Vaulta develops battery casing technology and Australian-made batteries with a unique casing designed to simplify installation, maintenance and recycling. Its technology uses a thin, advanced composite material that is electrically and thermally conductive to carry current through the battery pack, enabling electric vehicle manufacturers to reduce parts, weight and space while lowering costs and improving efficiency.
Novocycle Technologies
Seed Round in 2024
Novocycle Technologies develops sustainable battery recycling technology to advance a circular lithium‑ion battery economy. Its NovoRec Process recycles lithium‑ion batteries without shredding or crushing, enabling direct recovery of battery‑grade active materials and avoiding black mass. The method reports high material recovery, about 96% of solid battery materials, and is deployed through decentralized micro facilities with a revenue‑sharing model for feedstock providers. The company offers modular, scalable solutions for recycling packs, modules and cells and engages in research and development of environmentally friendly lithium‑ion batteries, including second‑use stacking and the production of recycling‑friendly battery packs. The core technology relies on shredding‑free mechanical pre‑treatment based on automated disassembly and dismantling of cells to recover materials suitable for Dry Direct Recycling technologies, supporting a more sustainable lifecycle for batteries.
Rondo Energy
Series B in 2023
Rondo Energy is a company focused on providing zero-carbon industrial heat solutions. Its innovative Rondo Heat Battery captures low-cost renewable electricity and converts it into continuous high-temperature heat, allowing industrial processes to operate with reduced energy costs and eliminated emissions. By enabling clients to transition to renewable energy sources, Rondo Energy supports the decarbonization of industrial operations, contributing to a more sustainable future.
Novocycle Technologies
Seed Round in 2023
Novocycle Technologies develops sustainable battery recycling technology to advance a circular lithium‑ion battery economy. Its NovoRec Process recycles lithium‑ion batteries without shredding or crushing, enabling direct recovery of battery‑grade active materials and avoiding black mass. The method reports high material recovery, about 96% of solid battery materials, and is deployed through decentralized micro facilities with a revenue‑sharing model for feedstock providers. The company offers modular, scalable solutions for recycling packs, modules and cells and engages in research and development of environmentally friendly lithium‑ion batteries, including second‑use stacking and the production of recycling‑friendly battery packs. The core technology relies on shredding‑free mechanical pre‑treatment based on automated disassembly and dismantling of cells to recover materials suitable for Dry Direct Recycling technologies, supporting a more sustainable lifecycle for batteries.
BiOWiSH Technologies
Venture Round in 2022
BiOWiSH Technologies develops and manufactures biotechnology products that enhance environmental management and agriculture. Its solutions include wastewater treatment, waste management, odor control, soil remediation, agronomy, and animal agriculture applications. Serving industries such as consumer goods, wastewater treatment, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial cleaning, BiOWiSH's products are formulated for stability and distinct functionality across varied operating conditions.
Carbon Mobile
Convertible Note in 2022
Carbon Mobile innovates by replacing metals in connected devices with sustainable polymer-based composites. Its proprietary technology resolves longstanding electrical/antenna compatibility issues, enabling integration into electronics-enabled industries. This results in designs that reduce carbon footprint by up to 75% and e-waste by 38%, proven with leading OEM hardware brands like Qualcomm.
Azumo
Venture Round in 2022
Azumo front light is here to light the way to the new era of high efficiency, durable displays that don’t fight the environment but work in tandem with it. The time has come for all of us to reflect on what displays can do for devices.
Novocycle Technologies
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Novocycle Technologies develops sustainable battery recycling technology to advance a circular lithium‑ion battery economy. Its NovoRec Process recycles lithium‑ion batteries without shredding or crushing, enabling direct recovery of battery‑grade active materials and avoiding black mass. The method reports high material recovery, about 96% of solid battery materials, and is deployed through decentralized micro facilities with a revenue‑sharing model for feedstock providers. The company offers modular, scalable solutions for recycling packs, modules and cells and engages in research and development of environmentally friendly lithium‑ion batteries, including second‑use stacking and the production of recycling‑friendly battery packs. The core technology relies on shredding‑free mechanical pre‑treatment based on automated disassembly and dismantling of cells to recover materials suitable for Dry Direct Recycling technologies, supporting a more sustainable lifecycle for batteries.
Qpinch is a company focused on transforming wasted industrial heat into valuable process heat, thereby generating carbon-neutral steam and reducing energy costs for various industries. By utilizing an innovative chemical heat transformer, Qpinch helps businesses optimize their existing industrial assets, leading to immediate energy savings while minimizing their environmental impact. The company's technology allows clients to effectively repurpose waste heat, contributing to a more sustainable energy landscape and enhancing operational efficiency.
VOID Technologies
Venture Round in 2020
VOID Technologies Limited is a materials science company that specializes in the manufacture and supply of VO+ additive masterbatches, primarily for film manufacturers. Established in 2014 and headquartered in London, UK, with a manufacturing facility in Neenah, Wisconsin, the company focuses on incorporating plastic reduction techniques into various applications. Its innovative technology engineers a nano-voided structure within commodity and biopolymers, resulting in lighter and more sustainable products. This advancement allows packaging manufacturers and consumer goods companies to create films suitable for a wide range of uses, including packaging, industrial, agricultural, and medical applications. VOID Technologies operates as a subsidiary of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, emphasizing its commitment to sustainability and innovation in the materials sector.
Mallinda
Corporate Round in 2019
Mallinda develops recyclable and moldable composite materials for high-throughput manufacturing. Based in Aurora, Colorado, the company focuses on Pliashell, a platform of intrinsically recyclable, malleable, self-healing thermoset polymers that enable reversible prepregs and lightweight, strong, remoldable composites. Pliashell materials can be molded at relatively low temperatures and do not require a curing step, which shortens cycle times and supports high-volume production. The technology contributes to the circular economy by offering recyclable composite materials and aims to improve manufacturing dynamics for automotive and aerospace applications by enabling significant weight reductions and cost-competitive production.
