# DOPS Recycling Technologies

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/dops-recycling-technologies

- Industry: Environmental Services
- Headquarters: Alkmaar, Netherlands
- Website: www.dops-rt.com
- Total disclosed funding: $5.4M
- Latest round: Seed (Mar 27, 2025)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

DOPS Recycling Technologies focuses on innovative waste management solutions through its Direct Carbon Immobilization (DCI™) technology, converting waste and biomass into useful products while addressing environmental concerns.

DOPS Recycling Technologies, established in 2021 by Roeland Jan Dijkhuis, Harmen Oterdoom, Wiebe Pronker, and Michiel Spits, is engaged in transforming waste materials into valuable commodities through its unique technology. The company is located in Alkmaar, Netherlands and has successfully completed 1 deal as of March 27, 2025. The firm raised EUR 5 million in Seed funding during its latest round, with significant backing from investors like Alphatron Group B.V. and InnovationQuarter. 

DOPS Recycling Technologies specializes in a pioneering technology known as Direct Carbon Immobilization (DCI™), which effectively transforms waste and biomass into valuable commodities, specifically syngas and sequestered carbon. The DCI™ technology operates through an energy-efficient gasification reactor that processes both mixed and contaminated waste streams, ensuring the production of usable syngas—a blend of hydrogen and carbon monoxide—and cleaned solids that can be further separated into minerals and metals. The technology addresses critical environmental challenges such as reducing carbon dioxide emissions and mitigating methane emissions from landfills, making it suitable for a variety of industrial applications. DOPS primarily serves industries engaged in waste management, chemical production, and urban mining, with a focus on markets in Europe and North America, allowing them to leverage the DCI™ technology to recycle waste while abiding by stringent environmental regulations.

Revenue generation for DOPS Recycling Technologies is primarily structured around direct business-to-business transactions, where clients engage with the company for the implementation of DCI™ technology solutions. Clients, typically from waste management and industrial sectors, may enter into agreements that encompass the installation and operational support of the DCI™ reactors, tailored to their specific waste processing needs. These partnerships often include long-term service contracts to ensure continuous operation, maintenance, and optimization of the technology, further enhancing the value proposition for clients. While specific pricing plans for the DCI™ technology are not disclosed, the company utilizes a project-based pricing structure that accounts for factors such as project scale, waste composition, and operational requirements, ensuring customized solutions that align with client objectives and sustainability targets.

In March 2025, DOPS Recycling Technologies raised EUR 5 million in Seed funding co-led by InnovationQuarter, ROM InWest, Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland, Init Power, CarbonFix, and Alphatron Group B.V. The company will utilize this funding to further develop its groundbreaking Direct Carbon Immobilization (DCI™) technology. Future growth plans include launching new product iterations of DCI™ technology, with specific details to be announced as development progresses. DOPS Recycling Technologies also aims to expand its market presence in Europe and North America by 2026, targeting additional sectors within waste management and industrial services.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Mar 27, 2025, $5.4M — InnovationQuarter, Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland, ROM InWest, Init Power, CarbonFix, Alphatron Group

## Investors

- InnovationQuarter (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/innovationquarter) — Seed
- Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/innovatiefonds-noord-holland) — Seed
- ROM InWest (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rom-inwest) — Seed
- Init Power — Seed
- CarbonFix — Seed
- Alphatron Group — Seed