About us

We are a spin-out company from the National Institute of Chemistry (Ljubljana, Slovenia) founded in early 2021.

The company holds a strong patented IP over flexible, customisable next-generation platinum-based catalyst solutions already proven in 20+ customer pilots across hydrogen technologies value chains.

ReCatalyst is actively building a global customer base, with projects already in five major G7 economies and across five continents. This includes also some of the leading OEMs in the fuel cell field and 3 out of big 6 chemical giants.

The company has successfully raised an oversubscribed Seed round of 1.7M EUR co-led by international investors HTGF, OCCIDENT and xista science ventures and obtained additional 2M EUR in project funding.

MISSION

ReCatalyst’s mission is to develop, produce, and supply catalyst solutions tailored to meet the evolving needs of the energy and transport sectors. We work towards catalysing the hydrogen society by empowering our customers with customizable next-generation platinum-based catalyst solutions, facilitating massive scalability and high-performance hydrogen technologies while maximizing the efficiency of precious metals use. We are developing a nanotechnology platform that combines hardware, software, and specialised expertise to design and produce Pt-based catalysts for hydrogen technologies.

ReCatalyst’s innovation process allows for cost-efficient customisation, making it a key enabler of rapid product-market fit across multiple applications, including fuel cells (trucks, buses, stationary applications), water electrolysis (green hydrogen production), and electrochemical conversion of compounds.

We’ve invented and patented a process that cuts platinum usage by 60% without sacrificing performance or durability. This efficiency also shrinks the stack by 30%.

VISION

Our vision is to set the standard for high-quality revolutionary catalyst materials that drive the decarbonization of the transport and energy sectors. We aim to lead the change towards a sustainable future where clean energy solutions are not just desirable but indispensable.

We are ISO 9001:2015 certified.
Our commitment to quality extends to our innovations.

Milestones

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2025

Q2

ReCatalyst successfully scales its nano-tech platform

2024

Q4

ReCatalyst Achieves Prestigious ISO 9001 Certification!

2023

Q1

Invited to sign Grant Agreement for EIC Transition (Project ENABLER)

Q1-2

Entered EIT Raw Materials Accelerator Phase #3
45 000 EUR

Q2

Closed an oversubscribed Seed investment round
1.7 M EUR

2022

Q1-3

Entered EIT Raw Materials Accelerator Phase #2
30 000 EUR

Q2

Reached first customers

2021

Q2

Entered EIT Raw Materials Accelerator Phase #1
15 000 EUR

Q2

Signed the exclusive licensing agreement with the National Institute of Chemistry

2021

Q1

Started with the ERC ‘PoC’ project ‘StableCat’
150 000 EUR

This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 966654).

Q1

Official incorporation of ReCatalyst

2019

Awards & recognitions

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2025

Q4

ReCatalyst wins the National WIPO Award for Enterprises 2025

2024

Q1

Two new awards at the EIT Venture competition
30 000 EUR

2023

Q2

Slovenian start-up of the year 2023

2022

Q2

Finalist in the Best Entrepreneurial Idea competition issued by newspaper Finance

Q4

Shortlisted for pitching at Tech Tour event Hydrogen Industry Roundtable & flagship event Sustainability22

2021

Q2

Shortlisted (top 6) in the RSC Emerging Technologies
Energy and Environment

Q4

Winners of the Falling Walls Venture

2020

Q4

Winners of the EIT Raw Materials Jumpstarter

2019

Q2

Rector’s award for best innovation (issued by University of Ljubljana)
3000 EUR

Q2-3

Gold award issued by Ljubljana Chamber of Commerce and Industry / Silver award issued by Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia

Q3

Special 1st prize for innovations for the economy at 12th International Technology Transfer Conference issued by Institute Jožef Štefan

See our Gender Equality Plan.
We recognize gender equality not just as legal or ethical responsibility but also as strategic imperative.