springs, bed models, and bedroom textiles. Source: CuRe Technology. https://curetechnology.com/news/cure-joins-consortium-to-create-a-circular-bed-room/
2025-03-10: Circular bedroom consortium launched (product) . CuRe joined a consortium with Royal Auping, Saxion, Spinning Jenny, and Textile4Ever to develop and validate circular solutions for prototype bed models and bedroom textiles, including a combined mechanical and chemical recycling process. ([curetechnology.com](https://curetechnology.com/news/cure-joins-consortium-to-create-a-circular-bed-room/?utm_source=openai)) Source: CuRe Technology. https://curetechnology.com/news/cure-joins-consortium-to-create-a-circular-bed-room/
2024-02-26: Project SPRINT to complete scale-up (gtm) . CuRe joined NHL Stenden University of Applied Science, Hanze University of Applied Science, and the University of Groningen in Project SPRINT to complete the scale-up of its technology. Source: CuRe Technology. https://curetechnology.com/news/cure-technology-takes-a-final-sprint/

Xycle

Website: xyclegroup.com

Xycle is a Dutch chemical recycling company that uses low-temperature pyrolysis to convert hard-to-recycle plastic waste into valuable raw materials for new plastic production.

Category: Plastic Recycling. Founded: 2020. Country: Netherlands. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the Plastic Recycling category because its core business is advanced recycling of mixed, hard-to-recycle plastics into pyrolysis oil and other circular feedstocks for the plastics industry.

Funding rounds

seed announced 2024-01-01 : 3500000 EUR ; investors: NoWIT, Patpert, Vopak ; source: Dutch government document (official publication) ; https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/blg-1145965.pdf

Company timeline

2026-04-21: Commissioning hiring signaled near-term operational go-live (gtm) . Xycle’s career page advertised shift leaders and process operators for the Europoort plant, emphasizing testing, commissioning, and day-one operational support. Source: Xycle. https://xyclegroup.com/career/
2026-04-21: Operations hiring cluster for Europoort commissioning (hr) . Xycle’s careers page listed multiple plant roles together, including Maintenance Technician, Shift Leader, and Process Operator, all framed around start-up and commissioning at the new Europoort plant.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: Xycle careers page. https://xyclegroup.com/career/
2026-04-09: Oil storage tanks installed (product) . Xycle said six oil storage tanks were successfully lifted into place, alongside ongoing processing-hall and piping work for the first facility. ([xyclegroup.com](https://xyclegroup.com/construction-progress/)) Source: Xycle. https://xyclegroup.com/construction-progress/
2026-02-04: Pretreatment and automation work ramps up (product) . Xycle reported that civil works, equipment installation, electrical and instrumentation work, automation, and pretreatment equipment installation were all progressing in parallel. ([xyclegroup.com](https://xyclegroup.com/construction-progress/)) Source: Xycle. https://xyclegroup.com/construction-progress/
2025-11-11: Pyrolysis equipment structure installed (product) . Xycle said the first steel structure for the pyrolysis equipment had been installed and that the reactor installation phase would follow. ([xyclegroup.com](https://xyclegroup.com/construction-progress/)) Source: Xycle. https://xyclegroup.com/construction-progress/
2025-08-25: Foundation and steel-structure buildout (product) . By late summer 2025, Xycle reported that piling was complete and the project had entered foundation work and steel-structure assembly for the new factory. ([xyclegroup.com](https://xyclegroup.com/construction-progress/)) Source: Xycle. https://xyclegroup.com/construction-progress/

Repolywise

Website: repolywise.com

Repolywise is a deep-tech chemical recycling startup developing an Oxford-inspired hydrocracking process that breaks waste plastics down into feedstock for making new plastics.

Category: Plastic Recycling. Founded: 2023. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 2-10 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits plastic recycling because its core technology is designed to convert waste plastics back into virgin-grade plastic feedstock, aiming for a closed-loop recycling process rather than downcycling.

Funding rounds

grant announced 2024-10-01 : 375000 GBP ; investors: Innovate UK ; source: Repolywise News ; https://www.repolywise.com/news
grant announced 2024-08-01 : 299908 GBP ; source: UKRI Gateway to Research ; https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10125138
grant announced 2023-12-01 : 15000 GBP ; source: UKRI Gateway to Research ; https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10094430

Company timeline

2025-05-27: Gained innovation-program validation and market-to-impact support (gtm) . Repolywise was selected for the RSC Change Makers 2025 cleantech cohort, with mentoring, masterclasses, and investment support aimed at taking the chemistry idea to market. Source: News from Repolywise. https://www.repolywise.com/news
2025-03-12: Started hands-on industry testing with real waste streams (gtm) . Repolywise hosted Recorra and tested four bags of waste from a materials recovery facility against its Atomic Scissors technology. Source: News from Repolywise. https://www.repolywise.com/news
2025-03-04: Reframed product from polymer degradation to new plastics (product) . At the ICURe London Roadshow, Repolywise said its verbal business card changed from 'Developing catalytic technology to degrade polyolefins' to 'Transforming waste plastics to new plastics'. ([repolywise.com](https://www.repolywise.com/news)) Source: Repolywise News. https://www.repolywise.com/news
2025-01-03: Built a structured accelerator and credibility pathway (gtm) . In early 2025, Repolywise moved through ICURe-related visibility and Wilbe fellowship recognition, sharpening its market-facing story from catalytic chemistry to waste-plastics-to-new-plastics. Source: News from Repolywise. https://www.repolywise.com/news
2024-11-19: Joined Begbroke AgileLab for lab development (product) . Begbroke Science Park announced that Repolywise had joined the AgileLab, citing its laboratory facilities and support for continued work on the Atomic Scissors technology. ([begbroke.ox.ac.uk](https://www.begbroke.ox.ac.uk/news/begbroke-welcomes-technology-start-up-repolywise-to-the-agilelab/)) Source: Begbroke Science Park. https://www.begbroke.ox.ac.uk/news/begbroke-welcomes-technology-start-up-repolywise-to-the-agilelab/
2024-11-19: Entered university-linked commercialization and industry network (gtm) . Repolywise joined Begbroke Science Park’s AgileLab, giving the company a more formal commercialization base inside an Oxford innovation ecosystem. Source: News from Repolywise. https://www.repolywise.com/news

Mura Technology

Website: muratechnology.com

Mura Technology develops Hydro-PRT®, a hydrothermal advanced recycling process that converts mixed waste plastics into hydrocarbon feedstocks for making new plastics.

Category: Plastic Recycling. Founded: 2016. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 51-200 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the plastic recycling category because its core product is an advanced recycling technology designed to recycle hard-to-process mixed, contaminated plastic waste back into feedstocks for new plastics.

Funding rounds

Corporate Minority announced 2022-06-01 : 100000000 USD ; investors: KBR ; source: PR Newswire ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kbr-announces-investment-in-mura-technology-to-advance-the-plastics-circular-economy-301558797.html
Strategic Investment announced 2022-06-01 : 100000000 USD ; investors: KBR ; source: Mura Technology ; https://www.muratechnology.com/news/mura-technology-announces-us100-million-strategic-investment-from-kbr-inc/
Corporate Minority announced 2021-04-01 : 5000000 EUR ; investors: igus GmbH ; source: igus Press UK ; https://press.igus.co.uk/2021/04/08/extra-igus-investment-paves-the-way-for-innovative-plastic-recycling-technology/
Grant announced 2020-10-01 : 4420000 GBP ; investors: Innovate UK ; source: Mura Technology ; https://www.muratechnology.com/news/delivering-innovation-together-celebrating-the-completion-of-innovate-uk-investment-at-mura-wilton/
Corporate Minority announced 2020-01-01 : 4000000 GBP ; investors: igus GmbH ; source: igus Press UK ; https://press.igus.co.uk/2020/04/15/igus-invests-4m-in-pioneering-plastic-recycling-firm/

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Careers page routes to active vacancies board (hr) . Mura’s careers page now directs applicants to its vacancy board and frames the company as 'always looking for talented people to join our team.' ([muratechnology.com](https://www.muratechnology.com/careers/)). Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Mura careers page. https://www.muratechnology.com/careers/
2026-06-01: Current careers page shows four live openings (hr) . Mura’s careers flow currently links to Employment Hero and lists four open roles: Operations Engineer, R&D Manager, Assistant Commercial Project Manager, and Finance Manager – Plant Operations. ([employmenthero.com](https://employmenthero.com/jobs/organisations/mura-technology-ownka/)). Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Employment Hero jobs page. https://employmenthero.com/jobs/organisations/mura-technology-ownka/
2025-08-28: Mura announces Singapore expansion with new facility (product) . Mura announced plans for a 50 kta advanced recycling facility in Singapore and opened a Singapore office to support the expansion. Source: Mura Technology. https://www.muratechnology.com/news/mura-technology-announces-expansion-into-singapore-with-new-advanced-recycling-facility/
2025-08-28: Singapore facility announced as next Asia expansion (gtm) . Mura announced plans for a 50 kta facility in Singapore, secured site rights on Jurong Island, and opened a Singapore office to support the expansion. Source: Mura Technology. https://www.muratechnology.com/news/mura-technology-announces-expansion-into-singapore-with-new-advanced-recycling-facility/
2025-07-29: Nicholas Kolesch appointed Global Feedstock Director for Asia (hr) . Mura publicly announced Nicholas Kolesch as Global Feedstock Director for Asia, describing him as a 25+ year commercial leader across Europe and Asia. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mura-technology_mura-technology-asia-appoints-global-feedstock-activity-7355860336723271682-SFBe?utm_source=openai)). Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Mura Technology LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mura-technology_mura-technology-asia-appoints-global-feedstock-activity-7355860336723271682-SFBe
2025-07-04: Mitsubishi Chemical and ENEOS launch Hydro-PRT facility in Japan (product) . Mura reported the launch ceremony for Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation’s advanced recycling facility with ENEOS in Ibaraki, Japan, using Hydro-PRT technology. Source: Mura Technology. https://www.muratechnology.com/news/mistubishi-chemical-group-and-eneos-launch-advanced-recycling-facility-using-muras-hydro-prt-technology/

Ioniqa Technologies B.V.

Website: ioniqa.com

A cleantech spin-off from Eindhoven University of Technology that develops proprietary PET upcycling technology to turn PET waste into virgin-quality raw material for new plastic.

Category: Plastic Recycling. Founded: 2009. Country: Netherlands. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits plastic recycling because its core product is advanced PET recycling/upcycling: it converts colored and hard-to-recycle PET waste into high-grade recycled PET, which is directly aligned with the category. ([ioniqa.com](https://ioniqa.com/company/?utm_source=openai))

Funding rounds

Growth investment announced 2022-09-01 : 30000000 EUR ; investors: Koch Technology Solutions ; source: Ioniqa ; https://ioniqa.com/wp-content/uploads/Final-Press-Release-KTS-Ioniqa-ENG.pdf
Venture round announced 2021-05-01 : 10000000 EUR ; source: Ioniqa ; https://ioniqa.com/ioniqa-attracts-e-10-million-funding/
Series B announced 2017-07-01 : 20000000 USD ; investors: New Enterprise Associates, GV, new strategic investors ; source: IonQ ; https://www.ionq.com/news/ionq-raises-usd20m-series-b-round-led-by-nea-gv-to-advance-quantum-computing
Venture round announced 2015-09-01 : 2500000 EUR ; investors: Chemelot Ventures, existing shareholders ; source: Brightlands Venture Partners ; https://brightlandsventurepartners.com/nieuws/ioniqa-technologies-and-chemelot-ventures-announce-funding-for-ioniqas-circular-pet-process/

Company timeline

2025-07-01: Senior Process Engineer vacancy posted and later closed (hr) . Ioniqa listed a Senior Process Engineer - PET Upcycling Technology role; the page now shows the vacancy as closed and the careers page says there are no open vacancies.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: Ioniqa jobs page. https://ioniqa.com/senior-process-engineer/
2024-12-11: Ioniqa announced a restart focused on licensed factories (product) . Ioniqa said it was restarting and would finalize technology for implementation through licenses, with new factories being built with market parties. Source: Ioniqa. https://ioniqa.com/ioniqa-is-restarting-in-a-world-that-is-demanding-circular-plastic/
2024-12-11: Restart framed around licensing and new market-party factories (gtm) . Ioniqa said it was restarting and that its technology was being finalized for implementation through licenses and new factories built with market parties. Source: Ioniqa. https://ioniqa.com/ioniqa-is-restarting-in-a-world-that-is-demanding-circular-plastic/
2024-05-29: PRSE preview emphasized licensing and scale-up data (product) . In a PRSE preview, Ioniqa said it was using its Geleen demonstration facility to generate data, refine alternative process steps, and support global licensing for industrial customers. Source: Ioniqa. https://ioniqa.com/a-sneak-peek-at-what-ioniqa-has-in-store-for-prse/
2024-05-29: PRSE used as customer-facing market education and lead-gen moment (gtm) . Ioniqa previewed its PRSE presence, saying it would exhibit with KTS, meet customers, and showcase Denua as a licensable industrial solution. Source: Ioniqa. https://ioniqa.com/a-sneak-peek-at-what-ioniqa-has-in-store-for-prse/
2024-03-07: Denua brand introduced as the Ioniqa-KTS solution (product) . Ioniqa launched Denua as a branded solution built from its partnership with KTS, describing it as able to convert previously unrecyclable PET waste into monomers suitable for food-grade applications. Source: Ioniqa. https://ioniqa.com/denua/

