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cylib has scaled to a team of >70 🚀 🪐     In March 2024, we celebrated our 50th employee. Today, we are proud to announce that our team has surpassed the 70-employee mark!      We have already achieved great milestones with our team such as commissioning our battery recycling pilot line almost one year ago, raising a €55M Series A round and securing an industrial facility in Germany!      Our next milestone is to scale our technology at our industrial facility to supply Europe with industrial volumes of our green raw materials. ♻️     To create a true circular economy, we will need to continue growing our incredible team. Here is a glimpse into some of our open positions:  🏭 - Head of Refining (Hydrometallurgy) - Team Lead Cathode Materials - Team Lead Discharging - Project Manager Digitalization - Process Engineer Extraction - Chemists  🤝 - Head of Raw Material Sales - Junior Sales Manager - (Senior) Manager Finance Controlling & Accounting If you are interested in joining our mission-driven, brilliant team or know anyone with the right background, reach out via our careers page!      #cylib #Hiring #Team #DeepTech #Growth #BatteryRecycling #Battery #Recycling #BatteryHills52068

🪩 cylib Series A Closing Party 🪩    In May 2024, cylib closed Europe’s largest funding round in battery recycling to date – a remarkable €55M Series A! 🔋♻️     To match this milestone, we hosted a gala-inspired Series A Closing Party, bringing together everyone involved in the landmark funding round – and it was unforgettable to say the least.    Our biggest thank you goes to the incredible team at cylib! 💚 After many months (and years) of hard work, we finally took a moment to celebrate.     We extend our gratitude to our investors and everyone who continues to support cylib in our mission to create a true circular economy. We emerge with renewed strength and passion and cannot wait to industrialize the cylib process.    Let’s build a sustainable battery infrastructure in Europe. 🇪🇺    Lilian Schwich Paul Sabarny Gideon Schwich World Fund Dr.-Ing. Mark Windeknecht Porsche Ventures Robin Neff Bosch Ventures DTCF | DeepTech & Climate Fonds Tobias Weissgerber NRW.BANK Philipp Leidig Vsquared Ventures Patrick Tucci Speedinvest 10x Founders Claudius Jablonka Andrej Henkler Kai Hansen Maximilian Odendahl Leopold König Torge Thönnessen Karim Jalbout #cylib #SeriesA #ClosingParty #Funding #Scale #Speed #Sustainability #Industry #CircularEconomy #BatteryRecycling #Battery #Recycling #BatteryHills52068 Photos by Jannik Emmerich HOCHDREI

Startup Insider podcast interview with cylib - “How is cylib revolutionizing battery recycling?” ♻️ We're excited to share that our COO, Dr.-Ing. Gideon Schwich, was invited back to the Startup Insider podcast, one year after his first appearance, to discuss the behind-the-scenes efforts that led to our €55M Series A funding round! 🚀 The “Startup Spotlight” episode was once again hosted by the insightful Jan Thomas, CEO of Startup Insider. 🙌 Since cylib's last chat with Startup Insider, Gideon has returned with a lot of exciting updates. He talked about our raw material production in Aachen and shared insights into our scaling journey and company culture. Gideon and Jan also discussed the geostrategic advantages of battery recycling in Europe, the challenges we face, and the diverse range of customers in the battery recycling industry. We're thrilled to be back on the podcast one year later and look forward to keeping this tradition alive! A big thank you to Jan Thomas and his team. To learn more about life at cylib, tune in! 🎧 #cylib #Podcast #StartupInsider #Scaling #Industry #SeriesA #Funding #Recycling #BatteryRecycling #BatteryCircleAachen #BatteryHills52068

