saperatec is an independent recycling specialist based in Bielefeld, Germany, developing technology to separate high-tech composite materials. Led by founder and managing partner Dr. Sebastian Kernbaum, the company develops and markets an innovative separation technology applicable from simple plastic–plastic composites to complex products such as photovoltaic modules. At its Bielefeld site saperatec operates a pilot production plant to reclaim semiconductor coatings from photovoltaic modules. That pilot plant is being expanded to cover a wider range of applications and to increase throughput. The company raised €3.3m in seed funding to finance its next steps. saperatec intends to use the capital to build a modular large demonstration plant at its Bielefeld site. saperatec is a Bielefeld, Germany–based recycling specialist for high-tech products with a focus on the photovoltaic industry. The company’s core activity is recovering nobel and earth metals like indium, selen, tellur and other valuable metals from photovoltaic production waste or end-of-life modules. saperatec raised €1m in seed capital to build up production in Bielefeld. Investors in the round include the seed funds Gruenderfonds Bielefeld-Ostwestfalen managed by eCAPITAL and the High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF). The company is led by co-founder and managing director Dr. Sebastian Kernbaum. It intends to use the funds to build up production in Bielefeld.

Total raised

$6M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Mar 2013