GR3N SA

Website: gr3n-recycling.com

Category: Plastic Recycling. Funding stage: Series B. Founded: 2011. Country: Switzerland. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits plastic recycling because its core technology recycles PET/polyester waste into reusable raw materials, enabling closed-loop plastic recycling and reduced landfill/incineration. ([gr3n-recycling.com](https://gr3n-recycling.com/about-us/))

Funding rounds

Series B announced 2026-06-01 : 15500000 EUR ; investors: 360 Capital, VP Textile ; source: Tech.eu ; https://tech.eu/2026/06/05/gr3n-raises-eur155m-series-b-to-scale-pet-chemical-recycling/
Grant announced 2022-03-01 : 2685000 USD ; investors: Chevron Technology Ventures, Standex International, European Innovation Council (EIC) ; source: i3 Connect ; https://i3connect.com/company/gr3n
Series B announced 2021-09-01 : 6300000 EUR ; investors: Chevron Technology Ventures, Standex International ; source: GR3N ; https://gr3n-recycling.com/ready-to-bring-plastic-recycling-tech-to-market/
Grant announced 2017-09-01 : 687312.5 EUR ; investors: European Union Horizon 2020 ; source: CORDIS / European Commission ; https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/768573

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Series B (funding) . Amount: 15500000 EUR. Investors: 360 Capital, VP Textile Source: Tech.eu. https://tech.eu/2026/06/05/gr3n-raises-eur155m-series-b-to-scale-pet-chemical-recycling/
2026-04-01: Senior Mechanical Process Engineer opening posted (hr) . GR3N posted a full-time Senior Mechanical Process Engineer role in Chiasso, Switzerland.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: GR3N careers PDF. https://engine.gr3n-recycling.com/careers/seniormechanicalprocessengineer.pdf
2024-10-23: EU Innovation Fund award for MODUS project (product) . GR3N announced that MODUS, with Intecsa Industrial, received up to EUR 35 million from the EU Innovation Fund for a project recycling textiles and packaging using GR3N’s microwave-based alkaline hydrolysis process. Source: GR3N website. https://gr3n-recycling.com/innovation-fund/
2024-10-23: EU-backed MODUS project expands GR3N into textiles and packaging (gtm) . GR3N and Intecsa Industrial announced selection for up to EUR 35 million from the EU Innovation Fund for MODUS, a project targeting around 50,000 tons of textiles and packaging recycling using GR3N’s microwave-to-alkaline-hydrolysis process. Source: GR3N Innovation Fund page. https://gr3n-recycling.com/innovation-fund/
2023-07-24: FOAK PET recycling plant announced in Spain (product) . GR3N and Intecsa Industrial announced a joint venture to build a first-of-a-kind manufacturing facility for microwave-assisted depolymerization of PET, targeting 40,000 tons of virgin-like PET and operations in 2027. Source: GR3N blog. https://gr3n-recycling.com/spains-first-microwave-pet-depolymerization-plant/
2022-03-01: Grant (funding) . Amount: 2685000 USD. Investors: Chevron Technology Ventures, Standex International, European Innovation Council (EIC) Source: i3 Connect. https://i3connect.com/company/gr3n

Epoch Biodesign

Website: epochbiodesign.com

Category: Plastic Recycling. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2019. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 45 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the plastic recycling category because its core product is enzymatic biorecycling: using biology to deconstruct plastic waste at the molecular level and turn it back into reusable materials for circular manufacturing.

Funding rounds

Strategic Funding announced 2026-03-01 : 9000000 GBP ; investors: lululemon athletica inc., Kompas Management ApS, Happiness Capital, Extantia Capital, Leitmotif Management, LLC ; source: MarketScreener ; https://www.marketscreener.com/news/epoch-biodesign-ltd-announced-that-it-has-received-9-million-in-funding-from-lululemon-athletica-i-ce7e51dadb8df623
Series A announced 2025-03-01 : 18300000 USD ; investors: Extantia Capital, Day One Ventures, Happiness Capital, Kibo Invest, Lowercarbon Capital, Inditex ; source: TechCrunch ; https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/05/from-high-school-science-project-to-18-3m-ai-accelerated-enzymes-are-coming-for-fast-fashion-s-plastic-waste/
Seed announced 2022-06-01 : 11000000 USD ; investors: Lowercarbon Capital, BoxGroup, Amadeus Capital Partners, MCJ Collective, Zero Carbon Capital, VOYAGERS Climate-Tech Fund, The Venture Collective ; source: Business Wire ; https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220622005080/en/Epoch-Biodesign-raises-a-%2411Million-seed-round-led-by-Lowercarbon-Capital-to-accelerate-enzymatic-solutions-to-biorecycle-plastic-waste.
Pre-Seed announced 2021-01-01 : 3500000 USD ; investors: Ascension Ventures, Plug and Play Spain ; source: Seedtable ; https://www.seedtable.com/funding-rounds/epochbiodesign-pre-seed-2021

Company timeline

2026-04-22: Launched a larger demo-plant commercialization push in London (gtm) . Epoch announced Europe’s first and the world’s largest nylon 6,6 biorecycling demonstration plant at Grapht Works, targeting hundreds of tonnes per year and challenging feedstocks such as silicon-coated airbag fabric and elastane-blended textiles. ([plasticstoday.com](https://www.plasticstoday.com/sustainability/epoch-biodesign-launches-world-s-largest-nylon-recycling-plant-in-london)) Source: PlasticsToday. https://www.plasticstoday.com/sustainability/epoch-biodesign-launches-world-s-largest-nylon-recycling-plant-in-london
2026-04-01: Launches world’s largest nylon recycling plant in London (product) . Epoch’s news page lists an April 2026 launch of the world’s largest nylon recycling plant in London, tied to its industrial-scale nylon recycling program. Source: Epoch Biodesign News page. https://www.epochbiodesign.com/news
2026-03-01: Strategic Funding (funding) . Amount: 9000000 GBP. Investors: lululemon athletica inc., Kompas Management ApS, Happiness Capital, Extantia Capital, Leitmotif Management, LLC Source: MarketScreener. https://www.marketscreener.com/news/epoch-biodesign-ltd-announced-that-it-has-received-9-million-in-funding-from-lululemon-athletica-i-ce7e51dadb8df623
2026-02-04: Signed MoU with INVISTA on post-consumer recycled nylon 6,6 (gtm) . Epoch and INVISTA announced a memorandum of understanding to advance development of post-consumer recycled nylon 6,6. ([epochbiodesign.com](https://www.epochbiodesign.com/news)) Source: INVISTA / Epoch news page. https://www.invista.com/news/invista-epoch-biodesign-sign-mou-to-advance-development-of-post-consumer-recycled-nylon-6-6
2026-02-01: Signs MoU with INVISTA for nylon 6,6 recycling (product) . Epoch and INVISTA sign a memorandum of understanding focused on nylon 6,6 recycling, signaling industrial partnership validation for the core product line. Source: Epoch Biodesign News page. https://www.epochbiodesign.com/news
2026-01-08: Reintroduced the company as a sustainable manufacturing platform (gtm) . Epoch published a January 2026 client spotlight positioning itself as an industrial-scale sustainable manufacturing partner that turns plastic into reusable building blocks and uses venture debt to build a first-of-a-kind demo facility. ([hsbcinnovationbanking.com](https://www.hsbcinnovationbanking.com/en/resources/client-spotlight-epoch-biodesign?utm_source=openai)) Source: HSBC Innovation Banking. https://www.hsbcinnovationbanking.com/en/resources/client-spotlight-epoch-biodesign

Textile recycling

re.solution

Website: resolution.technology

Category: Textile recycling. Funding stage: Pre Seed. Founded: 2023. Country: Germany. Employees: 2-10 employees (LinkedIn); seven-person team stated on careers page.

Landscape fit: It fits DeepTech Recycling because it is a science- and engineering-driven startup building proprietary chemical recycling technology to turn difficult-to-recycle textile waste into reusable polyester, reducing landfill and incineration. ([resolution.technology](https://resolution.technology/))

Funding rounds

competition prize announced 2025-04-01 : 50000 USD ; investors: David Anderson, Anderson Family Fund, Jon Finger, Finger Interests ; source: Rice Business Plan Competition ; https://rbpc.rice.edu/2025/2025-winners-results

Company timeline

2026-01-01: Careers page shows multi-role hiring push (hr) . The careers page lists several open roles, including process engineering, lab/quality, process control, and working student positions, and says the company is strengthening its now seven-person team.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees (LinkedIn); seven-person team stated on careers page employees. Source: re.solution careers page. https://resolution.technology/careers/
2025-11-01: Launched ZiProTex prototype and regional supplier-network program (gtm) . re.solution’s ZiProTex project page said the company would develop and operate prototypes for electrochemical textile recycling while building a regional supplier network for key components as a basis for scaling. ([resolution.technology](https://resolution.technology/efre-projekt-ziprotex/)) Source: re.solution. https://resolution.technology/efre-projekt-ziprotex/
2025-09-01: Highlighted industry-network engagement at a chemstars event (gtm) . re.solution’s company LinkedIn said September 2025 included a highlight at the chemstars Chemistry Ecosystem Night, where the team exchanged views with startups and industry partners. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/resolution-recycling?utm_source=openai)) Source: re.solution LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/resolution-recycling
2025-04-01: competition prize (funding) . Amount: 50000 USD. Investors: David Anderson, Anderson Family Fund, Jon Finger, Finger Interests Source: Rice Business Plan Competition. https://rbpc.rice.edu/2025/2025-winners-results
2025-01-01: Publicized semi-industrial pilot buildout and business-development hiring (gtm) . The careers page framed re.solution as building and commissioning a semi-industrial pilot plant while also recruiting for business development, project management, and process roles. ([resolution.technology](https://resolution.technology/careers/)) Source: re.solution. https://resolution.technology/careers/
2024-06-12: Won ACHEMA Start-up Award 2024 (gtm) . re.solution won the ACHEMA Start-up Award 2024 for its chemical recycling process for polyester-containing textiles, with ACHEMA highlighting the company’s renewable-energy, low-water, low-chemical process and industrial-scale ambition. ([achema.de](https://www.achema.de/en/press/press-releases/article/on-to-the-top-of-the-the-podium-with-textile-recycling-resolution-wins-achema-start-up-award-2024)) Source: ACHEMA. https://www.achema.de/en/press/press-releases/article/on-to-the-top-of-the-the-podium-with-textile-recycling-resolution-wins-achema-start-up-award-2024

Recyc'Elit

Website: recyc-elit.com

Recyc'Elit is a French deeptech company developing a patented chemical recycling process for complex polyester-based textiles, producing recycled polyester and recoverable co-materials.

Category: Textile recycling. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2019. Country: France. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the plastic recycling landscape because its core technology chemically recycles PET/polyester-based waste streams and turns hard-to-recycle plastic-containing textiles into rPET and other reusable materials; the company says it launched in 2019 and raised a €3.2 million seed round in 2023. ([recyc-elit.com](https://www.recyc-elit.com/en))

Funding rounds

Seed announced 2023-10-01 : 3200000 EUR ; investors: Demeter, UI Investissement, Banque des Territoires, Crédit Agricole Création, Business Angels ; source: Recyc'Elit press release ; https://www.recyc-elit.com/actualites/recycelit-cp-levee-de-fonds

Company timeline

2026-05-01: Careers page shows no open roles (hr) . The current careers page says there are no offers available at this time and directs candidates to submit spontaneous applications.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: Recyc'Elit careers page. https://www.recyc-elit.com/en/recrutement
2026-01-01: Finished product proof with Decathlon and The LYCRA Company (gtm) . Recyc'Elit said it produced an rPET T-shirt with Decathlon and a sports bra and leggings using elastane separated by Recyc'Elit with The LYCRA Company. Source: Recyc'Elit Highlight 2025. https://www.recyc-elit.com/en/actualites/bilan-2025
2025-12-01: Solar Impulse Efficient Solution label received (product) . Recyc'Elit said its solution was certified as a Solar Impulse Efficient Solution in December 2025. ([recyc-elit.com](https://www.recyc-elit.com/actualites/label-solar-impulse-efficient-solution?utm_source=openai)) Source: Recyc'Elit. https://www.recyc-elit.com/actualites/label-solar-impulse-efficient-solution
2025-12-01: Solar Impulse label adds third-party credibility (gtm) . Recyc'Elit received Solar Impulse Efficient Solution recognition for its textile recycling solution after a March 2025 introduction at World Impact Summit. Source: Recyc'Elit News. https://www.recyc-elit.com/en/actualites/label-solar-impulse-efficient-solution
2025-12-01: Hiring cluster added several named team members (hr) . A 2025 company recap says new talent joined to strengthen the team, naming Sandrine Lorinet Chenu, Anne Pardo, Alexis Sassolas, Alexandre Duc-Plachettaz, Jimmy Barou, François Morin, and Lukas Cibrellis-Octaville.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: Recyc'Elit. https://www.recyc-elit.com/en/actualites/bilan-2025
2025-10-03: Pre-industrial demonstrator inaugurated (product) . Recyc'Elit inaugurated its pre-industrial chemical recycling demonstrator for polyester textiles in Vénissieux on 2025-10-03. ([recyc-elit.com](https://www.recyc-elit.com/actualites/inauguration-du-demonstrateur-pre-industriel?utm_source=openai)) Source: Recyc'Elit. https://www.recyc-elit.com/actualites/inauguration-du-demonstrateur-pre-industriel

SaXcell B.V.

