Startup · $36.1m raised
Startup recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover critical minerals
Perth, WA
Programs: Supercharge Australia (Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge) · Supercharge Australia (Innovation Challenge) · EnergyLab (2023 Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge)
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Renewable Metals raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Energy Finance Corporation | Series A · Accelerator | $8,000,000 |
| EnergyLab | Accelerator | $8,000,000 |
| Virescent Ventures | Series A · Accelerator | $2,500,000 |
| Climate Tech Partners | Series A | - |
| European Metal Recycling | Series A | - |
| European Metal Recycling (EMR) | Series A | - |
| Investible | Series A · Accelerator | - |
| Neglected Climate Opportunities | Series A | - |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Accelerator | - |
| Supercharge Australia | Accelerator · Accelerator | - |
| The Grantham Foundation | Accelerator | - |
Companies Renewable Metals acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Johnson | Founder | @AuManufacturing |
| Luan Atkinson | CEO (former) | evmagz.com, nationaltribune.com.au, CEFC, esgtoday.com, esgwise.org, RenewEconomy, SmartCompany, @AuManufacturing (5 Oct 2023), Startup News (WA), @AuManufacturing (31 Mar 2023) |
| Patrick Sieb | Founder | Startup Daily |
| Peter Beaven | Chairman (former) | Startup Daily, nationaltribune.com.au |
| Peter Beaven | Chairman (former) | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), Startup Daily (20 Apr 2026), CEFC |
Stories naming Renewable Metals. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
EnergyLab unveils ten hardware-focused climate tech startups joining its 2026 Climate Solutions Accelerator, supported by $1.64 million from ARENA; alumni Infravision, Renewable Metals, Orkestra and Amber later received ARENA funding.
Weekly roundup of three Series A raises: chipmaker Syenta (US$26m), insights platform Ideally and battery recycler Renewable Metals, detailing leads, amounts and each company's earlier funding.
Also Startup Daily
Battery recycler Renewable Metals has banked a $12 million Series A, led by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, to build a Kewdale demonstration plant; its seed round totalled $16.1 million across two tranches.
Australia's clean energy finance agency led an oversubscribed $12 million Series A in a Western Australian battery recycling startup, joining existing and new investors to fund prototype operations and first commercial plant design.
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Ten battery start-ups, mostly Australian, join Supercharge Australia's first incubator cohort; the piece also recalls earlier Innovation Challenge award wins by Renewable Metals and Veepower.
EnergyLab's debut Decarb Debrief reports record 2023 fundraising by its alumni, led by Infravision, Sicona and Renewable Metals, as the accelerator grew to seven programs serving 67 startups.
RenewEconomy reports the national renewable energy agency's announced plan to back the climate-focused startup accelerator EnergyLab, recapping its years supporting clean energy founders and naming standout graduates.
Roundup of four Australian raises in early October 2023: Eden Brew's $24.4m Series A, Renewable Metals' $8m seed round, Techni Ice's $979,774 crowd-funded campaign close, and Apollo Secure's $600,000 pre-seed.
Also Startup Daily
A Perth company that recycles lithium batteries has won the inaugural Supercharge Australia Innovation Challenge Award, finishing ahead of Sicona and Roev, and now plans a NSW plant feasibility study with state fund support.
Roundup covering an SME sentiment survey, Renewable Metals winning a Supercharge Australia award, a new Queensland trade commissioner, an FFI green hydrogen power deal, a Siemens emissions pilot, and a CDU drones grant.
EnergyLab's Supercharge Australia initiative has selected eleven startups for its first Innovation Challenge, covering lithium batteries, EV conversion and recycling, with experts judging a Sydney pitch event in March.