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UP Catalyst

UP Catalyst

Private
MaarduEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://upcatalyst.com/

Last Round

Debt

Apr 8, 2025

Total Funding Raised

$26.89M

Momentum

Top 25%

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Company Overview

UP Catalyst is a clean technology company that produces sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO2 emissions using molten salt electrolysis.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Carbon Capture, Advanced Materials, Sustainable Materials, Clean Manufacturing, Energy Storage

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

carbon capture and utilizationCCUcarbon nanomaterialscarbon nanotubesbattery graphitemolten salt electrolysiscarbon utilizationsustainable carbonCO2 conversioncarbon nanofiberscarbon blackcircular carbon economyair-to-fuelcarbon techgreen manufacturing

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UP Catalyst comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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UP Catalyst Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
DebtApr 8, 2025
SeedAug 21, 2024
SeedDec 5, 2023
Pre SeedApr 20, 2022

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Rait Maasikas

Interim CEO, CFO

Executive Team

Sebastian Pohlmann

Chief Technology Officer

Executive Team

UP Catalyst Investors

Notable investors and investment history

UP Catalyst investors
InvestorRounds
Warsaw Equity GroupSeed
ExtantiaSeed
European Investment Bank GroupDebt
ESA BIC EstoniaAccelerator
SmartCapSeed
Little Green FundSeed, Pre Seed
UniTartu VenturesSeed, Pre Seed

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  • Apr 14, 2026

    Jointly developing lignin-derived hard carbon for energy storage applications.

  • Aug 24, 2025

    Signed MoU with Teknos to transform CO2 emissions into carbon materials.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersMaardu
Employee Range45
Year Founded2019
Last FundingApr 8, 2025

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