Website: saxcell.com

SaXcell develops regenerated cellulose fiber made from discarded cotton textiles, using a circular recycling process to turn textile waste into new fibers for garments and household textiles.

Category: Textile recycling. Founded: 2015. Country: Netherlands. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits deeptech recycling because it applies proprietary fiber and chemical-processing technology to convert textile waste into new, high-value raw material in a closed-loop recycling system.

Funding rounds

Other announced 2025-09-01 : 4000000 EUR ; investors: Modeco Textile, Uğurlular Tekstil, Selin Tekstil ; source: WTiN ; https://www.wtin.com/article/2025/september/15-09-25/saxcell-secures-4m-to-launch-production-plant/

Company timeline

2026-06-02: Team size observed (hr) . Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/saxcell/
2026-02-18: Website shifted toward compliance-led positioning (gtm) . SaXcell published blog content explaining that EU ESPR and EPR rules make textile recycling and recycled content strategically important for fashion brands, and tied SaXcell directly to compliance and competitive advantage. Source: SaXcell Blog. https://saxcell.com/blogs/eu-legislation-is-coming-are-fashion-brands-ready-for-2026-s-textile-regulations
2026-02-01: Industrial-scale positioning and compliance messaging sharpened (product) . By 2025-2026, SaXcell’s site and publications emphasized industrial-scale readiness, compatibility with existing machinery, repeated recyclability, and EU textile-regulation readiness. ([saxcell.com](https://saxcell.com/?utm_source=openai)) Source: SaXcell website and publications. https://saxcell.com/
2025-09-01: Other (funding) . Amount: 4000000 EUR. Investors: Modeco Textile, Uğurlular Tekstil, Selin Tekstil Source: WTiN. https://www.wtin.com/article/2025/september/15-09-25/saxcell-secures-4m-to-launch-production-plant/
2025-01-01: Technical brochure strengthened proof-led sales motion (gtm) . SaXcell published technical material documenting fiber properties, lab testing, and wet-spinning production through Birla Cellulose, reinforcing a more evidence-driven sales motion. Source: SaXcell Technical Brochure. https://www.saxcell.com/pdf/technical_brohure.pdf
2025-01-01: Updated commercial brochure for brand and supply-chain buyers (gtm) . SaXcell published a 2025 brochure framing the product as a cellulose fiber made from used textiles, emphasizing garments and household textiles, partnership-based supply-chain collaboration, and upcoming EU regulation relevance. Source: SaXcell Brochure. https://www.saxcell.com/pdf/SaXcell_Brochure_2025.pdf

DyeRecycle

Website: dyerecycle.com

DyeRecycle develops green-chemistry technology that decolourises mixed textile waste, recovers polyester fibres, and enables recycled dyes for circular textile manufacturing.

Category: Textile recycling. Founded: 2022. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 7 named team members visible on team page.

Landscape fit: It fits DeepTech Recycling because it applies proprietary chemistry to recycle textile waste and recover dyes/fibres, addressing hard-to-recycle materials with an engineered process rather than conventional sorting or mechanical recycling.

Funding rounds

Grant announced 2024-05-01 : 1000000 USD ; investors: Innovate UK ; source: DYERECYCLE ; https://www.dyerecycle.com/news-1
Pre-Seed announced 2024-05-01 : 1200000 USD ; investors: PDS Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Evenlode Investment, Fashion for Good ; source: DYERECYCLE ; https://www.dyerecycle.com/news-1
Grant announced 2023-06-01 : 200000 EUR ; investors: H&M Foundation ; source: Imperial News ; https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/245698/dyerecycle-wins-vote-confidence-from-fashion/amp/

Company timeline

2026-05-28: Opened Polymer Chemist role in London (hr) . DyeRecycle posted an active LinkedIn job opening for a Polymer Chemist based in London, describing the role as part of its work on scalable chemical recycling processes for PET fibre-to-fibre recycling.. Team size observed: 7 named team members visible on team page employees. Source: LinkedIn job post. https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/polymer-chemist-at-dyerecycle-4378795727
2026-05-01: Commercial team and brand narrative become more explicit (gtm) . DyeRecycle’s company updates emphasized its Imperial origin story, mission, and the move from lab-scale innovation toward commercial scale, alongside a visible commercial role on the team page. ([uk.linkedin.com](https://uk.linkedin.com/company/dyerecycle?utm_source=openai)) Source: DyeRecycle LinkedIn. https://uk.linkedin.com/company/dyerecycle
2025-06-01: Public partnership launches dye-recovery color capsule (gtm) . DyeRecycle and Positive Materials announced a collaboration at Future Fabrics Expo to preview recycled colors made from textile waste, turning the technology into a visible market-facing product story. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/positive-materials_dyerecycle-colour-capsule-preview-activity-7343206507682902016-TsFm?utm_source=openai)) Source: Positive Materials LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/positive-materials_dyerecycle-colour-capsule-preview-activity-7343206507682902016-TsFm
2024-12-04: DyeRecycle showcases recycled colors and sustainable fibers at Vogue Business Fashion Futures (product) . At a December 2024 event, DyeRecycle said its latest collection of innovative colors and sustainable fibers captivated attendees, indicating a more polished materials showcase for the platform. ([dyerecycle.com](https://www.dyerecycle.com/news-1?utm_source=openai)) Source: DYERECYCLE News. https://www.dyerecycle.com/news-1
2024-11-28: DyeRecycle wins IChemE Sustainability Award (product) . The company said it won the Sustainability Award at the IChemE Global Awards 2024, another external validation point for its green-chemistry approach. ([dyerecycle.com](https://www.dyerecycle.com/news-1?utm_source=openai)) Source: DYERECYCLE News. https://www.dyerecycle.com/news-1
2024-11-28: Industry validation and public proof-building accelerates (gtm) . DyeRecycle used awards, featured media, and a Vogue Business Fashion Futures showcase to build credibility around its textile dye-recovery and circular-fibre technology. ([dyerecycle.com](https://www.dyerecycle.com/news-1?utm_source=openai)) Source: DyeRecycle News. https://www.dyerecycle.com/news-1

Syre

Website: syre.com

Syre is a textile impact company that uses textile-to-textile recycling to turn end-of-life polyester waste into new circular polyester at hyperscale.

Category: Textile recycling. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2023. Country: Sweden. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits DeepTech Recycling Startups because it develops an industrial recycling technology platform for converting textile waste into new materials, combining advanced process innovation with large-scale circular manufacturing.

Funding rounds

Series A announced 2024-05-01 : 100000000 USD ; investors: TPG Rise Climate, H&M Group, Giant Ventures, IMAS Foundation, Norrsken VC, Volvo Cars ; source: TPG ; https://www.tpg.com/news-and-insights/syre-raises-100-million-series-a-shortlists-vietnam-and-iberia-for-first-gigascale-plants
Seed announced 2024-03-01 : 60000000 USD ; investors: H&M Group, Vargas, TPG Rise Climate ; source: Chemical & Engineering News ; https://cen.acs.org/environment/green-chemistry/Chemical-recycling-textiles-advances-shakily/102/web/2024/03
Founding investment announced 2024-03-01 : 60000000 USD ; investors: H&M Group, Vargas Holding, TPG Rise Climate ; source: Syre ; https://www.syre.com/news/new-impact-venture-syre-launches-with-a-mission-to-decarbonize-textile-industry

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Open Analytical Chemist II role visible on careers site (hr) . Syre’s careers page currently lists an open Analytical Chemist II position in Mebane, North Carolina.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: Syre careers page. https://careers.syre.com/
2026-05-11: Target expansion for next-generation recycled materials (gtm) . Syre expanded its collaboration with Target to accelerate adoption of textile-to-textile recycled polyester across retail categories such as apparel and home. Source: Syre. https://www.syre.com/news/syre-expands-partnership-with-target-to-advance-next-generation-recycled-materials-at-scale
2026-05-01: Target collaboration expands into high-volume retail categories (product) . Syre expanded its partnership with Target to accelerate adoption of textile-to-textile recycled polyester in apparel and home, with expected use of 70,000 metric tons over time. Source: Syre. https://www.syre.com/news/syre-expands-partnership-with-target-to-advance-next-generation-recycled-materials-at-scale
2026-04-02: JEPLAN partnership for commercial-scale recycling (gtm) . Syre partnered with JEPLAN to accelerate textile-to-textile recycling at large commercial scale and target multi-ton volumes in late 2026 for spinning validation and product samples. Source: Syre. https://www.syre.com/news/syre-and-jeplan-announce-strategic-partnership-to-accelerate-textile-to-textile-recycling
2026-03-31: ABB partnership for industrial-scale plant development (gtm) . Syre and ABB signed an MoU to explore automation, electrification, and digital technologies for Syre’s first textile-to-textile recycling plant in Vietnam. Source: Syre. https://www.syre.com/news/abb-and-syre-partner-to-explore-technologies-for-industrial-scale-textile-recycling
2026-03-31: ABB MoU supports industrial deployment in Vietnam (product) . Syre signed an MoU with ABB to explore automation, electrification, and digital technologies for its first textile-to-textile recycling plant in Vietnam. Source: Syre. https://www.syre.com/news/abb-and-syre-partner-to-explore-technologies-for-industrial-scale-textile-recycling

Resortecs

Website: resortecs.com

Resortecs develops design-for-disassembly textile technology—such as heat-dissolvable threads and thermal disassembly systems—that makes textile recycling easier at industrial scale.

Category: Textile recycling. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2017. Country: Belgium. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the DeepTech Recycling Startups landscape because it applies proprietary materials and industrial disassembly technology to solve a hard recycling problem in textiles, improving the economics and efficiency of material recovery.

Funding rounds

series A announced 2025-11-01 : 6000000 EUR ; investors: Goldwin Play Earth Fund, SFPIM, European Innovation Council Fund, makesense, Trividend, ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, Fashion for Good, historical business angels ; source: Resortecs ; https://resortecs.com/resortecs-raises-e6m-to-scale-textile-disassembly-technology-across-europe/
series_a announced 2025-11-01 : 6000000 EUR ; investors: Goldwin Play Earth Fund, SFPIM, European Innovation Council Fund, makesense, Trividend, ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, Fashion for Good ; source: Resortecs ; https://resortecs.com/resortecs-raises-e6m-to-scale-textile-disassembly-technology-across-europe/
seed announced 2023-04-01 : 2200000 EUR ; investors: ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, makesense_invest, AFI Ventures, Trividend, PDS Limited ; source: Resortecs ; https://resortecs.com/resortecs-raises-2-2m-in-seed-funding/
grant announced 2022-06-01 : 2500000 EUR ; source: Resortecs ; https://resortecs.com/resortecs-receives-e2-5m-grant-from-the-eu-to-accelerate-fashions-circular-transition/
convertible loan / subsidy financing announced 2021-05-01 : 960000 EUR ; investors: PMV, Fashion for Good, Trividend ; source: PMV ; https://www.pmv.eu/nieuws-item/pmv-investeert-in-innovatieve-textielrecyclage-van-resortecs/

Company timeline

2026-05-01: R&D Engineering Intern opening posted (hr) . Resortecs listed an R&D Engineering Intern role in Brussels supporting Smart Stitch validation, prototype testing, and Smart Disassembly trials.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: Resortecs. https://resortecs.com/career/rd-engineering-intern-m-f-x-2/
2026-04-15: AMANN partnership industrializes distribution of design-for-disassembly threads (gtm) . Resortecs and AMANN Group announced a partnership to industrialize design-for-disassembly fashion by producing Smart Stitch™ through AMANN’s global manufacturing and distribution footprint. Source: Resortecs. https://resortecs.com/resortecs-partners-with-amann-group-to-scale-design-for-disassembly-in-fashion/
2026-04-15: Partnership with AMANN industrialized Smart Stitch distribution (product) . Resortecs partnered with AMANN Group to scale Design-for-Disassembly in fashion by having AMANN produce and distribute Smart Stitch™ threads globally. Source: Resortecs. https://resortecs.com/resortecs-partners-with-amann-group-to-scale-design-for-disassembly-in-fashion/
2025-12-01: New Business Lead opening posted (hr) . Resortecs posted a permanent full-time New Business Lead role in Brussels to drive new brand and division pipeline, pilots, and early adoption.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: Resortecs. https://resortecs.com/career/new-business-lead-m-f-x/
2025-11-01: series A (funding) . Amount: 6000000 EUR. Investors: Goldwin Play Earth Fund, SFPIM, European Innovation Council Fund, makesense, Trividend, ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, Fashion for Good, historical business angels Source: Resortecs. https://resortecs.com/resortecs-raises-e6m-to-scale-textile-disassembly-technology-across-europe/
2025-11-01: series_a (funding) . Amount: 6000000 EUR. Investors: Goldwin Play Earth Fund, SFPIM, European Innovation Council Fund, makesense, Trividend, ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, Fashion for Good Source: Resortecs. https://resortecs.com/resortecs-raises-e6m-to-scale-textile-disassembly-technology-across-europe/

Dissolva

Website: dissolva.com

Dissolva is a Danish deeptech cleantech company developing a patented chemical recycling process that separates mixed textile waste into purified material fractions for fiber recovery.

