tozero GmbH is on the mission to challenge the status quo of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies and accelerate the decarbonization efforts.
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 |
| 13.10.2022 | Atlantic L... | atlanticla... |
| 10.07.2026 | NordicNinj... | nordicninj... |
| - | Verve Vent... | verve.vc |
| 12.05.2023 | RESPOND Ac... | respond-ac... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 12.11.2024 | Seed | $11.79M | - |
| 09.09.2022 | - | $5.08M | - |
Persons 7
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Matthieu | Faustin | Business O... | linkedin.c... | - | m******u@t... | - |
| - | Sarah | Fleischer | Co-Founder... | linkedin.c... | - | S***h@toze... | - |
| - | Sachin | Samarakone | Hydrometal... | linkedin.c... | - | s****n@toz... | - |
| - | Ksenija | Milicevic ... | Co-founder... | linkedin.c... | - | k*****a@to... | - |
| - | Sabareesh | Gopalakris... | Plant Oper... | linkedin.c... | - | s*******h@... | - |
| - | Tim | Zinkl | - | linkedin.c... | - | t*m@tozero... | - |
| - | Lennart | Morlock | Mechanical... | linkedin.c... | - | l*****t@to... | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.05.2026 | Europe’s second chance: The rise of a new battery ecosystem | Europe’s battery ambitions took a major hit with the collapse of Northvolt, once seen as the continent’s best chance to rival Chinese competitors and build a homegrown supply chain. But since then, we’ve seen a more modular, ecosystem-drive... |
| 24.01.2025 | 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... |
| 12.11.2024 | 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... |
| 12.11.2024 | 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... |
| 12.11.2024 | Munich-based tozero raises €11 million to expand recycled lithium production | - |
| 12.11.2024 | 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... |
| 03.11.2022 | 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... |
| 09.09.2022 | 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... |
| 07.09.2022 | 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 ... |
| 06.09.2022 | 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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