ALKEMIO
Company trade name ALKEMIO
Main Vertical
BioTech, GreenTech, MiningTech
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CEO/FOUNDER
Name and Surname
Federico Pereyra Bonnet
Linkedin Profile or Bio
Name and Surname
Ailiín Svagzdys
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Name and Surname
Lorena Molina Calderon
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Number of people on the Staff
8
Legal Form
Registered Company
Year of Founding
2023
Development Stage
Validation
Province
City of Buenos Aires
City
CABA
Main Business Model
B2B
Problem
Alkemio´s mission is to democratize access to the global rare earth supply chain. Currently, China accounts for 90% of the world's rare earth refining, using highly polluting processes that generate international dependence, geopolitical tensions, and strategic advantages in key sectors for the energy transition. To make matters even more complex, the technology currently used to refine these elements is solvent extraction, an extremely capital-intensive method that requires infrastructure the size of football stadiums and generates astronomical amounts of toxic waste.
Solutions Offered - Summary
Modular rare earth refineries
Solutions Offered - Details
Develops modular refineries based on molecular recognition technology for the sustainable separation of rare earth elements. This allows mining companies to move up the value chain and, instead of selling a low-value concentrate, refine it and sell rare earth oxides, a very high value-added product.
Technologies Used
Other
Is it DeepTech?
Yes
Counterparties of Interest abroad
Accelerator, End Customer, Joint Venture, Validation
Industries served
Biotechnology, Energy, GreenTech, Mining, Renewable Energies
Other industries served
1 Mining Companies - 2 Permanent Magnet Production Companies
International Presence
BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, FRANCE, GERMANY, INDIA, ITALY, SPAIN, UNITED STATES
Interest Markets
AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, GERMANY, INDIA, JAPAN, UNITED STATES
Investment Round:
Pre-Seed
Awards/Recognitions
To date, Alkemio has raised $400,000 in funding from GRIDX and Berkeley SkyDeck.
Presentation
E-mail
javier.perez@alkemio.bio