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tozero GmbH is on the mission to challenge the status quo of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies and accelerate the decarbonization efforts.
Overview
Location
Germany, Bavaria, Munich
Employees
1-10
Total raised
$16.87M
Founded date
2022
Founders name
Sarah Fleischer; Ksenija Milicevic Neumann
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
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| Jul 10, 2026 | NordicNinja VC | nordicninja.com |
| Verve Ventures | verve.vc | |
| May 12, 2023 | RESPOND Accelerator | respond-accelerator.com |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
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| Sep 9, 2022 | Funding round | $5.08M |
Persons 7
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
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| Sarah | Fleischer | Co-Founder and CEO | Sign up to see | ||||
| Sachin | Samarakone | Hydrometallurgical Engineer | Sign up to see | ||||
| Ksenija | Milicevic Neumann | Co-founder and CTO | Sign up to see | ||||
| Sabareesh | Gopalakrishnan | Plant Operations I Commercial Operation | Sign up to see | ||||
| Tim | Zinkl | Sign up to see | |||||
| Lennart | Morlock | Mechanical Engineer | Sign up to see |
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jan 24, 2025 | Seed funding in Europe: 12 startups driving the future | In 2024, European tech companies across various industries raised over €1.1 billion in seed funding, marking a significant surge that is driving innovation and growth. Startups in sectors ranging from AI and clean energy to healthcare and f... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | tozero sammelt 11 Millionen ein – Quantune bekommt 13,5 Millionen – Kugu erhält 8,5 Millionen | Im #DealMonitor für den 12. November werfen wir einen Blick auf die wichtigsten, spannendsten und interessantesten Investments und Exits des Tages in der DACH-Region. Alle Deals der Vortage gibt es im großen und übersichtlichen #DealMonitor... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Munich-based tozero raises €11 million to expand recycled lithium production | |
| Nov 12, 2024 | tozero Raises €11M in Seed Funding | tozero, a Munich, Germany-based sustainable lithium-ion battery recycling company, raised €11M in Seed funding. The round was led by NordicNinja, with participation from In-Q-Tel (IQT), JGC Group and existing investors including Atlantic La... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | tozero secures €11M for first of its kind lithium recycling plant | Lithium battery recycling startup tozero has raised €11M in an oversubscribed seed round led by NordicNinja. New investors joining the round include In-Q-Tel (IQT), automotive giant Honda, and global infrastructure engineering giant JGC Gro... |
| Nov 3, 2022 | 8 neue Startups: aborise, Eterno, comstruct, Gibbi, Torg, Detagto, tozero, Coher Sense | deutsche-startups.de präsentiert heute wieder einmal einige junge Startups, die zuletzt, also in den vergangenen Wochen und Monaten, an den Start gegangen sind, sowie Firmen, die zuletzt aus dem Stealth-Mode erwacht sind. Übrigens: Noch meh... |
| Sep 9, 2022 | Tozero raises €3.5 million in funding | Munich-based startup Tozero, which specializes in recycling lithium-ion batteries, has raised €3.5 million in a pre-seed round. According to the company, it developed a novel process to recover critical materials from batteries. The funds w... |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Munich’s climate tech startup tozero charges with €3.5 million to recycle lithium-ion batteries | Lithium-ion batteries are crucial to enable decarbonisation efforts and will be used to electrify mobility vehicles, machines, drones, or power banks. However, Europe’s ambition for electrification and increasing the LiB production results ... |
| Sep 6, 2022 | Just outside of Munich, a startup plans a new process to recycle Lithium-ion batteries | Companies like Redwood Materials (raised $792M), Li-Cycle, (Canada, raised $667.7M) and Green Li-ion (Singapore $15M) have made a name for themselves in recycling batteries. The activity of recycling existing lithium batteries remains one o... |
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FAQ about tozero
When was tozero founded?
tozero was founded in 2022.
How much funding has tozero raised?
tozero has raised $16.87M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has tozero raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of tozero, among them a funding round of $5.08M on Sep 9, 2022.
Who has invested in tozero?
Parsers VC lists 4 investors of tozero, among them NordicNinja VC, RESPOND Accelerator and Verve Ventures.
What has the press written about tozero?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning tozero, among them “Seed funding in Europe: 12 startups driving the future” (Jan 24, 2025) and “tozero sammelt 11 Millionen ein – Quantune bekommt 13,5 Millionen – Kugu erhält 8,5 Millionen” (Nov 12, 2024).
Is tozero still active?
Yes, tozero is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 10, 2026.