# Traxys S.A.

> Traxys S.A. is a VC fund in Luxembourg backing Mining and CleanTech. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/traxys/
- Website: http://www.traxys.com/

Traxys S.A. is a VC fund in Luxembourg focused on Mining and CleanTech. Traxys S.A. provides financial and logistical solutions for ferroalloy, metal, mineral, mining, and energy industries. Formed in 2003 with the merger of Sogem and Considar, the company is today a global leader in the financing, marketing, distribution and financial services for the mining, metals and minerals industries. With more than 20 globallocations, Traxys provides a suite of superior financial and commercial services to help businesses develop opportunities and better serve their customers with less risk, less working capital and more transparency.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $16M–$30M |
| Debt Financing | $2M–$35M |
| Corporate Round | $500k–$9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mining | 3 | 38% |
| CleanTech | 3 | 38% |
| Industrial | 2 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 25% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 13% |
| South Africa | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Kristoff | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-kristoff |
| Melissa Botha | Trade accountant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-botha |
| Steve Walsh | Managing Director, Global Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-walsh-2fde |
| Guillaume Beregi | Structured Finance Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guillaume-beregi |
| Jordaine Inacio | International Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jordaine-inacio |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Phoenix Tailings | Phoenix Tailings, is building technology to enable the recycling and re-mining of Bauxite Residue (“Red Mud”) - a hazardous by-product in the aluminum industry - to extract strategic materials which are critical to the Defense, Automotive, Electronics and Biotech industries. The company was founded with the mission to revolutionize the miningindustry by enabling new sources of strategic materials, sustainably and economically. | $30.2M | Series B | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Sedibelo Resources | Sedibelo Resources is a developing producer of platinum group metals (PGMs), is active in the acquisition, exploration for, and development and operation of deposits | $500K | Corporate Round | Oct 17, 2025 |  |
| Westwin Elements | Westwin Elements is a supplier of nickel and cobalt that is essential to key applications. | $35M | Debt Financing | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| Velta | Velta is a company that specializes in the mining and production of titanium raw materials. | $2M | Debt Financing | May 26, 2025 |  |
| Princeton NuEnergy | Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and consumer electronics. Its patented Direct Battery Recycling technology to produce high-quality and high value-added cathode active materials with low operating cost from spent lithium-ion batteries and delivers sustainableenergy and environmental solutions. | $30M | Series A | Jun 17, 2024 |  |
| Princeton NuEnergy | Princeton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles and consumer electronics. Its patented Direct Battery Recycling technology to produce high-quality and high value-added cathode active materials with low operating cost from spent lithium-ion batteries and delivers sustainableenergy and environmental solutions. | $16M | Series A | Nov 06, 2023 |  |
| Symbridge | Symbridge is ushering in a new era of finance. Focused on meeting the needs of institutional and accredited investors, Symbridge's trading solutions and ecosystem provide access to a wide range of digital assets. Symbridge seeks to provide investors with secure, reliable, and transparent platforms, enabling them to trade quickly and withconfidence. | $9M | Corporate Round | Jan 06, 2022 |  |
| Li-Cycle | Li-Cycle is a clean technology company with revolutionary technology for resource recovery of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. Li-Cycle Technology™ is a closed loop, economically viable, safe and sustainable process that can recover 80 – 100% of all materials in lithium-ion batteries.Li-Cycle is on a mission to provide sustainable and safecustomer-centric solutions for end-of-lifecycle lithium-ion batteries while meeting the rapidly growing demand for critical batteries. | $315M | Post-IPO Equity | Aug 11, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Traxys S.A. invest in?

Traxys S.A. invests primarily in Mining, CleanTech and Industrial startups, most often at Debt Financing and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Traxys S.A.'s check size?

Traxys S.A. typically joins rounds of $16M–$30M at Series A, $2M–$35M at Debt Financing and $500k–$9M at Corporate Round. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Traxys S.A. participates in.

### How do I contact Traxys S.A.?

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### Who are the partners at Traxys S.A.?

The team at Traxys S.A. includes Mark Kristoff (CEO), Melissa Botha (Trade accountant) and Steve Walsh (Managing Director, Global Operations), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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