cylib
A battery recycling company that transforms end-of-life batteries and production scraps into recovered raw materials like lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, and manganese.
cylib has raised €93M across 4 funding rounds from 16 investors, most recently a round in Sep 2025. Based in Aachen, Germany; active in Cleantech. Data as of 28 Oct 2026.
Aachen, Germanycylib.de ↗
Total raised
€93M
€92,700,000
Funding rounds
4
Investors
16
distinct backers
Active since
2022-10
latest 2025-09
Funding by year
EUR raised per yearcylib — funding by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| cylib — funding by year | |
|---|---|
| 2022 | €3.6M |
| 2023 | €8.0M |
| 2024 | €55M |
| 2025 | €26M |
Signals
High confidenceRaise-next likelihood35
base rate 30% for Other
- ▲ In typical raise window
- ▼ Down/flat last round
- ▼ Low backer re-investment
Exit likelihood24
base rate 11% (2+ rounds)
- ▲ €30M+ raised
- ▲ 4 rounds raised
- ▲ Recent equity round, but funding momentum is down (may be rescue financing)
Timing: in window vs cohort gap · momentum down. Funding-only estimates, not predictions and not investment advice — see signals.
Funding rounds
4 rounds| Date | Stage | Amount | Investors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | Other | €26M | European Union ERDF / JTF programme | View deal → |
| 2024-05-15 | Series A | €55M | 10x Founders,Angel Investors,Bosch Ventures,DeepTech & Climate Fund (DTCF),NRW.Venture,Porsche Ventures+3 more | View deal → |
| 2023-02-15 | Seed | €8.0M | 10x Founders,Kai Hansen,Karim Jalbout,Speedinvest,Vsquared Ventures,World Fund | View deal → |
| 2022-10-14 | Other | €3.6M | Kai Hansen,Karim Jalbout,Lawrence Leuschner,Leopold König,Maximilian Odendahl,Speedinvest+2 more | View deal → |
Investors
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