Black Diamond Structures
Acquisition in 2019
Black Diamond Structures LLC, established in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, specializes in manufacturing innovative solutions based on nanomaterial technology for the lead acid and lithium ion battery industries. The company's core product, Molecular Rebar®, is a proprietary technology that produces high-quality multi-wall carbon nanotubes. As of January 2019, Black Diamond Structures operates as a subsidiary of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), leveraging SABIC's global reach and resources to enhance its impact on the energy storage industry.
Azumo front light is here to light the way to the new era of high efficiency, durable displays that don’t fight the environment but work in tandem with it. The time has come for all of us to reflect on what displays can do for devices.
Boston Materials
Seed Round in 2018
Boston Materials designs and manufactures advanced composite materials, including carbon fiber pre-pregs enabled by its patented Z-axis Fiber technology, which uses vertically aligned carbon fibers to improve energy transfer. The company produces magnetically assembled carbon fiber pre-pregs and other specialty materials for semiconductors, aerospace platforms, and thermal management, delivering lightweight, high-performance solutions for electronics, aviation, electrified vehicles, and related industries. Its processes include roll-to-roll manufacturing with in-line quality control to support scalable production and consistent quality across applications.
MTPV Power Corporation, established in 2003 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in innovative clean energy solutions. The company focuses on developing Micron-gap ThermalPhotoVoltaics (MTPV) technology, originally researched at MIT and Draper Laboratory before being brought under MTPV Power's umbrella. Their core product is semiconductor chips designed to convert waste heat from various sources into usable electricity, benefiting industrial businesses by enhancing productivity while reducing energy costs.
Clariant is a global specialty chemical company offering a wide range of products such as personal care ingredients, home care solutions, crop protection agents, industrial chemicals, mining products, fuels, biofuels, adsorbents, and additives. It caters to diverse sectors including agriculture, automotive, aviation, consumer goods, and industrial manufacturing.
Airborne Technology
Series C in 2017
Airborne International is engaged in engineering, manufacturing, and supplying high-end composites structures for industries such as aerospace, defense, marine, high-end bicycles, and formula-one cars. It offers composites structures maintenance and repair services, including inspection and damage assessment, sealing and painting, and balancing.
The company was founded in 1995 and is based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
MTPV Power Corporation, established in 2003 and based in Austin, Texas, specializes in innovative clean energy solutions. The company focuses on developing Micron-gap ThermalPhotoVoltaics (MTPV) technology, originally researched at MIT and Draper Laboratory before being brought under MTPV Power's umbrella. Their core product is semiconductor chips designed to convert waste heat from various sources into usable electricity, benefiting industrial businesses by enhancing productivity while reducing energy costs.
FibeRio Technology
Series C in 2013
FibeRio Technology Corporation specializes in the development of nanofiber production systems, offering innovative technology that enables manufacturers to produce nanofibers at a commercial scale. The company employs an environmentally sensitive process that utilizes polymers, ensuring both quality and efficiency. FibeRio is committed to meeting the growing market demands for nanofibers by providing advanced equipment and processes. Through its Forcespinning technology, the company is rapidly advancing its manufacturing capabilities, delivering high-quality and cost-effective solutions to its customers.
Segetis, Inc. is a green chemistry company based in Golden Valley, Minnesota, specializing in the development, production, and commercialization of renewable polymers. Founded in 2006, Segetis focuses on a platform of binary monomers derived from renewable feedstocks, including non-food agricultural and forestry materials. The company's innovative technology supports the production of a range of industrial bioproducts such as bio-plastics, surfactants, plasticizers, adhesives, and coalescent solvents, catering to specialty chemical applications. Segetis's chemistries create opportunities for product enablement and synergies across various industries, including those involved in the processing of starch, sugar crops, wood, cellulose, and paper pulp, as well as the chemical processing of vegetable oils and the manufacturing of biodiesel and linear alpha-olefins.
Vitriflex
Series B in 2012
Vitriflex, Inc. was established in 2010 and is based in California. The company specializes in the development and manufacturing of transparent ultra-barrier films that provide protection against moisture and oxygen. These films are utilized in various applications, including OLED displays, solar panels, OLED lighting, flexible electronics, and quantum dot-enhanced LCDs. Vitriflex's innovative encapsulation technology enhances the performance and longevity of these products, particularly in the renewable energy sector. However, on November 8, 2019, Vitriflex filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.
GE Plastics
Acquisition in 2007
GE Plastics was the branch of General Electric who manufactured plastics, and was part of the GE Industrial division.
GE Plastics in 1971 a branch in Bergen op Zoom established. Initially this was a joint venture with Akzo , and later this joint venture was dissolved and the company continued as GE Plastics. There were eleven factories located on the site and the number of employees grew to 1500. Here were include Lexan pellets produced. This relates to polycarbonate , which is used among other things as replacement for break-resistant glass window and in CD's. In addition, Noryl ( polyphenylene oxide , a so-called 'engineering plastic') and BPA (bisphenol-A, a raw material for epoxy resins and polycarbonate ) produced. As a raw material is, inter alia, chlorine is used, that at the location is obtained by membrane electrolysis of common salt . Since salt water as a waste product released is the location on a salt surface is required. Annual production in 1990 was about 46 kt and 51 kt chlorine caustic soda .
The complex is in 2007 taken over by the Saudi company SABIC , after General Electric found that it was too little profit. It also includes the headquarters of the division: Sabic Innovative Plastics , as well as a distribution center.