Category: Textile recycling. Funding stage: . Founded: 2019. Country: Denmark. Employees: 2-10 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits DeepTech Recycling because its core product is a science-driven chemical recycling technology for hard-to-recycle textile waste, aiming to recover reusable materials from mixed and contaminated fabrics.

Funding rounds

grant announced 2023-06-01 : 75000 EUR ; investors: European Commission, Women TechEU ; source: CORDIS / European Commission ; https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101114249
grant announced 2023-04-01 : 75000 EUR ; investors: European Commission / Women TechEU ; source: Women TechEU selected companies list ; https://eismea.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-04/Women%20TechEU%202022%20companies_final.pdf
grant announced 2021-01-01 : 2557768.71 DKK ; investors: Miljøstyrelsen (MUDP-programmet) ; source: MUDP project list (2021 awards) ; https://mudp.dk/media/3e2lxdo1/projektlister-for-bevilgede-projekter-for-mudp-2008-2024.pdf
award announced 2021-01-01 : 250000 DKK ; investors: Otto Mønsteds Fond ; source: Otto Mønsteds Fond ; https://omfonden.dk/blog/historie/tidligere-prisvinder-prisen-har-gjort-undervaerker/
grant announced 2020-01-01 : 2848550 DKK ; investors: Miljøstyrelsen (MUDP-programmet) ; source: MUDP project list (2020 awards) ; https://mudp.dk/media/3e2lxdo1/projektlister-for-bevilgede-projekter-for-mudp-2008-2024.pdf

Company timeline

2026-05-01: Expanded workflow to explicit decontamination and recovery stages (product) . The current website now presents the product as a modular workflow with a dedicated chemical-separation/preprocessing stage and a separate raw-material-recovery stage, explicitly claiming removal of PFAS, dyes, heavy metals, and other blockers before outputting cellulose pulp and polyester granules. ([dissolva.com](https://www.dissolva.com/?utm_source=openai)) Source: Dissolva website. https://www.dissolva.com/
2026-05-01: Founder represented DISSOLVA at London Tech Week pitch competition (hr) . DISSOLVA’s LinkedIn page says Charlotte Castenschiold represented the company in London during London Tech Week after the company was selected as a Danish winner of the pitch competition.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://dk.linkedin.com/company/dissolvatex
2026-01-01: Rebranded to Dissolva (product) . The company said it adopted the name Dissolva because it better reflected its gentle-dissolution approach, where textile structures are separated without degrading polymers. ([dk.linkedin.com](https://dk.linkedin.com/company/dissolvatex)) Source: DISSOLVA LinkedIn company page. https://dk.linkedin.com/company/dissolvatex
2025-06-01: Public expo debut in Brussels (gtm) . Textile Change announced it was heading to Brussels for the Textile Recycling Expo, calling it the first public presentation of its textile recycling technologies and inviting visitors to discuss its patented chemical-separation process. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dissolvatex_textile-change-is-heading-to-brussels-we-activity-7330237627771629568-RoB-?utm_source=openai)) Source: LinkedIn post from DISSOLVA. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dissolvatex_textile-change-is-heading-to-brussels-we-activity-7330237627771629568-RoB-
2025-06-01: Gained external recognition as an impact startup to watch (gtm) . Dissolva was highlighted by Impact Shakers as an ‘Impact Startup to Watch’ in textile recycling, reinforcing the company’s category position and third-party credibility. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/textilechange_were-honored-to-be-recognized-by-impact-activity-7228995669988904960-EV9b?utm_source=openai)) Source: LinkedIn post from Textile Change. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/textilechange_were-honored-to-be-recognized-by-impact-activity-7228995669988904960-EV9b
2025-06-01: First public presentation of textile recycling technology (product) . Textile Change announced it would present its textile recycling technologies publicly for the first time at the Textile Recycling Expo in Brussels, highlighting patented methods to remove PFAS, dyes, metals, and elastane and to recover high-quality raw materials from blended textiles. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dissolvatex_textile-change-is-heading-to-brussels-we-activity-7330237627771629568-RoB-?utm_source=openai)) Source: DISSOLVA LinkedIn / Textile Recycling Expo showguide. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dissolvatex_textile-change-is-heading-to-brussels-we-activity-7330237627771629568-RoB-

GLYON

Website: glyon.dk

GLYON is a Copenhagen-based deep-tech startup developing CO2-driven chemical recycling technology that breaks down polyester-cotton textile waste into virgin-quality PET and cellulose for new fibers.

Category: Textile recycling. Founded: 2024. Country: Denmark. Employees: 2-10 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the DeepTech Recycling category because it uses proprietary chemistry and molecular regeneration to recycle difficult blended textiles into reusable raw materials, rather than simply sorting or reselling waste.

Funding rounds

grant announced 2026-01-01 : 760000 DKK ; investors: Innovation Fund Denmark ; source: Innovation Fund Denmark investment overview ; https://innovationsfonden.dk/da/investeringer/investeringsoversigt?field_area_target_id=All&field_program_target_id=10&field_start_year_value=&order=field_period_start&page=2&sort=desc
accelerator award announced 2025-10-01 : 500000 DKK ; source: DTU Science Park ; https://dtusciencepark.dk/artikel/danish-tech-challenge-2025-er-skudt-i-gang-moed-de-15-hardware-startups/

Company timeline

2026-04-01: Reframed the solution around commercially viable textile loop closure (product) . In a later GLYON post, the company said it was tackling recycled-fiber shortage and textile waste accumulation by closing the loop in the textile value chain in a commercially viable and scalable way. ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/glyon_meet-glyon-activity-7433928293298376704-i6FL)) Source: GLYON LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/glyon_meet-glyon-activity-7433928293298376704-i6FL
2026-03-01: Joined Danish Tech Challenge with stronger product claims (product) . GLYON announced selection for the Danish Tech Challenge 2025 and described its patented chemical recycling process as turning textile waste into high-quality recycled materials with virgin-fiber cost/performance and 30-40% lower CO2 emissions. ([dk.linkedin.com](https://dk.linkedin.com/company/glyon)) Source: GLYON LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/glyon
2026-01-01: grant (funding) . Amount: 760000 DKK. Investors: Innovation Fund Denmark Source: Innovation Fund Denmark investment overview. https://innovationsfonden.dk/da/investeringer/investeringsoversigt?field_area_target_id=All&field_program_target_id=10&field_start_year_value=&order=field_period_start&page=2&sort=desc
2025-11-01: Searches for a commercial co-founder (gtm) . As part of Open Entrepreneurship DK, GLYON publicly sought a commercial co-founder and pitched at Digital Tech Summit to bring the technology to market. Source: GLYON LinkedIn. https://dk.linkedin.com/company/glyon
2025-11-01: Sought a commercial co-founder to bring the breakthrough to market (product) . GLYON posted that it was developing the first CO2-powered technology for textile recycling and was looking for a commercial co-founder to help bring it to market. ([dk.linkedin.com](https://dk.linkedin.com/company/glyon)) Source: GLYON LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/glyon
2025-11-01: Posted for Chief Technical Officer & Co-founder (hr) . GLYON listed a full-time CTO co-founder opening for Copenhagen, describing responsibility for pilot-plant assembly, commissioning, and scale-up.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees. Source: The Hub job post: Chief Technical Officer | GLYON. https://thehub.io/jobs/6808e43892150fac0156cac1

Worn Again Technologies

Website: wornagain.co.uk

Worn Again Technologies develops chemical recycling technology that separates and recovers polyester and cellulose from end-of-life textiles so the materials can be turned back into new products.

Category: Textile recycling. Founded: 2005. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 11-50 employees (LinkedIn; ~21 employees visible).

Landscape fit: It fits DeepTech Recycling because it is a science- and engineering-driven startup building advanced chemical recycling infrastructure for textile-to-fiber circularity.

Funding rounds

Venture Round announced 2022-10-01 : 27600000 GBP ; investors: H&M Group, Sulzer, Oerlikon ; source: DMA Europa press release / Worn Again Technologies secures new investment ; https://news.dmaeuropa.com/press-releases/worn-again-technologies-secures-new-investment-to-build-ground-breaking-textile-recycling-facility/
Series B announced 2020-06-01 : 8000000 EUR ; investors: H&M Group, Sulzer ; source: Worn Again Technologies press release (June 2020) ; https://wornagain.co.uk/worn-again-press-release-june-2020/
Series A announced 2018-07-01 : 5000000 GBP ; investors: H&M, Sulzer Chemtech, Himes Corporation, Directex, Future Tech Lab ; source: Worn Again Technologies press release (July 2018) ; https://wornagain.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Worn-Again-Technologies-Press-Release-July-2018.pdf
Seed announced 2016-04-01 : 830000 EUR ; investors: H&M CO:LAB ; source: Dealroom ; https://app.dealroom.co/companies/worn_again

Company timeline

2026-03-06: Accelerator plant commercialization launch (gtm) . Worn Again announced the Textile-to-Fibre Accelerator plant in Winterthur, describing it as the next major step toward commercializing its recycling process and proving technical and economic feasibility at scale. Source: Worn Again Technologies. https://wornagain.co.uk/worn-again-technologies-unveils-the-accelerator/
2026-03-06: Textile-to-Fibre Accelerator launched in Winterthur (product) . Worn Again announced the start-up of its Textile-to-Fibre Accelerator plant in Winterthur, describing it as a scaled demonstration of the process that recovers and regenerates polyester and cellulose from end-of-life textiles. Source: Worn Again Technologies. https://wornagain.co.uk/worn-again-technologies-unveils-the-accelerator/
2025-03-01: Reframed the market problem around blended textiles (gtm) . Worn Again published a series of 2025 press articles that focused on why blended fabrics like polycotton are difficult to recycle and positioned its chemistry as a solution for closed-loop textile recycling. Source: Worn Again Technologies. https://wornagain.co.uk/news-and-press/
2025-01-28: EuRIC sponsorship to build industry access (gtm) . Worn Again became a Gold-Level sponsor of EuRIC, positioning itself inside a major European recycling industry network to strengthen visibility and relationships across the circular textiles ecosystem. Source: Worn Again Technologies. https://wornagain.co.uk/worn-again-technologies-becomes-a-gold-level-sponsor-of-euric/
2025-01-01: Team page reflects multiple new technical and operations hires (hr) . The current team page lists several people who joined in 2024, 2025, and 2026, including lab, process, production, and team-support roles supporting the Winterthur accelerator and cellulose work.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees (LinkedIn; ~21 employees visible) employees. Source: Worn Again Technologies About Us page. https://wornagain.co.uk/about-us/
2024-11-21: First end-to-end polycotton fiber recycling milestone (product) . Worn Again reported that it successfully completed its proprietary process from end-of-life textile to virgin-equivalent spun fiber, proving fiber-to-fiber recycling of polycotton and removing common impurities such as elastane and acrylics. Source: Worn Again Technologies. https://wornagain.co.uk/important-milestone-reached-worn-agains-technology-delivers-polycotton-recycling/

Infinited Fiber Company

Website: infinitedfiber.com

Category: Textile recycling. Founded: 2016. Country: Finland. Employees: 51-200 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits textile recycling because its core technology turns post-consumer textile waste into new fibers for reuse in the textile industry, i.e., textile-to-textile recycling. ([investors.infinitedfiber.com](https://investors.infinitedfiber.com/as-an-investment/))

Funding rounds

Development financing announced 2024-03-01 : 40000000 EUR ; investors: Inditex Group, TTY Management B.V., Youngone, Goldwin, H&M Group, adidas, BESTSELLER, Zalando, VTT Ventures, Security Trading, Nidoco AB ; source: Infinited Fiber Company ; https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2024/03/08/infinited-fiber-company-successfully-completes-eur-40-million-development-financing-round/
development financing round announced 2024-03-01 : 40000000 EUR ; investors: Inditex, TTY Management, Youngone, Goldwin, VTT Ventures, Security Trading, Nidoco AB ; source: Infinited Fiber Company ; https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2024/03/08/infinited-fiber-company-successfully-completes-eur-40-million-development-financing-round/
Strategic financing announced 2021-07-01 : 30000000 EUR ; investors: H&M Group, adidas, BESTSELLER / Invest FWD A/S, Security Trading Oy, Nidoco AB, Sateri ; source: Infinited Fiber Company ; https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2021/07/05/infinited-raises-eur-30-million-adidas-and-bestseller-among-new-investors-hm-group-leads-financing-round/
Series B announced 2021-07-01 : 30000000 EUR ; investors: H&M Group, adidas, BESTSELLER / Invest FWD, Security Trading Oy, Nidoco AB, Sateri ; source: Infinited Fiber Company ; https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2021/07/05/infinited-raises-eur-30-million-adidas-and-bestseller-among-new-investors-hm-group-leads-financing-round/
equity announced 2019-08-01 : 2300000 EUR ; investors: RGE Pte Ltd ; source: Textile World ; https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/fiber-world/2019/08/infinited-fiber-receives-lead-investment-from-rge-textile-startup-receives-its-largest-single-investment-from-global-resource-based-manufacturer-to-advance-innovative-fiber-solutions-technol/

