Cyclic Materials - About the company
Cyclic Materials is a series C company based in Toronto (Canada), founded in 2021 by Patrick William Nee and Ahmad Ghahreman. It operates as a Recycling of rare earth elements. Cyclic Materials has raised $237M in funding from investors like Microsoft, T. Rowe Price and ArcTern Ventures. The company has 10 active competitors, including 3 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Geomega Ressources, REEcycle and Emulsion Flow Technologies.
Company Details
Recycling of rare earth elements. It provides solutions for recycling of magnet-containing products made from critical minerals, enabling the creation of a domestic supply chain for REEs through an economic and sustainable magnet recycling process.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2021
Location
Toronto, Canada
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$237M in 7 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
1st among 10 active competitors
Employee Count
112 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Cyclic Materials's funding and investors
Cyclic Materials has raised a total funding of $237M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 24, 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Aug 27, 2026 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cyclic Materials has 16 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cyclic Materials:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Aug 27, 2026 | 2622089 | Series C | 5727792 | 9814107 | 2038901 | 4743499 |
Jan 23, 2025 | 5231573 | Series B | 3689535 | 3253383 | 5371844 | |
Sep 25, 2024 | 3355274 | Series B | 2244555 | 7327175 |
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Cyclic Materials' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Cyclic Materials are Patrick William Nee and Ahmad Ghahreman. Ahmad Ghahreman is the CEO of Cyclic Materials.
Here are the details of Cyclic Materials' key team members:
- Patrick William Nee: Co-Founder of Cyclic Materials. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Ahmad Ghahreman: Co-Founder & CEO of Cyclic Materials. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Cyclic Materials' employee count trend
Cyclic Materials has 112 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Cyclic Materials's employee count trend over the years:
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Cyclic Materials's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Cyclic Materials include Geomega Ressources, REEcycle and Emulsion Flow Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cyclic Materials, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | ![]() Cyclic Materials 2021, Toronto (Canada), Series C | Recycling of rare earth elements | $237M | 64/100 | |
2nd | Geomega Ressources 2009, Boucherville (Canada), Public | Provides sustainable rare earth's recycling solutions | - | 47/100 | |
3rd | REEcycle 2012, Houston (United States), Funding Raised | Recycling rare earth elements from electronic waste for a sustainable future | - | 46/100 | |
4th | Emulsion Flow Technologies 2021, Naka (Japan), Series A | Rare metal recycling solutions | $3.15M | 36/100 | |
5th | REEgen 2022, Ithaca (United States), Funding Raised | Provider of biological solutions for rare earth element recovery and purification | - | 32/100 | |
6th | Rivalia Chemical 2022, New York City (United States), Seed | Developer of processes for recovering rare earth elements from industrial waste materials | $20K | 30/100 | |
7th | Recovery of rare earths and high-value metals from electronic waste | - | - | 29/100 | |
8th | Microminer.bio United States, Funding Raised | Developer of biological cartridges for recovering metals from industrial waste | - | 17/100 | |
9th | Cyclobiome 2025, Anaheim (United States), Unfunded | Developer of microbial processes for extracting minerals from industrial waste | - | - | 16/100 |
10th | SharpPulse 2022, New York City (United States), Unfunded | Technology solution for recycling of critical minerals and rare earth elements | - | - | 16/100 |
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Cyclic Materials's Investments and acquisitions
Cyclic Materials has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Cyclic Materials
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News related to Cyclic Materials
Media has covered Cyclic Materials for a total of 14 events in the last 1 year, 7 of them have been about company updates and 2 about partnerships.
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Cyclic Materials opens America's first commercial-scale facility for automated recovery of rare earth magnetsBusiness Wire•Sep 11, 2026•Cyclic Materials
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Cyclic Materials Announces USD $75 Million Strategic Growth Financing to Scale U.S. Rare Earth ProductionBusiness Wire•Aug 27, 2026•Cyclic Materials
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Banyan Gold Confirms New Gold-Silver Discovery at Seattle Creek with 5.70 g/t Au and 544 g/t Ag over 0.5m, Nitra Project, YukonAccess Newswire•Aug 25, 2026•Energy Impact Partners, Microsoft, Hitachi Ventures, JLR and 3 others
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Cyclic Materials’ CEO ; Founder Ahmad Ghahreman Shares Insights About Rare Earth Elements on the Impact Podcast with John ShegerianBusiness Wire•Jul 28, 2026•Cyclic Materials
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Cyclic Materials Appoints Tomasz Poznar as Chief Commercial Officer to Accelerate Global Commercial GrowthFinancial Post•Jul 16, 2026•Cyclic Materials
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Cyclic Materials Appoints Former Siemens and Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld to Board of Directorsintelligence360•May 20, 2026•Cyclic Materials
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Cyclic Materials to Expand in McBee, South Carolina, Creating 90 New Jobsintelligence360•Mar 25, 2026•Cyclic Materials
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Neo Performance Materials & Cyclic Materials Partner on Rare Earth Supply ChainCNW•Mar 02, 2026•Neo Material Technologies, Cyclic Materials
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Cyclic Materials to Expand U.S. Rare Earth Recycling Footprint with New South Carolina CampusFinancial Post•Jan 29, 2026•Cyclic Materials
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Cyclic Materials Secures USD $75M Series C Funding to Fast-Track Local and Resilient Rare Earths Supply at Global ScaleBusiness Wire•Jan 23, 2026•Canada Growth Fund, Cyclic Materials, T. Rowe Price
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