cylib celebrates the European Investment Fund (EIF)'s 30th anniversary in Luxembourg! 🇪🇺 Under the motto “30 Years (B)old,” the European Investment Fund (EIF) marked its milestone by hosting an immersive event for its members, showcasing 40 selected European SMEs categorized into Growth, Sustainability, Innovation, and Social Impact. 🎯 Funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union (represented by the European Commission), as well as various financial institutions from EU Member States, amongst others, the European Investment Fund (EIF) drives sustainable impact by investing in European startups and SMEs. ♻️ In the Sustainability category, cylib was honored to be invited to present its raw material products and share its mission of securing strategically critical raw materials in Germany for a true circular economy in Europe. 🔋 Represented by CEO Lilian Schwich, COO Gideon Schwich, and Founders Associate Michelle Torrico, the cylib area welcomed numerous esteemed guests from the EC, EIB, EIF, and financial institutions. 🇪🇺 At the event and celebratory dinner, we were particularly honored to engage with the President of the EIB Nadia Calviño, EIF Chief Executive Marjut Falkstedt, EIF Deputy Chief Executive Roger Havenith, EIB Vice-President Nicola Beer, and European Commission Director for Investment Merete Clausen. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the European Investment Fund (EIF) for the invitation and thank Marie Adam, Sofia Bento Monteiro, and Nathalie Weiss for this incredible experience! We are proud to be backed by EIF-backed VCs: World Fund, Vsquared Ventures and Speedinvest! 🇪🇺 #cylib #EIF #EIB #30YearsBold #EC #CRMA #CircularEconomy #BatteryRecycling #Battery #Recycling #BatteryCircleAachen #BatteryHills52068 

cylib showcases cooperations with Porsche AG and Webasto Group 🤝🔋     To achieve a true circular battery economy, cylib needs to work with excellent, sustainable and mission-driven partners. We’re proud to have found such partners in Porsche AG and Webasto Group.     Since 2016, STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play has been the ultimate platform for startups to form new and showcase corporate partnerships with the leading voices of the automotive industry.     🧪 We are thrilled to have presented our collaborations with Porsche AG and Webasto Group at the #EXPO2024 in Stuttgart. Displayed in separate fair booths, we showcased our joint sustainability efforts and battery value chain projects.     🎤 Besides our booths, we were proud to take the stage with both corporates. Our Supply Chain & Operations Associate, Linus Glowinski, gave a joint presentation with Jonathan Hörz, Lead Circular Economy - Corporate Strategy at Porsche AG and Luca Kick, Modules Engineer Cell at Webasto Group. Linus additionally captivated the stage with a keynote about cylib.     🏆 Finally, cylib was honored to accept the the Plug and Play Tech Center "Global Innovation Award 2024" with Porsche AG and Webasto Group alongside Jonathan Hörz, Nedzad Shala and Luca Kick.   A huge thank you to STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play for providing the perfect platform to present ourselves with our industry partners.     We were pleased to meet many interesting industry peers. If you are keen on continuing our discussions and seek a recycling or raw material partner, please don’t hesitate to reach out! 🤝 Jonathan Hörz Philipp Rupprecht Philip Minkwitz Georg Rossmair Luca Kick Martin Svigir Fabian Wulfrath Julian Benjamin Huschitt Nedzad Shala Lilian Schwich Gideon Schwich Heiko Laufenberg Linus Glowinski Michelle Torrico #cylib #EXPO2024 #Commercial #Collaboration #Porsche #Webasto #GlobalInnovationAward #StartupAutobahn #EXPO2024 #Automotive #Sustainability #PlugAndPlay #BatteryRecycling #Battery #Recycling #BatteryCircleAachen #BatteryHills52068

cylib stands against racism & intolerance 🇪🇺✊ The European Parliament is the world’s only directly elected transnational assembly. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) represent EU citizens' interests and shape laws affecting all aspects of life across the European Union. European elections are held every five years - this year polls are open from June 6th to 9th! cylib takes a clear stand against racism and urges everyone to vote in the EU elections to support democracy. In times when populism is rising, we must use our voices to oppose it. To raise awareness, cylib organized a day of action highlighting the importance of the European elections and supporting causes that fight against racism. As part of this day, we created a painting with our handprints the words "cylib against racism" which serves as a constant reminder for everyone who sees it in our office entrance. Every vote counts. If you have the privilege of shaping our future, go vote today! 🗳 #cylib #AgainstRacism #Democracy #EU2024 #EUElections2024 #EUParliament #EveryVoteCounts