Startup · $5m raised
Australia's largest established e-waste recycler, recently turned its focus to solar panels
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Sircel raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Kilara Capital | Venture debt | $5,000,000 |
Every published round Sircel took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
Companies Sircel has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Sircel, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Sircel has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Sircel did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Sircel is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Sircel acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Company | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipher Technologies | Acquisition | 2024 | $5m | RenewEconomy (6 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (6 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (18 Jul 2024), Startup Daily |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Karam | CEO · Founder | RenewEconomy, SmartCompany (12 Jul 2024), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (11 Jul 2024) |
| Irina McCreadie | Board of Directors | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Karam | RenewEconomy (6 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (6 Nov 2025) |
Stories naming Sircel. 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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