# Metalx Biocycle

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/metalx-biocycle

- Industry: Materials
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.metalxbiocycle.com
- Total disclosed funding: $0.5M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 8, 2022)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2021 by its CEO Jesica Urbina, and CSO Ivan P. Lima, Metalx Biocycle Inc. operates as a deep tech company that reclaims critical metals from e-waste for a sustainable, carbon-free future. In August 2022, Metalx Biocycle raised USD 0.53 million in seed funding from Genesis Consortium and SOSV.

Metalx Biocycle Inc. offers an alternative to traditional metal recovery by using a synthetic biology method to extract, concentrate, and purify rare earth metals found in magnets. It recovers metals from EV components, phones, laptops, tablets, and any other devices with a glass screen or rare earth magnets.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 8, 2022, $0.5M — SOSV, Genesis Consortium

## Investors

- SOSV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sosv) — Seed
- Genesis Consortium — Seed