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Open application listed on careers page (hr) . The careers site and job board currently invite open applications, and the jobs page shows 1 available job labeled Open Application.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Infinited Fiber. https://infinitedfiber.com/careers/
2026-02-09: Board changes continue the commercial-scale roadmap (gtm) . Infinited Fiber adjusted its board again after the permanent CEO appointment, saying governance now supports the path to commercial scale and scalable growth. Source: Infinited Fiber. https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2026/02/09/infinited-fiber-aligns-board-composition-with-its-evolving-leadership-and-scale-up-roadmap/
2026-01-09: New CEO appointed to lead phased commercial scale-up (gtm) . Sahil Kaushik was appointed permanent CEO to lead the company’s phased path toward commercial scale and an investable industrial platform. Source: Infinited Fiber. https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2026/01/09/sahil-kaushik-appointed-ceo-of-infinited-fiber-as-the-company-advances-a-phased-path-to-commercial-scale/
2026-01-09: Permanent CEO appointed (hr) . Infinited Fiber appointed Sahil Kaushik as Chief Executive Officer while he continued overseeing operations until a new COO is appointed.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Infinited Fiber. https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2026/01/09/sahil-kaushik-appointed-ceo-of-infinited-fiber-as-the-company-advances-a-phased-path-to-commercial-scale/
2025-07-02: Board refreshed to support commercialization and wider partnerships (gtm) . Infinited Fiber added board leaders with industrial scale-up, finance, and global fashion experience, saying the new board was suited to commercialization and strategic partnerships. Source: Infinited Fiber. https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2025/07/02/new-chair-and-board-members-appointed-to-support-infinited-fiber-companys-next-phase/
2025-05-28: Leadership pivots GTM toward profitable industrial scale (gtm) . The company said competitiveness and operational excellence were now front and center, with strategy shifting toward large-scale industrial investment and capital efficiency. Source: Infinited Fiber. https://infinitedfiber.com/blog/2025/05/28/infinited-fiber-company-enters-the-next-strategic-phase-under-new-leadership/

Metals Recycling

Recupere Metals

Website: recupere-metals.com

Recupere Metals develops a patented process that turns 100% recycled copper scrap into electrical-grade copper wire, eliminating the need for mining and smelting.

Category: Metals Recycling. Funding stage: Seed. Founded: 2025. Country: France.

Landscape fit: It fits the deeptech recycling category because it applies proprietary materials/process innovation to upcycle recycled copper into high-performance wire for industrial and electrification uses.

Funding rounds

seed announced 2026-01-01 : 5000000 EUR ; investors: SISTAFUND, Norrsken Evolve, Endgame Capital, Ring Capital, Triple Impact Ventures, Ventures Together, Earth Capital, business angels ; source: Recupere Metals ; https://www.recupere-metals.com/recupere-raise

Company timeline

2026-05-01: Open Plant Delivery Lead role appears on careers page (hr) . Recupere Metals' careers page shows an open Plant Delivery Lead position with an application link. Source: Recupere Metals careers page. https://www.recupere-metals.com/careers
2026-02-02: Announced €5m seed round and pilot-led deployment plan (gtm) . Recupere Metals announced a €5m seed round and said it was moving from lab validation into early industrial deployment, with customer pilots and first industrial volumes as near-term priorities. Source: Recupere Metals. https://www.recupere-metals.com/recupere-raise
2026-01-01: Seed round backs shift into early industrial deployment (product) . Recupere Metals announced a €5m seed round and said the company was moving from lab validation into early industrial deployment of its recycled copper wire process. Source: Recupere Metals Raise page. https://www.recupere-metals.com/recupere-raise
2026-01-01: seed (funding) . Amount: 5000000 EUR. Investors: SISTAFUND, Norrsken Evolve, Endgame Capital, Ring Capital, Triple Impact Ventures, Ventures Together, Earth Capital, business angels Source: Recupere Metals. https://www.recupere-metals.com/recupere-raise
2025-11-05: Selected for STATION F Future 40 (gtm) . Recupere Metals was selected for STATION F's Future 40 cohort, signaling external validation of the startup's commercial potential. Source: STATION F / Marble listing. https://stationf.co/news/future40-2025
2025-10-05: Completed Norrsken Evolve program (gtm) . Recupere Metals completed the Norrsken Evolve program, adding accelerator-style credibility as it built toward commercialization. Source: Marble / LinkedIn-post listing. https://marble.studio/companies/recupere-metals

DEScycle

Website: descycle.com

DEScycle is a deep-tech clean-tech company developing eco-friendly metal recovery and recycling technology for e-waste and critical minerals using deep eutectic solvents.

Category: Metals Recycling. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2018. Country: United Kingdom. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits deeptech recycling because it uses novel chemistry and process technology to recover valuable metals from electronic waste and other mineral feedstocks, replacing conventional high-impact recycling and smelting methods.

Funding rounds

Grant announced 2026-02-01 : 2500000 EUR ; investors: European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator ; source: DEScycle ; https://www.descycle.com/news/descycle-wins-%E2%82%AC2.5m-eic-accelerator-funding-
Grant announced 2026-01-01 : 1500000 EUR ; investors: SPRIND (Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation) ; source: DEScycle ; https://www.descycle.com/news/descycle-selected-by-germany%E2%80%99s-sprind-to-accelerate-breakthrough-circular-metals-technology
Grant announced 2025-09-01 : 5000000 EUR ; investors: European Union Horizon Europe, Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) ; source: DEScycle ; https://www.descycle.com/news/descycle-secures-%E2%82%AC5m-eu-horizon-grant-
Strategic Investment announced 2025-06-01 : null GBP ; investors: Mitsubishi Corporation ; source: DEScycle - Mitsubishi Corporation Strategic Investment ; https://www.descycle.com/news/descycle-mitsubishi
Series A announced 2024-11-01 : 10200000 GBP ; investors: BGF, Vorwerk Ventures, Cisco Investments, Kadmos Capital, Nesta, TSP Ventures, Green Angel Ventures, CPI Enterprises ; source: DEScycle ; https://www.descycle.com/news/series-a

Company timeline

2026-05-01: Founder Associate opening posted (hr) . DEScycle posted a London-based Founder Associate role reporting into the C-suite and focused on fundraising, investor relations, marketing, and operations.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn job post. https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/founder-associate-at-descycle-4409589459
2026-04-13: Trial announced with Cisco materials (gtm) . DEScycle announced a trial of its distributed e-waste metals recovery platform using Cisco materials. Source: DEScycle. https://www.descycle.com/news
2026-03-09: Preferred-partner agreement with Mitsubishi for Japan (gtm) . DEScycle and Mitsubishi Corporation announced a strategic partnership selecting each other as preferred partners for Japan and planning business opportunities around e-waste metals recovery. Source: DEScycle. https://www.descycle.com/news/descycle-x-mitsubishi-corporation-partnership-announcement
2026-02-01: Grant (funding) . Amount: 2500000 EUR. Investors: European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Source: DEScycle. https://www.descycle.com/news/descycle-wins-%E2%82%AC2.5m-eic-accelerator-funding-
2026-01-07: Selected by Germany’s SPRIND challenge (gtm) . DEScycle was chosen for the SPRIND Tech Metal Transformation Challenge, a multi-year program designed to accelerate scale-up and industrial deployment. Source: DEScycle. https://www.descycle.com/news/descycle-selected-by-germany%E2%80%99s-sprind-to-accelerate-breakthrough-circular-metals-technology
2026-01-01: Grant (funding) . Amount: 1500000 EUR. Investors: SPRIND (Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation) Source: DEScycle. https://www.descycle.com/news/descycle-selected-by-germany%E2%80%99s-sprind-to-accelerate-breakthrough-circular-metals-technology

Solar Panel Recycling

9-Tech s.r.l.

Website: 9tech.it

9-Tech develops upcycling and recycling technologies, with a focus on pilot and industrial systems for recovering valuable materials from end-of-life photovoltaic panels and other e-waste streams.

Category: Solar Panel Recycling. Founded: 2020. Country: Italy. Employees: 2-10 employees.

Landscape fit: This company does not appear to fit textile recycling; it fits deep-tech recycling more broadly because its core work is PV-panel and e-waste recycling, with patented processes for material recovery and pilot/industrial plant development.

Funding rounds

Grant announced 2025-12-01 : 1000000 EUR ; investors: Veneto Innovazione ; source: 9-Tech - L'impianto 9PV-up ; https://www.9tech.it/en/progetti/scaleup/
Prize / Grant announced 2022-07-01 : 250000 EUR ; investors: Intesa Sanpaolo ; source: Intesa Sanpaolo - In action ESG climate ; https://group.intesasanpaolo.com/en/newsroom/all-news/news/2022/call-for-ideas-ecological-transition-projects
Grant announced 2020-01-01 : 85000 EUR ; investors: EIT RawMaterials ; source: 9-Tech - Chi siamo ; https://www.9tech.it/startup/

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Team size observed (hr) . Public source shows a team size of 2-10 employees employees.. Team size observed: 2-10 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/9-techsrl/
2026-05-06: CITE approved 9PV-up as strategic project (gtm) . In May 2026, 9-Tech said its 9PV-up project was approved by Italy’s CITE as a strategic project under the EU critical materials framework. Source: 9-Tech homepage news archive. https://www.9tech.it/
2026-05-06: New site selected for 9PV-up plant (product) . 9-Tech identified a different industrial site for the 9PV-up plant after the original Porto Marghera warehouse became too costly and slow to build. Source: 9-Tech. https://www.9tech.it/en/
2026-05-06: 9PV-up funded as a research project of excellence (product) . 9-Tech said 9PV-up was selected by Veneto Innovazione and awarded €1,000,000 to build the first industrial plant. Source: 9-Tech. https://www.9tech.it/en/
2026-05-06: 9PV-up approved as a strategic project (product) . 9-Tech announced that 9PV-up was approved by CITE under the European Framework on Critical Materials. Source: 9-Tech. https://www.9tech.it/en/
2026-04-06: New industrial site selected for 9PV-up (gtm) . After cost and timing issues at Porto Marghera, 9-Tech identified a new industrial site better suited to build the 9PV-up plant. Source: 9-Tech homepage news archive. https://www.9tech.it/

SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH

Website: solar-materials.com

Category: Solar Panel Recycling. Funding stage: Series B. Founded: 2021. Country: Germany. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the deep tech recycling category because it uses proprietary process technology to economically recover raw materials from solar-module waste and turn end-of-life panels into reusable industrial inputs.

Funding rounds

Series B announced 2026-04-01 : 20000000 EUR ; investors: bmp Ventures, IBG Funds, First Imagine!, EIC Fund, NOVA by Saint-Gobain ; source: bmp Ventures ; https://www.bmp.com/en/2026/04/22/solar-materials-secures-up-to-eur-20m-growth-financing/
Series A announced 2024-06-01 : 12200000 EUR ; investors: bmp Ventures, IBG Funds, First Imagine!, Katapult, EIC Accelerator ; source: bmp Ventures ; https://www.bmp.com/2024/06/04/solar-materials-investment/
Grant announced 2024-03-01 : 6600000 EUR ; investors: EIC Accelerator ; source: SOLAR MATERIALS ; https://solar-materials.com/news/6-6-million-eur-from-eic-accelerator/
Seed announced 2023-03-01 : 2500000 EUR ; investors: bmp Ventures, IBG RKF III GmbH & Co. KG, Katapult, FirstImagine! ; source: SOLAR MATERIALS ; https://solar-materials.com/news/seed-funding-round-2023/
Seed announced 2021-11-01 : 2500000 EUR ; investors: bmp Ventures, IBG Risikokapitalfonds III GmbH & Co. KG ; source: bmp Ventures ; https://www.bmp.com/en/2021/11/10/seed-kapital-fuer-clean-tech-startup-solar-materials/

Company timeline

2026-06-02: Team size observed (hr) . Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/solar-materials/
2026-05-01: Open vacancies cluster on careers page (hr) . SOLAR MATERIALS’ careers page currently lists eight open positions, including country manager Italy, finance accountant, machinery operator, multiple sales roles, sales operations/inside sales, and legal & compliance. Source: SOLAR MATERIALS careers page. https://solar-materials.com/career/
2026-04-01: Series B (funding) . Amount: 20000000 EUR. Investors: bmp Ventures, IBG Funds, First Imagine!, EIC Fund, NOVA by Saint-Gobain Source: bmp Ventures. https://www.bmp.com/en/2026/04/22/solar-materials-secures-up-to-eur-20m-growth-financing/
2025-12-02: Capacity doubles and expansion model becomes explicit (gtm) . SOLAR MATERIALS doubled annual recycling capacity to 14,000 tons and introduced a flexible capacity model designed to speed expansion into Germany, core European markets, the UK, and eventually additional sites abroad. Source: SOLAR MATERIALS. https://solar-materials.com/news/doublerecyclingcapacity/
2025-12-02: Capacity doubled and modular Europe expansion model introduced (product) . SOLAR MATERIALS doubled its annual recycling capacity to 14,000 tons and described a flexible, relocatable capacity model for expansion into additional European markets. Source: SOLAR MATERIALS doubling capacity announcement. https://solar-materials.com/news/doublerecyclingcapacity/
2025-12-02: Recycling capacity doubled to 14,000 tons and expansion model introduced (product) . SOLAR MATERIALS said it doubled its annual recycling capacity to 14,000 tons and introduced a flexible expansion model for additional European markets. Source: SOLAR MATERIALS Doubles Recycling Capacity to 14,000 Tons. https://solar-materials.com/news/doublerecyclingcapacity/

ROSI

Website: rosi-solar.com

ROSI is a French cleantech company that recovers high-value materials such as silicon, silver, copper, aluminum, and glass from end-of-life solar panels and PV manufacturing waste.

