Leveraging expertise What we look for in a start-up

Sulzer Ventures aspires to enable founders of start-ups to solve the problems of today and tomorrow. We partner with start-ups who are looking for opportunities to scale their business globally and can leverage Sulzer's great expertise and presence.

Clear expectations

Our partnerships with start-ups are guided by a clear set of expectations:

Innovative solutions or technologies for the problems of today and tomorrow
Defensible intellectual property
Profitability or a clear path towards it
Strong focus on sustainability

Successful collaborations

Fuenix

Sulzer acquired a key stake in Fuenix Ecogy in 2023. The partnership couples Fuenix's cutting-edge pyrolysis technology for upcycling plastics with Sulzer’s unique expertise in separation technologies and licensing know-how. Together, we are better able to scale our technologies to support global businesses enter circular plastic markets.

Cellicon

In 2022, Sulzer invested in Cellicon to develop, scale-up and commercialize the production of nanocellulose. Cellicon’s technology revolutionized the traditionally high-cost process used to generate nanocellulose from plant-based resources. Sulzer is supporting the start-up with technical expertise in pilot plants and other business development activities. Cellicon can thus achieve its strategic goals and Sulzer strengthens its circular polymer offering.

Sulzer acquires stake in Fuenix Ecogy and completes portfolio for plastic waste reduction
February 17, 2023

Sulzer has signed an agreement with circular technology company Fuenix Ecogy to acquire a strategic stake in its plastic upcycling business.
Sulzer acquires stake in CELLiCON to scale up groundbreaking technology for renewable biopolymer
September 02, 2022

Sulzer has partnered with CELLiCON to scale up its groundbreaking manufacturing technology for nano structured cellulose – a highly sustainable, plant-based alternative to conventional polymers.