Companies
Vertoro
a chemical startup spun out of the Brightlands Chemelot Campus/DSM/Chemelot InSciTe/Maastricht University/TU Eindhoven public-private partnership, founded by CEO Michael Boot and CTO Panos Kouris;…
- Country
- Netherlands
TRL 6 lignin-to-flame-retardant feedstock platform
eu
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| polymers-materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | Series B, €17 million (first closing announced June 17, 2026) | vertoro.com · tamradar.com · tue.nl |
| Capacity | 1 ktpa demonstration plant, targeting 5 ktpa commercial plant by early 2027 | startupintros.com · tamradar.com |
| Production site | Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen, Netherlands | vertoro.com · tue.nl |
| Headcount | 11–20 employees | prospeo.io · caplight.com · datanyze.com |
| Founded | 2017 | ignite-group.com · startupintros.com · vertoro.com |
| Revenue | Estimates vary; $1.37M to $4.1M reported by different sources medium confidence | prospeo.io · datanyze.com · northdata.com |
Independent sources: caplight.com · datanyze.com · ignite-group.com · northdata.com · prospeo.io · startupintros.com · tamradar.com · tue.nl
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bio-antiflammables (flame retardants) | polymers-materials | Medium | → |
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