Category: Solar Panel Recycling. Funding stage: Series B. Founded: 2017. Country: France.

Landscape fit: It fits the DeepTech Recycling category because it uses proprietary thermal, chemical, and sorting processes to industrialize high-value recycling of photovoltaic modules and reclaim strategic raw materials at scale.

Funding rounds

Series B announced 2026-04-01 : 20000000 EUR ; investors: InnoEnergy, CMA CGM, European Innovation Council, G3T, Finadvice ; source: ROSI ; https://www.rosi-solar.com/news/rosi-secures-over-eu20-million-to-scale-solar-panel-recycling-across-europe
Series A announced 2022-11-01 : 7400000 EUR ; investors: ITOCHU Corporation, European Innovation Council, EIT InnoEnergy ; source: ROSI ; https://www.rosi-solar.com/fr/news/rosi-leve-74-me-de-capital
Grant announced 2021-06-01 : 1380000 EUR ; investors: European Union ; source: The Company Check ; https://www.thecompanycheck.com/company/b/rosi-solar/y85c0r4u92vc1tt8u

Company timeline

2026-05-06: Industrial Project Manager opening posted (hr) . ROSI posted an Industrial Project Manager role in France on its careers page. Source: ROSI careers page. https://www.rosi-solar.com/careers
2026-04-29: Thierry Galvez appointed Production Site Director (hr) . ROSI announced Thierry Galvez as Production Site Director of ROSI Alpes, with his role starting on April 1, 2026. Source: ROSI news release. https://www.rosi-solar.com/de/news/rosi-secures-over-eu20-million-to-scale-solar-panel-recycling-across-europe
2026-04-29: Production, finance, and Spain leadership roles posted (hr) . ROSI's careers page listed multiple openings across France and Spain, including a Production Workshop Manager, Finance Manager, and Business Unit Director - Spain. Source: ROSI careers page. https://www.rosi-solar.com/fr/careers
2026-04-01: Series B (funding) . Amount: 20000000 EUR. Investors: InnoEnergy, CMA CGM, European Innovation Council, G3T, Finadvice Source: ROSI. https://www.rosi-solar.com/news/rosi-secures-over-eu20-million-to-scale-solar-panel-recycling-across-europe
2026-03-18: ROSI Alpes is reselected by Soren for French PV recycling (product) . ROSI Alpes was officially re-appointed by Soren to process end-of-life photovoltaic panels collected in France for the coming years. Source: ROSI. https://www.rosi-solar.com/de/news/rosi-alpes-selected-by-soren-another-step-forward-for-high-value-added-recycling-to-mark-world-recycling-day
2026-03-18: Soren reappointment for France (gtm) . ROSI Alpes was reappointed by Soren to process end-of-life photovoltaic panels collected in France for the coming years. Source: ROSI. https://www.rosi-solar.com/news/rosi-alpes-selected-by-soren-another-step-forward-for-high-value-added-recycling-to-mark-world-recycling-day

Misc

Fairmat

Website: fairmat.tech

Fairmat is a deep-tech materials company that recycles carbon fiber composite waste into new high-performance materials using robotics, AI, and proprietary recycling technology.

Category: Misc. Funding stage: Series B. Founded: 2020. Country: France. Employees: 51-200 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the DeepTech Recycling category because its core business is industrial-scale recycling of carbon fiber composites into new materials, combining advanced recycling, robotics, and AI to create a circular materials platform.

Funding rounds

Series B extension announced 2025-11-01 : 10000000 EUR ; investors: Infinity Recycling ; source: FrenchWeb ; https://www.frenchweb.fr/fairmat-enregistre-plus-de-100-millions-deuros-de-financement-depuis-sa-creation/458378
Series B announced 2025-04-01 : 51500000 EUR ; investors: Bpifrance Large Venture, Slate VC, European Investment Bank, Cape Capital, Singular, Temasek, CNP, Pictet Group ; source: European Investment Bank press release ; https://www.eib.org/en/press/all/2025-168-france-la-bei-prete-25-millions-d-euros-a-la-deeptech-fairmat-pour-accelerer-lindustrialisation-de-ses-materiaux-composites-de-nouvelle-generation
Series A announced 2022-11-01 : 34000000 EUR ; investors: Temasek, CNP, Singular, Pictet Group, The Friedkin Group International ; source: PR Newswire / Fairmat press release ; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fairmat-announces-34m-series-a-round-to-make-it-easier-and-more-sustainable-to-recycle-advanced-materials-through-robotic-technologies-301682924.html
Seed announced 2021-09-01 : 8600000 EUR ; investors: Singular, business angels ; source: Fairmat press release ; https://www.fairmat.tech/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Press-release-Fairmat-20092021.docx.pdf

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Fairmat careers page shows a broad active hiring cluster (hr) . Fairmat’s live careers page and Lever board show multiple open roles in manufacturing, robotics/software, product, operations, R&D, marketing, sales, and a founder associate program.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Fairmat join-us page and Lever jobs board. https://www.fairmat.tech/join-us
2026-05-01: Matteo De Marchi joins as Chief Product & Technology Officer (hr) . Fairmat publicly welcomed Matteo De Marchi as its new CPTO, saying his arrival supports a move to a full end-to-end product model and tighter product-technology integration.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn post by Fairmat and Matteo Tesser. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fairmat_welcome-aboard-matteo-de-marchi-activity-7429442324390248449-_0Lw
2026-04-01: Pigro founder Nicolò Magnanini joins Fairmat to lead a dedicated team (hr) . In the Pigro acquisition announcement, Fairmat said Pigro founder Nicolò Magnanini joined the company to lead a dedicated team focused on RIS readiness and embedding Pigro technology into Fairmat workflows.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Fairmat LinkedIn company post. https://www.linkedin.com/company/fairmat
2026-03-12: Salomon partnership extended recycled materials into winter sports (product) . Fairmat and Salomon announced a strategic partnership to integrate recycled and recyclable carbon-composite materials across skis, snowboards, and related winter sports gear. Source: Fairmat press release. https://www.fairmat.tech/press-releases/collaboration-salomon
2026-03-12: Airbus contract signed for aeronautical composites circularity (product) . Fairmat signed a contract with Airbus to study disassembly and valorisation of composite panels from aircraft structures for future aerospace reuse. Source: Fairmat press release. https://www.fairmat.tech/press-releases/collaboration-airbus
2026-03-12: Winter-sports collaboration with Salomon (gtm) . Fairmat and Salomon announced a strategic partnership to integrate recycled and recyclable carbon composites across skis, snowboards, and related winter-sports gear. ([fairmat.tech](https://www.fairmat.tech/press-releases/collaboration-salomon)) Source: Fairmat newsroom. https://www.fairmat.tech/press-releases/collaboration-salomon

Black Bear Carbon

Website: blackbearcarbon.com

Category: Misc. Founded: 2010. Country: Netherlands. Employees: 11-50 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the deep-tech recycling landscape because its core business is industrial-scale waste-tire upcycling and materials recovery, turning end-of-life tires into circular raw materials rather than disposing of them. ([blackbearcarbon.com](https://blackbearcarbon.com/about-us-2/?utm_source=openai))

Funding rounds

equity announced 2021-05-01 : 7500000 EUR ; investors: Capricorn Partners, Invest-NL, Brightlands Venture Partners, Siam Cement Chemicals ; source: Black Bear Carbon ; https://blackbearcarbon.com/2021/05/17/black-bear-raises-finance-for-new-flagship-plant/
financing round announced 2021-05-01 : 7500000 EUR ; investors: Capricorn Partners, Invest-NL, Brightlands Venture Partners, Siam Cement Chemicals ; source: Black Bear Carbon ; https://blackbearcarbon.com/2021/05/17/black-bear-raises-finance-for-new-flagship-plant/
equity announced 2018-11-01 : 5000000 EUR ; investors: Capricorn Venture Partners, Particon, ING Sustainable Investments, 5square, Social Impact Ventures, SCG, Chemelot Ventures, DOEN Participaties ; source: Black Bear Carbon ; https://blackbearcarbon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Black-Bear-Press-Release-Financing-Round_final.pdf
equity announced 2018-09-01 : 11000000 EUR ; investors: ING Sustainable Investments, 5square, Social Impact Ventures, SCG, Chemelot Ventures, DOEN Participaties ; source: Black Bear Carbon ; https://blackbearcarbon.com/2018/09/06/black-bear-raises-11-million-euro-to-solve-the-global-waste-tire-problem-and-slash-co2/
growth funding round announced 2018-09-01 : 16000000 EUR ; investors: ING Sustainable Investments, 5square, Social Impact Ventures, SCG, Capricorn Venture Partners, Particon, Chemelot Ventures, DOEN Participaties ; source: Black Bear Carbon ; https://blackbearcarbon.com/2018/09/06/black-bear-raises-11-million-euro-to-solve-the-global-waste-tire-problem-and-slash-co2/

Company timeline

2026-06-01: Team size observed (hr) . Public source shows a team size of 11-50 employees employees.. Team size observed: 11-50 employees employees. Source: LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-bear-carbon-bv/
2025-04-25: Bankruptcy ends the Chemelot commercialization push (gtm) . The company was declared bankrupt after the suspension of payments was terminated, ending the planned factory rollout at Chemelot. Source: FaillissementsDossier.nl. https://www.faillissementsdossier.nl/en/bankruptcy/1862935/black-bear-carbon-b-v.aspx
2021-05-01: equity (funding) . Amount: 7500000 EUR. Investors: Capricorn Partners, Invest-NL, Brightlands Venture Partners, Siam Cement Chemicals Source: Black Bear Carbon. https://blackbearcarbon.com/2021/05/17/black-bear-raises-finance-for-new-flagship-plant/
2021-05-01: financing round (funding) . Amount: 7500000 EUR. Investors: Capricorn Partners, Invest-NL, Brightlands Venture Partners, Siam Cement Chemicals Source: Black Bear Carbon. https://blackbearcarbon.com/2021/05/17/black-bear-raises-finance-for-new-flagship-plant/
2018-11-01: equity (funding) . Amount: 5000000 EUR. Investors: Capricorn Venture Partners, Particon, ING Sustainable Investments, 5square, Social Impact Ventures, SCG, Chemelot Ventures, DOEN Participaties Source: Black Bear Carbon. https://blackbearcarbon.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Black-Bear-Press-Release-Financing-Round_final.pdf
2018-09-01: equity (funding) . Amount: 11000000 EUR. Investors: ING Sustainable Investments, 5square, Social Impact Ventures, SCG, Chemelot Ventures, DOEN Participaties Source: Black Bear Carbon. https://blackbearcarbon.com/2018/09/06/black-bear-raises-11-million-euro-to-solve-the-global-waste-tire-problem-and-slash-co2/

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

Website: resand.eu

Resand is a Finnish deep-tech industrial recycling company that provides foundry sand reclamation as a service, using patented modular equipment to clean and reuse waste sand on-site.

Category: Misc. Funding stage: Series A. Founded: 2013. Country: Finland. Employees: 51-200 employees.

Landscape fit: It fits the deep-tech recycling category because it applies proprietary industrial technology to recover and reuse foundry sand, reducing virgin sand use, landfill waste, and CO2 emissions.

