# Frankstahl

> Frankstahl is a VC fund in Guntramsdorf backing Mining, Recycling and Electronics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Guntramsdorf, Austria
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frankstahl/
- Website: https://www.frankstahl.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankstahlofficial

Frankstahl is an Austrian steel trading company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 1 | 100% |
| Recycling | 1 | 100% |
| Electronics | 1 | 100% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nth Cycle | Nth Cycle is a metal processing technology company working with battery recyclers and miners to recover production-grade critical minerals from separated e-waste and low-grade mine tailings. Our electro-extraction technology—an alternative to hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy—enables customizable, clean, and consistent recovery of the criticalminerals for the energy transition. | $12.5M | Series A | Feb 14, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mercuria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercuria-energy-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Clean Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-ventures-cev) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Elemental Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elemental-excelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MassMutual](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massmutual) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MassMutual Impact Investing](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mass-mutual-catalyst-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VoLo Earth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/volo-earth-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Frankstahl invest in?

Frankstahl invests primarily in Mining, Recycling and Electronics startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Frankstahl last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frankstahl closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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