Gega Elements secures $1.98M ARENA funding for gallium and germanium pilot plant
The critical minerals refiner has won government backing exceeding $1.98 million to advance its recovery process from laboratory scale to a pilot facility in Sydney.
Startup · $2.9m raised
Develops low-carbon extraction of gallium and germanium from industrial waste streams
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Gega Elements raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Trace | Pre-seed | - |
| Salus Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Investible | Pre-seed | - |
| Flying Fox Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency | Grant | $1,980,000 |
| ARENA | Grant | - |
Companies Gega Elements acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
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The critical minerals refiner has won government backing exceeding $1.98 million to advance its recovery process from laboratory scale to a pilot facility in Sydney.
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Investible's note explains its pre-seed backing of Gega Elements, which extracts gallium and germanium from industrial waste, alongside Flying Fox Ventures and Salus Ventures via a co-investment program with TRaCE.
Also gegaelements.com