Participated · Series A · Sep 2024

Exposome designs cost-effective, environmentally friendly molecular filters and a patented regenerative process for treating wastewater effluents and reducing air pollution. Its products include PurCODe, a regenerable media for wastewater treatment, and Pur-safe, an advanced molecular air filtration media. The filters are reusable, long-lasting, customizable, and marketed as plug-and-play solutions across industries such as chemical, pharmaceutical, paint, oil, cement, thermal power, textile, and leather. The company says its technology helps customers meet regulatory standards like Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD). Exposome was founded in 2020 by Prerna Goradia and is based in Mumbai. It reports having installed more than 1,000 filters and worked with over 25 clients; the recent funding will support market expansion and operational growth in India and a few other countries.

Participated · Series A · Dec 2023

BatX Energies develops proprietary technologies to recover battery-grade materials from end-of-life batteries and manufacturing scrap and to refine those materials for reintegration into supply chains. The company has demonstrated its processes at commercial scale and is already manufacturing and supplying critical raw materials to the market. BatX holds four granted patents with additional patent filings underway, which it cites as a key technological differentiator. It intends to use recent funding to expand recycling and refining capacity, bolster R&D, and accelerate the development of a domestic supply chain for lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite, and other strategic minerals. The startup emphasizes enabling circular and resilient supply chains and reducing dependence on imported resources as electric mobility and energy storage scale in India.