Addressing the future
Transportation generates 1/3 of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Fuel cells, together with batteries, can bring this number down to 0.
The problem
The core of the fuel cell that makes everything possible is the catalyst – which contains scarce and expensive platinum.
Platinum makes today’s fuel cells expensive even under the economies of scale.
Platinum will be the biggest ‘migraine’ for fuel cell producers and the main bottle-neck for this technology to scale massively.
Our product is
The solution
ReCatalyst reduces required platinum in the catalyst by 50% while improving both the efficiency and durability at the same time.
Courtesy of EES group at University of Freiburg, funded by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the project FC-CAT, Grant No. 03SF0579B
How?
With ReCatalyst’s proprietary nano-tech production process that enables next generation of PEM fuel cells.
Milestones
Slide
2019
2021
Q2
Q1
Official incorporation of ReCatalyst
2021
Q1
Started with the ERC ‘PoC’ project ‘StableCat’
150 000 EUR
This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 966654).
Q2
2022
Q1-3
Q2
Reached first customers
2023
Q1-2
Q1
Awards & recognitions
Slide
2019
Q2
Q3
Special 1st prize for innovations for the economy at 12th International Technology Transfer Conference issued by Institute Jožef Štefan
3000 EUR
Q2-3
Gold award issued by Ljubljana Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Silver award issued by Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
2020
Q4
2021
Q4
Q4
Q2
2022
Q1
Q2
Q4
Shortlisted for pitching at Tech Tour event Hydrogen Industry Roundtable & flagship event Sustainability22
Team
Founded in 2021, we have already raised over 200 000 EUR in non-dilutive funding, expanded our team, bringing together the experience in business development, technology, and engineering essential to make this happen.
TOMAŽ BIZJAK, M. PHIL
Co-founder, CEO
7y in technology transfer, with specialisation in deep-tech venture creation
MATIJA GATALO, PhD
Co-founder, CTO
Main inventor of ReCatalyst’s core technology, 8y in fuel cell catalysts development
JAVIER GONZALEZ, MSc, EMBA
CMO
Hybrid business and science background. Serial entrepreneur with 7y of experience in general managing, rapid prototyping
TEO VELIKONJA
Financial manager
9y+ experience in accounting and financial management
JERNEJA LONČAR, MBA
Non-executive Advisory board
15y of tech investing and corporate development experience
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