Who we are

The name Cyclize is derived from ‘to cyclize’. In chemistry, this refers to a reaction in which a carbon chain is closed to form a ring. In a similar way, Cyclize aims to transform the carbon value chain into a ring using disruptive technology.

As a spin-out of the University of Stuttgart, we have been driven by our impact from the very beginning. We have developed a patented plasma process for non-fossil synthesis gas from academic research into CO2 splitting. By scaling up our solution, we are proving that impact and economic success go hand in hand in a sustainable future.  

Maike Lambarth
Co-Founder & CEO
Dominik Novakovic
Co-Founder & CFO
Jan Stein
Co-Founder & COO
Stephan Renninger
Co-Founder & CTO
Our Achievements

2023

Foundation of GmbH

>20

team size

>€6 M

public and equity funding

2018

Research & technology invention

Our journey started with a research project about splitting CO2 to produce synthetic fuels for the shipping industry.

2020

First self-developed plasma technology

A as result of our strong successes, we developed the first plasma drivers having an electrical power of 35 W.

2021

Proof of Principle

Our ongoing developments lead us to prove the production of syngas utilizing waste and CO2.

2022

EXIST grant funding

Following our strong technical results of scaling our plasma to 1 kW of electrical power while maintaining high effiency we applied for several patent application. The successful EXIST-Transfer of Research grant funding formed the foundation of scaling our breakthrough technology to industrial scale.

2023

Proof of Concept

The continued rapid scaling of our technology leads to building and operating a lab scale mini plant testing different feedstock in our unique process.

2024

Raising our seed funding

Our successful seed funding enabled us to grow our team, strengthen our commercial activities towards defossilizing the chemical industry and fully focus on scaling our solution.
The funding round is led by UVC Partners, with complementary investments from High-Tech Gründerfonds(HTGF), Aurum Impact, UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators, and high-profile business angels,including Dr. Klaus Schäfer, former CTO of Covestro, who will also join Cyclize's Advisory Board.

2025

Proof of Plant

Beginning of 2025 we reached our biggest technical milestone yet. Building and operating our pilot plant proves the technical feasability of utilizing waste and CO2 to produce non-fossil syngas. That marks the foundation of our next scaling phase to commercialize our waste-to-syngas process to an industrial scale and validating our trustful partnerships along the value chain.

Join OUr mission

We believe in a carbon circular economy powered by our plasma, built on waste and CO2.

For our next phase of growth, we are looking for investors and partners to join us to scale industrial application.