# Maximilian Odendahl

> Maximilian Odendahl is a seed investor at Silexica (Cologne) backing Battery and Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silexica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silexica)
- Location: Cologne, Germany
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilianodendahl/

Maximilian Odendahl is a seed investor at Silexica in Cologne focused on Battery and Software. Maximilian Odendahl - CEO & Co-Founder @ Silexica

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$13M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Battery | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |
| Recycling | 1 | 25% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 25% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SpAItial | SpAItial is a novel artificial intelligence paradigm that can create and reason about the physics and appearance of both imagined and real-world surroundings. | $13M | Seed | May 27, 2025 |  |
| AllFocal Optics | AllFocal Optics revolutionizes display technology through groundbreaking nanophotonic solutions. | $3.6M | Seed | Nov 06, 2024 |  |
| Cylib | Cylib provides technology for recycling lithium-ion batteries into usable raw materials, turning battery waste and production scrap into materials like lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, and manganese for reuse in battery and industrial supply chains. Their proprietary process focuses on the holistic recovery of all battery components, utilizingwater-based methods to minimize chemical use and reduce environmental impact. Cylib operates an integrated end-to-end recycling workflow that includes discharge, material separation, and refinement for reintegration into manufacturing processes. The company’s approach supports circular material flows and aims to strengthen supply chains for battery producers and related industrial partners. | $59.9M | Series A | May 15, 2024 |  |
| Cylib | Cylib provides technology for recycling lithium-ion batteries into usable raw materials, turning battery waste and production scrap into materials like lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, and manganese for reuse in battery and industrial supply chains. Their proprietary process focuses on the holistic recovery of all battery components, utilizingwater-based methods to minimize chemical use and reduce environmental impact. Cylib operates an integrated end-to-end recycling workflow that includes discharge, material separation, and refinement for reintegration into manufacturing processes. The company’s approach supports circular material flows and aims to strengthen supply chains for battery producers and related industrial partners. | $3.5M | Seed | Oct 14, 2022 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Vsquared Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vsquared-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10x Founders](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-founders) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [7percent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-percent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [another.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/another-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cambridge Enterprise Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cambridge-enterprise-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Silexica

VC Fund · Cologne, Germany

Silexica provides software development tools reducing time-to-market of innovative software IP and intelligent products. Enabled by deep software analysis, heterogeneous hardware awareness and quick design space exploration, the SLX programming tools accelerate the journey from software to application-specific hardware systems, democratizingaccelerated computing.Founded in 2014, Silexica is headquartered in Germany with offices in the US, Japan, and Pakistan. It serves innovative companies in the automotive, robotics, wireless communications, aerospace, and financial industries and has received $28M in funding from international investors.

3 contacts available at Silexica.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maximilian Odendahl | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maximilian-odendahl |
| Johannes Emigholz | COO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johannes-emigholz |
| Luis G. Murillo | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luis-g-murillo |

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## FAQ

### What does Maximilian Odendahl invest in?

Maximilian Odendahl invests primarily in Battery, Software and CleanTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Maximilian Odendahl's check size?

Maximilian Odendahl typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$13M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Maximilian Odendahl participates in.

### When did Maximilian Odendahl last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Maximilian Odendahl closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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