Top 73 Battery Recycling startups

Dec 03, 2024 | By Marjana Bačić

These startups develop new battery recycling technologies such as direct cathode recycling, hydrothermal processing, automated disassembly, closed-loop electrolyte recovery, ultrasonic separation, AI-driven sorting for lithium extraction, selective electrodeposition.
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Country: USA | Funding: $3.8B
Redwood Materials is a advanced technology and process development for materials recycling, re-manufacturing, and reuse.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.8B
Ascend Elements turns spent lithium-ion batteries into ones that are better than new — longer-lasting, faster-charging and less-polluting.
3
Country: USA | Funding: $1.7B
Battery Resourcers is bringing sustainable closed loop recycling to the Li-ion battery industry.
4
Country: Canada | Funding: $1.1B
Li-Cycle is as a resource recovery company focused on creating a closed-loop supply chain for the lithium-ion batteries that increasingly power everything from smartphones to automobiles.
5
Country: Belgium | Funding: $1.1B
Umicore is a global materials technology and recycling group. It now recovers copper, cobalt and nickel in volumes of 7,000 metric tons per year, and it has expanded into lithium recovery as well.
6
Country: USA | Funding: $650M
EnergyX's direct lithium extraction technology can make lithium metal directly from brine and potentially in anode-ready form for electric vehicle batteries.
7
Country: USA | Funding: $377.4M
Cirba Solutions is a sustainability company providing battery recycling management and materials.
8
Country: USA | Funding: $260M
Aqua Metals is the only company that has produced a commercially proven sustainable, closed-loop metal recycling process that is capable of producing the world’s purest metals.
9
Country: USA | Funding: $134.2M
American Battery Technology Company champions environmental and ethical sourcing of critical battery materials..
10
Country: Canada | Funding: $125.3M
Lithion Recycling is a Company that allows environmentally responsible and economically viable management of lithium-ion batteries.
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Country: Canada | Funding: $96.8M
Electra is an ESG-focused battery materials company advancing the only fully integrated.
12
Country: Canada | Funding: $85M
Cyclic Materials is recycling rare earth elements (REEs) from magnets powering the modern world.
13
Country: India | Funding: $84.4M
Lohum Cleantech enables re-use of used li-ion battery cells
14
Country: USA | Funding: $82.1M
Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries.
15
Country: Germany | Funding: €66.6M
cylib is on a mission to revolutionize how lithium-ion batteries are recycled in Europe, making the process more efficient and sustainable.
16
Country: USA | Funding: $64.1M
Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals.
17
Country: China | Funding: CN¥400M
Ruicycle is a high-tech company that focuses on the comprehensive recycling and utilization of lithium batteries.
18
Country: USA | Funding: $6.8M
TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling hard-to-recycle waste. TerraCycle recycles non-recyclable waste into various consumer products.
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Country: USA | Funding: $44M
Li Industries is a start-up company focusing on developing the next generation of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies.
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Country: France | Funding: €40M
MECAWARE mission is to speed up strategic autonomy thanks to resource circularity and the intelligence of the material cycle.
Editor: Marjana Bačić
Marjana Bačić is a senior editor for RecyclingStartups. She has has more than 5 years experience covering the recycling industry. Marjana graduated from University of Belgrade, where she edited Recycling and Sustainable Development Journal. She has helped several non-profit organizations dedicated to promoting environmental education and sustainability. She also participates in beach clean-up initiatives and advocates for sustainable practices in local businesses. In her free time, Marjana enjoys hiking in the scenic Montenegrin countryside, practicing yoga for mindfulness, and experimenting with plant-based recipes in her kitchen. You can contact Marjana at marjanabacic(at)recyclingstartups(dot)com