Uplift360 Secures €7.4 Million Seed Round to Strengthen European Supply Chains Through Advanced Material Regeneration

Uplift360, a cleantech company developing chemical-based technologies to recycle and reuse advanced materials, led by Sam Staincliffe, Jamie Meighan, and others, has announced the successful close of its €7.4M seed funding round led by Extantia, with significant contributions from the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Promus Ventures, and Fund F.

Advanced materials such as carbon fibre and aramids are essential to defence, aerospace, and manufacturing, but face supply-chain constraints and growing waste challenges.

Uplift360’s proprietary chemical regeneration process restores advanced composites to their original quality, providing a non-degenerative alternative to traditional recycling and enabling a true second life for these materials.

This seed funding will scale Uplift360’s proprietary technologies, enabling the regeneration of difficult-to-process advanced composite materials, including carbon fibre, aramids such as Kevlar®, and hybrid laminates, across aerospace, defence, wind energy, and high-performance automotive sectors.

Sam Staincliffe, CEO and Co-Founder of Uplift360, stated that the investment signals Europe’s intent to lead in sustainable advanced-materials manufacturing. The technology converts materials that are typically burned, buried, or exported into a reliable, high-quality feedstock, strengthening supply chains for primes, OEMs, and government customers. Backing from Extantia and the NATO Innovation Fund positions the company to accelerate scaling efforts.

Joern-Carlos Kuntze, Partner at Extantia, noted that high-performance composites underpin strategic sectors vital to Europe’s reindustrialisation yet remain difficult to recycle. Uplift360’s approach converts end-of-life materials into high-quality feedstock while establishing more resilient, circular supply chains. The investment reflects confidence in the team’s effort to build the circular infrastructure supporting the future of the composites industry.

Sander Verbrugge, Partner at the NATO Innovation Fund, stated that durable, high-quality advanced materials are strategically important for the long-term security and industrial strength of NATO nations. Uplift360’s platform addresses supply-chain vulnerabilities, reduces carbon emissions, and strengthens the resilience of sectors critical to European competitiveness.

Carina Roth, Investment Manager at Fund F, highlighted Uplift360’s strength in the leadership team’s complementary expertise, industry depth, and execution focus. The company combines deep-tech innovation with operational maturity, positioning it to transform composite waste into a strategic industrial asset.

The financing will support commissioning a pilot-scale processing line in the UK by 2026, expand partnerships with major aerospace, defence, automotive, and energy OEMs, and advance R&D on regenerated-fibre performance and new applications while building a scalable circular model for composites across Europe.

Uplift360 already collaborates with partners including Babcock, Leonardo, and Rolls-Royce, positioning the company to strengthen strategic supply chains within Europe’s dual-use and advanced-materials ecosystem.