Where is Optocycle located?

Optocycle is headquartered in Tubingen, Germany.

Who is the current CEO of Optocycle?

Max Frederick Gerken of Optocycle. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Optocycle have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Optocycle is 19.

Where does Optocycle rank among its competitors?

Optocycle ranks 6th amongst 12 active competitors, none of which are funded.

Who are the top competitors of Optocycle?

Optocycle's top competitors include Scrapp, Junker and Bin-Ovation. Among them, Junker secured the most recent funding round in January, 2017.

Optocycle - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Optocycle is a funded company based in Tubingen (Germany), founded in 2022 by Max Frederick Gerken and Lars Wolff. It operates as a Software solution for identifying mineral construction waste. The company has 12 active competitors. Its top competitors include companies like Scrapp, Junker and Bin-Ovation.

Company Details

Software solution for identifying mineral construction waste. It uses optical detection system technology to identify mineral construction waste for separation and recycling.

Website: www.optocycle.com/en
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2022

Location

Tubingen, Germany

Stage

Funding Raised

Investors

Grundermotor

Ranked

6^th among 12 active competitors

Employee Count

19 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Scrapp & 10 more

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Optocycle is a funded company. Optocycle has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Optocycle are Max Frederick Gerken and Lars Wolff. Max Frederick Gerken is the CEO of Optocycle.

Here are the details of Optocycle's key team members:

Max Frederick Gerken: Co-Founder & CEO of Optocycle.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Lars Wolff: Co-Founder of Optocycle.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Optocycle's employee count trend

Optocycle has 19 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Optocycle's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Optocycle include Scrapp, Junker and Bin-Ovation. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Optocycle, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Scrapp 2019, Burlington (United States), Funding Raised	App and reward-based scrap recycling platform	-	Plug and Play Tech Center	39/100
2nd	Junker 2014, Bologna (Italy), Funding Raised	Online platform to differentiate household waste	-	Europa	38/100
3rd	Bin-Ovation 2013, Belfast (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Application for household waste collection and management	-	-	37/100
4th	App Re 2022, Chile, Unfunded	App-based platform offering information on separating waste	-	-	27/100
5th	MEMODéchets Neuchatel (Switzerland), Unfunded	Online platform offering solutions for waste management	-	-	26/100
6th	Optocycle 2022, Tubingen (Germany), Funding Raised	Software solution for identifying mineral construction waste	-	Grundermotor	25/100
7th	DeepWaste 2020, San Mateo (United States), Unfunded	AI-based platform for waste classification	-	-	22/100
8th	Arctech 2023, Oslo (Norway), Unfunded	Developer of intelligent robotic systems for automated waste material sorting	-	-	16/100
9th	Recycle Academy 2018, Unfunded	Mobile application providing educational resources and information on recycling materials	-	-	16/100
10th	Wanshan 2017, Lanzhou (China), Unfunded	Provider of IoT-based medical waste management solutions	-	-	16/100