# Galdieria

Microalgae bioadsorbent (palladium) — World-first stated commercial deployment on a plating line.


Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/galdieria/
Updated: 2026-08-08

- Country: Japan

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Headcount | approximately 20 employees as of July 2, 2026 | https://startup-db.com/companies/kDdBJQeU6BKJmwRK |
| Funding | Series D funding of 400 million yen completed in February 2025 | https://en.firstcvc.jp/company/galdieria.com, https://startup-db.com/companies/kDdBJQeU6BKJmwRK, https://thebridge.jp/en/2025/03/galdieria-raises-400-million-yen-to-develop-algae-galdieria-for-solving-environmental-problems, https://www.nedo.go.jp/english/activities/startups/company20.html |
| Capacity | approximately 4 tons per month (planned for summer 2025) | https://www.nedo.go.jp/english/activities/startups/company20.html, https://zenbird.media/galdieria-bets-microalgae-biosorption-for-urban-mining/ |
| Production site | Tsurumi Laboratory, Yokohama, Japan | https://galdieria.com/about_us/, https://galdieria.com/en/news-20260605-2/, https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Galdieria-cultivation-facility-at-Galdieria-Co-Ltd-Yokohama-Japan-and-its-growth_fig1_377195704 |
| Revenue | not disclosed (private company) [medium confidence] | https://initial.inc/companies/A-16998 |

Independent sources: en.firstcvc.jp, initial.inc, nedo.go.jp, researchgate.net, startup-db.com, thebridge.jp, zenbird.media

## Technologies

- [Rare-earth and critical-metal biosorption](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/bio-rare-earth-critical-metal-biosorption/)