Porelio, a Potsdam-based deep-tech startup, completed an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round of 2.4 million EUR. The round was led by Portuguese investor Faber, with participation from Polytechnique Ventures, Grupo Tecnológica, better ventures, and business angels Henning Emmrich, Robert Levenhagen, Michal Bartmanski, and Thomas Gottheil through better ventures. The company develops materials for recovering precious metals from industrial wastewater and removing PFAS from water. The funding will be used to scale production from pilot quantities to several tons per year and to turn pilot projects into long-term commercial partnerships. The article also states that the company had previously received around 2.5 million EUR in public grants for technology development.
About Porelio
Porelio is a deep-tech startup developing materials for industrial separation processes that can both recover valuable raw materials such as precious metals from industrial streams and remove problematic pollutants such as PFAS from water. Its technology is based on functionalized mesoporous silica materials produced through a continuous manufacturing process designed for industrial scale.
Potsdam, Germany
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Source: https://www.startbase.de/news/porelio-erhaelt-24-millionen-euro-fuer-die-kreislaufwirtschaft/
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of funding round did Porelio raise?
Porelio raised a pre-seed round.
How much did Porelio raise in its pre-seed?
Porelio raised $2,400,000 EUR in its pre-seed.
When did Porelio raise its pre-seed?
Porelio raised its pre-seed on 2026-07-07.
Who invested in Porelio's pre-seed?
The investors in Porelio's pre-seed are: Faber, Polytechnique Ventures, Grupo Tecnológica, better ventures, Henning Emmrich, Robert Levenhagen, Michal Bartmanski, Thomas Gottheil.
What type of investment was Porelio's pre-seed?
Porelio's pre-seed was a equity investment.
How will Porelio use the funds from its pre-seed?
Porelio plans to use the funds for: expand production from pilot-scale kilogram volumes to industrial capacities of several tons per year, convert existing pilot projects into long-term commercial partnerships.