Funding rounds

loan financing announced 2025-11-01 : 14500000 EUR ; investors: Norion Bank ; source: Resand Oy / Cision ; https://news.cision.com/resand-oy
Debt financing / loan financing announced 2025-11-01 : 14500000 EUR ; investors: Norion Bank ; source: Resand Oy ; https://resand.eu/news/resand-ltd-accelerates-its-growth-with-a-eur-14.5-million-loan-financing-from-norion-bank
funding round announced 2025-07-01 : 5000000 EUR ; source: Resand Oy / Cision ; https://news.cision.com/resand-oy/r/resand-ltd-receives-more-than-eur-5-million-in-financing-to-support-its-growth---the-next-focus-of-i,c4177073
Equity financing / Series A announced 2025-07-01 : 5900000 USD ; source: Seedtable ; https://www.seedtable.com/startups/Resand-4BXBPE4
loan announced 2024-09-01 : 3000000 EUR ; investors: Nefco ; source: Resand Oy / Cision ; https://news.cision.com/resand-oy/r/resand-ltd-receives-eur-3-million-loan-from-nefco-to-scale-up-sand-regeneration-solutions-for-foundr,c4032339

Company timeline

2026-03-31: Termit SaaS agreement (gtm) . Resand signed a new SaaS agreement with Termit, expanding its service business to Southeast Europe and reinforcing its positioning as a provider of sustainable foundry materials. ([resand.eu](https://resand.eu/greeting?utm_source=openai)) Source: Resand CEO greeting / investor homepage. https://resand.eu/greeting
2026-03-10: DACH market agreement with AGVS (gtm) . Resand announced a five-year agreement with AGVS Aluminium Werke GmbH, framing it as a strengthened position in the DACH market. ([resand.eu](https://resand.eu/investor-homepage)) Source: Resand investor homepage. https://resand.eu/investor-homepage
2026-01-13: Management team restructured around Europe and the Americas (hr) . Resand said it strengthened its management team and assigned separate market-area leaders to accelerate growth in Europe and the Americas.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Resand. https://resand.eu/news/author/resand
2025-11-01: loan financing (funding) . Amount: 14500000 EUR. Investors: Norion Bank Source: Resand Oy / Cision. https://news.cision.com/resand-oy
2025-11-01: Debt financing / loan financing (funding) . Amount: 14500000 EUR. Investors: Norion Bank Source: Resand Oy. https://resand.eu/news/resand-ltd-accelerates-its-growth-with-a-eur-14.5-million-loan-financing-from-norion-bank
2025-10-28: Sebastian von Waldow appointed VP of Sales & Services, DACH (hr) . Resand appointed Sebastian von Waldow as Vice President of Sales & Services, DACH, effective 2025-10-01.. Team size observed: 51-200 employees employees. Source: Resand. https://resand.eu/news/resand-ltd-appointed-sebastian-von-waldow-as-vice-president-of-sales-and-services-dach-to-accelerate-international-growth

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Funding & Exits

Jun 2026

GR3N SA

Series B

EUR 15.5M • Investors: 360 Capital, VP Textile

Tech.eu

Apr 2026

Altilium

Grant

GBP 18.5M • Investors: UK Government, Department for Business and Trade, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, Innovate UK

Altilium secures £18.5 million to scale EV battery recycling and build UK’s first commercial facility for recovery of critical minerals

SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH

Series B

EUR 20M • Investors: bmp Ventures, IBG Funds, First Imagine!, EIC Fund, NOVA by Saint-Gobain

bmp Ventures

ROSI

Series B

EUR 20M • Investors: InnoEnergy, CMA CGM, European Innovation Council, G3T, Finadvice

ROSI

Mar 2026

Epoch Biodesign

Strategic Funding

GBP 9M • Investors: lululemon athletica inc., Kompas Management ApS, Happiness Capital, Extantia Capital, Leitmotif Management, LLC

MarketScreener

Feb 2026

Mecaware

Grant

EUR 2.5M

Mecaware

DEScycle

Grant

EUR 2.5M • Investors: European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator

DEScycle

MagREEsource

Grant

EUR 6M • Investors: Region AURA, European Union

MagREEsource website

Jan 2026

GLYON

grant

DKK 760K • Investors: Innovation Fund Denmark

Innovation Fund Denmark investment overview

DEScycle

Grant

EUR 1.5M • Investors: SPRIND (Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation)

DEScycle

Recupere Metals

Seed

EUR 5M • Investors: SISTAFUND, Norrsken Evolve, Endgame Capital, Ring Capital, Triple Impact Ventures, Ventures Together, Earth Capital, business angels

Recupere Metals

Dec 2025

9-Tech s.r.l.

Grant

EUR 1M • Investors: Veneto Innovazione

9-Tech - L'impianto 9PV-up

cylib

grant

EUR 63.4M

cylib newsroom

Monomeris Chemicals

Seed

EUR 3.2M • Investors: Keenest

L'Usine Nouvelle

Nov 2025

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

loan financing

EUR 14.5M • Investors: Norion Bank

Resand Oy / Cision

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

Debt financing / loan financing

EUR 14.5M • Investors: Norion Bank

Resand Oy

Resortecs

Series A

EUR 6M • Investors: Goldwin Play Earth Fund, SFPIM, European Innovation Council Fund, makesense, Trividend, ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, Fashion for Good, historical business angels

Resortecs

REEcover

research funding

CHF 400K • Investors: ETH Zurich Foundation, Peter Bopp Foundation

PME

Resortecs

Series A

EUR 6M • Investors: Goldwin Play Earth Fund, SFPIM, European Innovation Council Fund, makesense, Trividend, ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, Fashion for Good

Resortecs

Fairmat

Series B extension

EUR 10M • Investors: Infinity Recycling

FrenchWeb

Oct 2025

REEcover

research grant

EUR 15K • Investors: Anima Biomimicry Venture Studio

REEcover news

GLYON

accelerator award

DKK 500K

DTU Science Park

Sep 2025

Monomeris Chemicals

Seed

EUR 3.2M • Investors: Keenest, Team for the Planet, AFIR

Keenest

DEScycle

Grant

EUR 5M • Investors: European Union Horizon Europe, Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)

DEScycle

SaXcell B.V.

Other

EUR 4M • Investors: Modeco Textile, Uğurlular Tekstil, Selin Tekstil

WTiN

cylib

grant

EUR 26.1M

cylib newsroom

Jul 2025

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

funding round

EUR 5M

Resand Oy / Cision

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

Equity financing / Series A

$5.9M

Seedtable

Altilium

Grant

GBP 1M • Investors: Department for Business and Trade, Advanced Propulsion Centre, DRIVE35

Altilium secures UK government funding for £1M project to advance UK’S first fully circular EV battery supply chain

MagREEsource

Series A

EUR 23M • Investors: Fonds SPI 2 / Bpifrance, Finindus, Innovacom, BNP Paribas Développement, C2AD, Fonds Régional Avenir Industrie Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, FCPR Impact&Performance, Rhône Dauphiné Développement, L-Acoustics, Groupe Pochet, private investors

Bpifrance press release

Rarearth

Seed

EUR 2.6M • Investors: Primo Capital SGR, MITO Tech Ventures, Corbites Fund, Vento Ventures, COREangels Climate

Repubblica / Teleborsa

Jun 2025

DEScycle

Strategic Investment

null GBP • Investors: Mitsubishi Corporation

DEScycle - Mitsubishi Corporation Strategic Investment

May 2025

REEcover

Fellowship grant

CHF 180K • Investors: ETH Foundation, ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich

Apr 2025

re.solution

competition prize

$50K • Investors: David Anderson, Anderson Family Fund, Jon Finger, Finger Interests

Rice Business Plan Competition

Fairmat

Series B

EUR 51.5M • Investors: Bpifrance Large Venture, Slate VC, European Investment Bank, Cape Capital, Singular, Temasek, CNP, Pictet Group

European Investment Bank press release

Mar 2025

Epoch Biodesign

Series A

$18.3M • Investors: Extantia Capital, Day One Ventures, Happiness Capital, Kibo Invest, Lowercarbon Capital, Inditex

TechCrunch

Altilium

Series B

$2.5M • Investors: Mizuho Bank

Mizuho Bank invests in Altilium under Series B raise

Jan 2025

Altilium

Series B

$5M • Investors: Marubeni Corporation

Altilium secures strategic investment from Marubeni Corporation

Rarearth

subsidized loan

EUR 1.3M

RarEarth LinkedIn

Nov 2024

DEScycle

Series A

GBP 10.2M • Investors: BGF, Vorwerk Ventures, Cisco Investments, Kadmos Capital, Nesta, TSP Ventures, Green Angel Ventures, CPI Enterprises

DEScycle

tozero

Seed

EUR 11M • Investors: NordicNinja, In-Q-Tel, Honda, JGC Group, Atlantic Labs, Verve Ventures, Possible Ventures

Munich Startup

Oct 2024

HyProMag

grant

GBP 218.9K • Investors: Innovate UK

Mkango press release

Repolywise

grant

GBP 375K • Investors: Innovate UK

Repolywise News

Sep 2024

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

loan

EUR 3M • Investors: Nefco

Resand Oy / Cision

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

Debt financing / loan

EUR 3M • Investors: Nefco

Resand Oy / Cision

Altilium

Grant

GBP 1.7M • Investors: Advanced Propulsion Centre, UK Department for Business & Trade, Automotive Transformation Fund

Altilium secures UK government funding for new projects with a total investment of £1.74m (US$2.3m)

Aug 2024

Repolywise

grant

GBP 299.9K

UKRI Gateway to Research

Jul 2024

tozero

grant

EUR 2.5M • Investors: European Innovation Council

tozero

Jun 2024

SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH

Series A

EUR 12.2M • Investors: bmp Ventures, IBG Funds, First Imagine!, Katapult, EIC Accelerator

bmp Ventures

May 2024

Syre

Series A

$100M • Investors: TPG Rise Climate, H&M Group, Giant Ventures, IMAS Foundation, Norrsken VC, Volvo Cars

TPG

DyeRecycle

Grant

$1M • Investors: Innovate UK

DYERECYCLE

DyeRecycle

Pre-Seed

$1.2M • Investors: PDS Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Evenlode Investment, Fashion for Good

DYERECYCLE

cylib

Series A

EUR 55M • Investors: World Fund, Porsche Ventures, Bosch Ventures, DeepTech & Climate Fonds, NRW.Venture, Vsquared Ventures, Speedinvest, 10x Founders, business angels

cylib newsroom

Apr 2024

REEcover

award prize

CHF 2.5K • Investors: Polypitch / tele job student-run association

REEcover news

REEcover

Prize money

CHF 2.5K

REEcover News

Mar 2024

Infinited Fiber Company

Development financing

EUR 40M • Investors: Inditex Group, TTY Management B.V., Youngone, Goldwin, H&M Group, adidas, BESTSELLER, Zalando, VTT Ventures, Security Trading, Nidoco AB

Infinited Fiber Company

development financing round

EUR 40M • Investors: Inditex, TTY Management, Youngone, Goldwin, VTT Ventures, Security Trading, Nidoco AB

Infinited Fiber Company

Syre

Seed

$60M • Investors: H&M Group, Vargas, TPG Rise Climate

Chemical & Engineering News

Syre

Founding investment

$60M • Investors: H&M Group, Vargas Holding, TPG Rise Climate

Syre

SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH

Grant

EUR 6.6M • Investors: EIC Accelerator

SOLAR MATERIALS

Feb 2024

Altilium

Series A

$12M • Investors: SQM Lithium Ventures

Altilium secures strategic investment from Marubeni Corporation

Altilium

Series A follow-on

$9.4M • Investors: SQM Lithium Ventures

Altilium

Jan 2024

Xycle

Seed

EUR 3.5M • Investors: NoWIT, Patpert, Vopak

Dutch government document (official publication)

Dec 2023

Repolywise

grant

GBP 15K

UKRI Gateway to Research

Nov 2023

DEScycle

Grant

GBP 10K • Investors: Amazon

DEScycle - Amazon Sustainability Accelerator

CuRe Technology

Grant

EUR 320.3K • Investors: Topsector Energie, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland

Topsector Energie

Oct 2023

Mecaware

Series A

EUR 40M • Investors: Crédit Mutuel Innovation, Bpifrance SPI2 fund, EIT InnoEnergy, UI Investissement, Kreaxi, BNP Paribas Développement, Crédit Agricole Création

Kreaxi

Recyc'Elit

Seed

EUR 3.2M • Investors: Demeter, UI Investissement, Banque des Territoires, Crédit Agricole Création, Business Angels

Recyc'Elit press release

Mecaware

Equity financing

EUR 40M • Investors: Crédit Mutuel Innovation, SPI2 fund (Bpifrance / French State), EIT InnoEnergy, UI Investissement, Kreaxi, BNP Paribas Développement, Crédit Agricole Création

Kreaxi

Sep 2023

CuRe Technology

Grant

EUR 941.5K • Investors: Provincie Drenthe

Provincie Drenthe

Monomeris Chemicals

Seed

EUR 300K • Investors: Team for the Planet

Team for the Planet

Altilium

Series A

$2.6M • Investors: SQM Lithium Ventures

Altilium

Monomeris Chemicals

Pre-Seed

EUR 300K • Investors: Team for the Planet

MONOMERIS

Aug 2023

HyProMag

Acquisition

Deal: GBP 2M • Acquirer: Maginito Limited • Status: Completed

HyProMag / Mkango press release

REEcover

non-dilutive grant

CHF 5K • Investors: Talent Kick

REEcover news

REEcover

Grant

CHF 5K • Investors: Talent Kick

REEcover News

Jul 2023

CARBIOS

Rights issue / capital increase

EUR 141M • Investors: BOLD Business Opportunities for L'Oréal Development, L'Occitane Group, Funds managed by Truffle Capital, Funds managed by Copernicus Wealth Management SA, Michelin Ventures

CARBIOS

Equity financing

EUR 141M • Investors: BOLD Business Opportunities for L'Oréal Development, Michelin Ventures, Copernicus Wealth Management, Truffle Capital, Groupe L'Occitane

Carbios

Jun 2023

DyeRecycle

Grant

EUR 200K • Investors: H&M Foundation

Imperial News

Dissolva

grant

EUR 75K • Investors: European Commission, Women TechEU

CORDIS / European Commission

May 2023

DEScycle

Grant

GBP 10K • Investors: Amazon

DEScycle

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 11.4M • Investors: French State via France 2030, ADEME

Carbios

Apr 2023

Dissolva

grant

EUR 75K • Investors: European Commission / Women TechEU

Women TechEU selected companies list

DEScycle

Pre-Series A

GBP 4.8M • Investors: TSP Ventures, Deep Future, Kero Development Partners, Green Angel Syndicate, Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), Mark Cutifani, Stephen McIntosh

DEScycle

Grant

GBP 1M • Investors: UK Government

DEScycle

Seed

GBP 4.8M • Investors: TSP Ventures, Deep Future, Kero Development Partners, Green Angel Syndicate, CPI Enterprises, Mark Cutifani, Stephen McIntosh

Prolific North

Resortecs

Seed

EUR 2.2M • Investors: ScaleFund, finance&invest.brussels, makesense_invest, AFI Ventures, Trividend, PDS Limited

Resortecs

Mar 2023

SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH

Seed

EUR 2.5M • Investors: bmp Ventures, IBG RKF III GmbH & Co. KG, Katapult, FirstImagine!

