Startup · Germany
tozero
HQ Munich, GermanyFounded 202211-50 employeesUpdated
Truly bringing lithium-ion battery waste tozero by recovering all critical materials, like lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced manufacturing and materials | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 172, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-19: Recovers lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite from battery waste; critical-materials processing with no stated defense use. | Reported |
| Power, grids and energy storage | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Lithium-ion battery recycling to recover critical materials; energy-storage supply chain with no stated defense use. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 172, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-19: Recovers lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and graphite from battery waste; critical-materials processing with no stated defense use.—Reported
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Lithium-ion battery recycling to recover critical materials; energy-storage supply chain with no stated defense use.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain1 input
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Sarah Fleischer · LinkedIn ↗ | Co-founder and CEO |
Sources4
Profile2
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Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Germany", "hq_iso2": "DE", "id": "521fba6a-e21f-479a-9721-fc8d4c4d8ea6"}”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · ownership
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
Supply chain1
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tozero · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website, Organization input
“Truly bringing lithium-ion battery waste tozero by recovering all critical materials, like lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and graphite.”
People1
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tozero · Supports Role
“Sarah Fleischer, Co-founder and CEO of tozero, said: “Despite our limited resources as a two-year-old startup we've already made human history by being the first to ever deliver recycled lithium for end products in Europe, while our competitors are still lingering on the topic for many years.”
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