Leipzig-based enaDyne, a startup specialising in fully-electric, non-thermal plasma catalysis technology for sustainable chemical production, today announced it has raised €7 million in Seed funding.
The round was co-led by Amadeus APEX Technology Fund (a collaboration between Amadeus Capital Partners and APEX Ventures) and Energy Capital Ventures, with participation from Antares Ventures, Possible Ventures, and returning business angels Wolfram Drescher, Andreas Werne, and Sven Sieber.
“The chemical industry has been locked into fossil-dependent processes for over a century – we’re breaking that dependency with pure electricity and precision,” said Philipp Hahn, Co-founder and CEO of enaDyne.
He added: “Our plasma technology doesn’t just compete with traditional chemistry – it fundamentally reimagines it. We can switch our reactors on and off like a light switch, deploy them anywhere renewable energy exists, and serve both conventional syntheses and the valorization of waste CO₂, producing the exact chemicals our customers need. This funding gives us the resources to prove that sustainable chemistry isn’t just possible – it’s inevitable and profitable.”
Founded in 2021 by Philipp Hahn, Christian Koch, Martin Drößiger, and Torsten Lorenz, enaDyne combines expertise in plasma physics, catalysis, engineering, and materials science.
The company has developed a reactor technology that converts CO₂ and other process gases into valuable chemicals such as syngas, methanol, and ethylene. Its modular, containerised systems also abate hard-to-treat emissions, including CF₄ and PFAS, offering a reportedly sustainable alternative to traditional chemical manufacturing.
enaDyne’s approach integrates proprietary enaCeramics electrodes with plasma-active catalysts to deliver improved performance. Current results demonstrate CO₂ conversion rates exceeding 70% with competitive selectivities, while the modular architecture allows rapid deployment and scaling across industrial applications.
This Seed raise by enaDyne sits solidly within a broader wave of European investment into novel chemistry, decarbonisation, and modular/sustainable catalysis platforms. Among them:
C1 Green Chemicals’ €20 million round is one of the larger moves in this space, targeting green methanol catalysis and demonstration scaling.
Closer in scale, Catalyxx’s €3 million raise for next-generation chemical conversion from biomass reflects investor appetite in adjacent non-fossil feedstock platforms in Spain.
CYNiO’s smaller €2 million raise underscores that many early-stage chemical / catalysis plays are still in the early proof-of-concept funding bracket.
Because enaDyne is based in Germany, it is notable that CYNiO and C1 Green Chemicals also operate there; this suggests Germany remains a focal hub for deep chemistry and sustainable chemistry innovation in Europe.
“What sets enaDyne apart is their precision approach – like using a scalpel instead of a hammer,” commented Wolfgang Neubert, General Partner at APEX Ventures. “Its non thermal plasma catalysis represents a fundamental breakthrough in how we approach chemical manufacturing. As winners of Germany’s prestigious SPRIND Carbon-to-Value Challenge, they’ve proven this technology can profitably turn industrial waste into valuable chemicals while operating at a fraction of traditional energy requirements. This is the kind of paradigm shift the chemical industry desperately needs.”
The fresh capital will be used to build and deploy a 20-foot modular pilot plant at an industrial customer site by mid- 2026, develop a first commercial product for plasma-based PFAS abatement, and establish a first scalable production value chain. This comes at a time when the chemical sector faces an unprecedented need to decarbonize.
According to data provided by enaDyne, the global chemical industry generates more than 2 gigatons of greenhouse gases annually – about 5% of global CO₂ emissions – while consuming 14% of all oil and 8% of all gas supply as feedstock and fuel.
Over 70% of the world’s top 100 chemical producers have committed to carbon neutrality by 2050, yet the sector has underperformed broader stock markets since 2022, with operating margins falling to their lowest levels since the Great Recession.
The company says that these dynamics underline the urgent need for new approaches. enaDyne’s plasma-based solutions reportedly address this challenge by enabling customers to produce sustainable chemicals at or below fossil-based costs while significantly reducing emissions from both production processes and persistent pollutants.
One example is CF₄, a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 7,390 times stronger than CO₂ that persists in the atmosphere for over 50,000 years. PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” resist natural degradation and accumulate in the environment and the human body. Both are difficult to treat with conventional processes due to their ultra-stable bonds, creating a high-value market opportunity as companies face mounting regulatory pressure to address these pollutants.
“What excites us about enaDyne is that they are building a truly scalable platform technology for sustainable chemistry, while at the same time unlocking an immediate business case,” said Stefano Galiasso, Vice President at Energy Capital Ventures. “The ability to rapidly eliminate ultra-stable PFAS emissions not only creates early commercial traction, but also proves the versatility of the underlying plasma catalysis approach. This rare combination of near-term impact and long-term industry transformation is exactly what we are looking for in Green Molecules at Energy Capital Ventures.”
Today, enaDyne’s 30-person team – spanning 14 nationalities – plans to grow to around 35 employees while expanding its IP portfolio, running certification programmes, and deepening strategic partnerships. Looking ahead, the company’s long-term vision is to become the global platform for non-thermal plasma-based chemical synthesis, deploying tens of thousands of containerized units by 2050.
enaDyne’s Seed round is neither outlier nor undershoot – it positions the company competitively among Europe’s 2025 cohort of sustainable chemistry players. The capital aligns with the technical ambition (modular pilot deployment, PFAS abatement) and suggests investors are willing to back platform technologies that promise decarbonisation and circular chemical pathways at scale.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/09/germanys-enadyne-raises-e7-million-to-tackle-forever-chemicals-with-plasma-based-reactors/
