Startup · $1.7m raised
E-waste company that went bankrupt in 2024, its relevant parts bought by Sircel
Albury, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Scipher Technologies raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| NSW Government | Grant | $1,700,000 |
The transaction that ended Scipher Technologies's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sircel | Acquisition | 2024 | $5m | RenewEconomy (6 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (6 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (18 Jul 2024), Startup Daily |
Companies Scipher Technologies acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Scipher Technologies. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney e-waste recycler Sircel has been put into voluntary administration, an appointment its directors dispute, stunning Australia's solar recycling sector; the piece recalls Kilara Capital's $5 million backing and industry warnings.
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Kilara Capital has injected $5 million into Sircel, a Sydney-based electronic-waste processor that recently bought collapsed Victorian rival Scipher Technologies, with a Kilara portfolio manager joining the board.
Australian e-waste recycler Sircel has taken $5 million from investor Kilara Capital to advance its solar panel recycling plans, with Kilara portfolio manager Irina McCreadie set to join the Sircel board.
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The Queensland government proposes a solar panel landfill ban and a small recycling pilot, while the article recalls past grants to recyclers Scipher Technologies and Reclaim PV and surveys Australia's emerging panel recycling sector.
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A report warns Australia lacks solar panel recycling policy as waste volumes grow, while several companies already offer recycling services and two have received government grants to build processing facilities.
Five New South Wales solar panel and battery recycling and reuse projects share $7.4 million in state government Circular Solar grants, funding new recycling facilities in Sydney and Albury plus reuse research.