UP Catalyst is an Estonian based startup, which produces sustainable carbon nanomaterials directly from CO2 or from waste biomass for a vast range of applications ranging from green advanced battery technologies to biomedicine. UP Catalyst’s mission is to become the first and leading European industrial scale manufacturer of sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite thus providing a strong alternative to environmentally harmful materials used today.
Location: Estonia, Tallinn
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $12.54M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 1
Funding Rounds 5
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 21.08.2024 | - | $2.56M | - |
| 05.12.2023 | Seed | $4.32M | - |
| 24.07.2023 | - | $1.67M | - |
| 21.04.2022 | Pre-Seed | $2.28M | - |
| 07.03.2022 | - | $1.72M | - |
Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.10.2024 | How UP Catalyst's circular carbon solution challenges Chinese dominance | When you think of tech around carbon emissions, you probably think of carbon capture and storage. But we're currently seeing the rise of novel technologies that turn CO2 emissions from pollutants to be captured and stored into physical ingr... |
| 22.08.2024 | UP Catalyst: Turning CO2 into Gold for the Battery Industry | In the heart of Tallinn, a revolution is brewing. UP Catalyst, a trailblazer in sustainable carbon material production, has secured an additional €2.36 million in funding. This fresh capital is not just a number; it’s a lifeline for a visio... |
| 21.08.2024 | UP Catalyst secures €2.3M to create battery materials from CO2 | UP Catalyst, a producer of battery material production directly from CO2 emissions, has closed a €2.36M seed extension round. This follows the initial seed round raised last December which amounted to €4 million, bringing the total seed fun... |
| 21.08.2024 | Tallinn-based UP Catalyst bags extra €2.3 million to offer a sustainable solution for the battery value chain | UP Catalyst, a pioneer in sustainable carbon material production directly from CO2 emissions, has successfully closed a €2.36 million seed extension round. The funding round saw equal participation from Warsaw Equity Group, a leading privat... |
| 21.12.2023 | Investor Showcase: Extantia Capital – investing in climate-serious startups | Extantia Capital is a climate-first VC fund looking to do good in the world through their investments. More specifically – by providing the capital needed to move the needle on climate change. In short, Extantia invests in decarbonization –... |
| 05.12.2023 | UP Catalyst Raises €4M in Funding | UP Catalyst, a Tallinn, Estonia-based company which specializes in sustainable carbon material production, raised €4M in funding. The round was led by Extantia and supported by Estonia’s state fund SmartCap, along with participation from ex... |
| 05.12.2023 | UP Catalyst secures €4M Seed investment for for first scalable green graphite extraction | Today UP Catalyst, an Estonian pioneer in sustainable carbon material production, successfully closed a €4 million Seed investment round. The company has developed the world's first scalable solution that extracts graphite from CO2 gases. G... |
| 05.12.2023 | Estonian producer of sustainable carbon nanomaterials UP Catalyst closes a €4M round | Estonian producer of sustainable carbon nanomaterials UP Catalyst closes a €4M round 05 December, 2023, 15:53 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Tallinn-based UP Cata... |
| 04.12.2023 | Up Catalyst draws €4M seed round to make battery graphite from carbon dioxide | Lithium might be the new oil, but it’s just one of several materials needed to make the batteries powering today’s electric vehicles. There’s also cobalt, nickel and manganese, all of which have garnered their share of attention from commod... |
| 24.07.2023 | Estonian nanotech UP Catalyst secures €1.5M to address key challenges in carbon manufacturing | Estonian nanotech UP Catalyst secures €1.5M to address key challenges in carbon manufacturing 24 July, 2023, 14:28 Rostyslav Sobachynskyi --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Tallinn-b... |
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