SOLAR MATERIALS

Feb 2023

Mecaware

Grant

EUR 22M

PULSALYS

cylib

seed extension

EUR 8M • Investors: World Fund, 10x Founders, Vsquared Ventures, Speedinvest, Kai Hansen, Karim Jalbout

cylib newsroom

Jan 2023

MagREEsource

Seed

EUR 5M • Investors: Tangent Line, Finindus, EIT RawMaterials, Ciech Ventures, SATT Linksium, Business Angels des Grandes Écoles, Grenoble Angels, banking partners

SATT Linksium press release

Dec 2022

Altilium

Crowdfunding / Seed

GBP 786K

Altilium

Nov 2022

HyProMag

grant

EUR 3.7M • Investors: European Regional Development Fund, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism Baden-Württemberg

Mkango press release

ROSI

Series A

EUR 7.4M • Investors: ITOCHU Corporation, European Innovation Council, EIT InnoEnergy

ROSI

Fairmat

Series A

EUR 34M • Investors: Temasek, CNP, Singular, Pictet Group, The Friedkin Group International

PR Newswire / Fairmat press release

Oct 2022

Worn Again Technologies

Venture Round

GBP 27.6M • Investors: H&M Group, Sulzer, Oerlikon

DMA Europa press release / Worn Again Technologies secures new investment

cylib

Seed

EUR 3.6M • Investors: Vsquared Ventures, Speedinvest

cylib newsroom

Sep 2022

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

capital loan

EUR 8M • Investors: Finnish Climate Fund

Resand Oy

Resand Ltd (Resand Oy)

Debt financing / capital loan

EUR 8M • Investors: Finnish Climate Fund

Resand Oy

Ioniqa Technologies B.V.

Growth investment

EUR 30M • Investors: Koch Technology Solutions

Ioniqa

tozero

Pre-Seed

EUR 3.5M • Investors: Atlantic Labs, Verve Ventures, Possible Ventures, Jochem Heizmann, Jonas Rieke, Maximilian Wühr

tozero

Jul 2022

9-Tech s.r.l.

Prize / Grant

EUR 250K • Investors: Intesa Sanpaolo

Intesa Sanpaolo - In action ESG climate

Jun 2022

Epoch Biodesign

Seed

$11M • Investors: Lowercarbon Capital, BoxGroup, Amadeus Capital Partners, MCJ Collective, Zero Carbon Capital, VOYAGERS Climate-Tech Fund, The Venture Collective

Business Wire

Resortecs

grant

EUR 2.5M

Resortecs

Mura Technology

Corporate Minority

$100M • Investors: KBR

PR Newswire

Altilium

Grant

GBP 1M • Investors: UK Government Automotive Transformation Fund

Altilium – £1 million winner of the UK Government Automotive Transformation Fund Scale up Readiness Validation competition

DEScycle

Grant

GBP 1.2M • Investors: UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

DEScycle - UK Grant Awarded

Mura Technology

Strategic Investment

$100M • Investors: KBR

Mura Technology

Mar 2022

GR3N SA

Grant

$2.7M • Investors: Chevron Technology Ventures, Standex International, European Innovation Council (EIC)

i3 Connect

Jan 2022

Altilium

Grant

GBP 9.4M

Altilium in the News: Battery recycling project aims to provide sustainable source of materials for EV batteries

Dec 2021

CuRe Technology

Grant

EUR 363.9K • Investors: Province of Drenthe

Holland Colours

CARBIOS

Debt financing

EUR 30M • Investors: European Investment Bank

CARBIOS

Nov 2021

SOLAR MATERIALS GmbH

Seed

EUR 2.5M • Investors: bmp Ventures, IBG Risikokapitalfonds III GmbH & Co. KG

bmp Ventures

Oct 2021

Mecaware

Equity financing

EUR 2.5M • Investors: EIT InnoEnergy, UI Investissement, Kreaxi, BNP Paribas Développement, Crédit Agricole Création, Arts et Métiers Business Angels

EIT InnoEnergy

Sep 2021

GR3N SA

Series B

EUR 6.3M • Investors: Chevron Technology Ventures, Standex International

GR3N

Fairmat

Seed

EUR 8.6M • Investors: Singular, business angels

Fairmat press release

Jul 2021

Infinited Fiber Company

Strategic financing

EUR 30M • Investors: H&M Group, adidas, BESTSELLER / Invest FWD A/S, Security Trading Oy, Nidoco AB, Sateri

Infinited Fiber Company

Series B

EUR 30M • Investors: H&M Group, adidas, BESTSELLER / Invest FWD, Security Trading Oy, Nidoco AB, Sateri

Infinited Fiber Company

Jun 2021

ROSI

Grant

EUR 1.4M • Investors: European Union

The Company Check

May 2021

Ioniqa Technologies B.V.

Venture round

EUR 10M

Ioniqa

Resortecs

convertible loan / subsidy financing

EUR 960K • Investors: PMV, Fashion for Good, Trividend

PMV

CARBIOS

Equity financing / capital increase

EUR 114M • Investors: BOLD (L'Oréal's venture arm), Michelin Ventures, Copernicus Wealth Management, Groupe L'Occitane

CARBIOS

Black Bear Carbon

equity

EUR 7.5M • Investors: Capricorn Partners, Invest-NL, Brightlands Venture Partners, Siam Cement Chemicals

Black Bear Carbon

Resortecs

Seed

EUR 960K • Investors: PMV, Fashion for Good, Trividend

PMV

Black Bear Carbon

financing round

EUR 7.5M • Investors: Capricorn Partners, Invest-NL, Brightlands Venture Partners, Siam Cement Chemicals

Black Bear Carbon

CARBIOS

Equity financing

EUR 114M • Investors: BOLD Business Opportunities for L'Oréal Development, Michelin Ventures, Copernicus Wealth Management, Truffle Capital, Group L'Occitane

Carbios

Apr 2021

Mura Technology

Corporate Minority

EUR 5M • Investors: igus GmbH

igus Press UK

Jan 2021

Epoch Biodesign

Pre-Seed

$3.5M • Investors: Ascension Ventures, Plug and Play Spain

Seedtable

Dissolva

grant

DKK 2.6M • Investors: Miljøstyrelsen (MUDP-programmet)

MUDP project list (2021 awards)

Dissolva

award

DKK 250K • Investors: Otto Mønsteds Fond

Otto Mønsteds Fond

Oct 2020

Mura Technology

Grant

GBP 4.4M • Investors: Innovate UK

Mura Technology

Jul 2020

CARBIOS

Accelerated bookbuilding capital increase

EUR 27M

CARBIOS

Equity financing

EUR 27M • Investors: L'Oréal via BOLD Business Opportunities for L'Oréal Development, Michelin Ventures, Truffle Capital, Holding Incubatrice Série 1, Copernicus Wealth Management

Carbios

Jun 2020

Worn Again Technologies

Series B

EUR 8M • Investors: H&M Group, Sulzer

Worn Again Technologies press release (June 2020)

Jan 2020

9-Tech s.r.l.

Grant

EUR 85K • Investors: EIT RawMaterials

9-Tech - Chi siamo

HyProMag

grant

GBP 2.6M • Investors: Innovate UK, Office for Low Emission Vehicles, University of Birmingham, Advanced Electrical Machines Research Limited

HyProMag project page

Mura Technology

Corporate Minority

GBP 4M • Investors: igus GmbH

igus Press UK

Dissolva

grant

DKK 2.8M • Investors: Miljøstyrelsen (MUDP-programmet)

MUDP project list (2020 awards)

Mura Technology

Equity Investment

GBP 5M • Investors: UK Government Future Fund

Mura Technology

Grant

GBP 4.4M • Investors: Innovate UK

Mura Technology

Dec 2019

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 1.4M • Investors: ADEME

Carbios

Sep 2019

HyProMag

Acquisition

Deal: GBP 300K • Acquirer: Maginito Limited • Status: Announced

HyProMag / Mkango press release

HyProMag

convertible loan

GBP 200K • Investors: Maginito Limited

HyProMag / Mkango press release

HyProMag

equity investment

GBP 300K • Investors: Maginito Limited

HyProMag / Mkango press release

Aug 2019

Infinited Fiber Company

equity

EUR 2.3M • Investors: RGE Pte Ltd

Textile World

Jun 2019

CARBIOS

Accelerated bookbuilding capital increase

EUR 14.5M • Investors: Copernicus AM, L'Oréal (via BOLD Business Opportunities for L'Oréal Development), Michelin Ventures, Truffle Capital

CARBIOS

Equity financing

EUR 14.5M • Investors: Truffle Capital, Copernicus AM, BOLD Business Opportunities for L'Oréal Development, Michelin Ventures

Carbios

Apr 2019

Infinited Fiber Company

Seed

EUR 3.7M • Investors: H&M Group, Fortum, Virala

Fortum

Infinited Fiber Company

equity

EUR 3.7M • Investors: H&M Group, Fortum, Virala

Textile World

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 4.1M • Investors: ADEME

Carbios

Jan 2019

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 7.5M • Investors: ADEME, SGPI, Toulouse White Biotechnology (TWB)

Carbios

Nov 2018

Black Bear Carbon

equity

EUR 5M • Investors: Capricorn Venture Partners, Particon, ING Sustainable Investments, 5square, Social Impact Ventures, SCG, Chemelot Ventures, DOEN Participaties

Black Bear Carbon

Sep 2018

Black Bear Carbon

equity

EUR 11M • Investors: ING Sustainable Investments, 5square, Social Impact Ventures, SCG, Chemelot Ventures, DOEN Participaties

Black Bear Carbon

growth funding round

EUR 16M • Investors: ING Sustainable Investments, 5square, Social Impact Ventures, SCG, Capricorn Venture Partners, Particon, Chemelot Ventures, DOEN Participaties

Black Bear Carbon

Jul 2018

Worn Again Technologies

Series A

GBP 5M • Investors: H&M, Sulzer Chemtech, Himes Corporation, Directex, Future Tech Lab

Worn Again Technologies press release (July 2018)

Feb 2018

Infinited Fiber Company

Seed

EUR 457.5K • Investors: Valve Ventures

Dealroom

Jan 2018

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 1M • Investors: Bpifrance

Carbios

Sep 2017

GR3N SA

Grant

EUR 687.3K • Investors: European Union Horizon 2020

CORDIS / European Commission

Jul 2017

Ioniqa Technologies B.V.

Series B

$20M • Investors: New Enterprise Associates, GV, new strategic investors

IonQ

CARBIOS

Private placement / capital increase

EUR 3.6M

CARBIOS

Jan 2017

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 640K • Investors: Bpifrance

Carbios

Dec 2016

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 443K • Investors: Bpifrance

Carbios

Apr 2016

Worn Again Technologies

Seed

EUR 830K • Investors: H&M CO:LAB

Dealroom

Nov 2015

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 1.6M • Investors: Bpifrance

Carbios

Sep 2015

Ioniqa Technologies B.V.

Venture round

EUR 2.5M • Investors: Chemelot Ventures, existing shareholders

Brightlands Venture Partners

Dec 2013

CARBIOS

IPO

EUR 13.1M

CARBIOS

Jan 2013

CARBIOS

Grant

EUR 1.7M • Investors: Bpifrance

Carbios

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