Aepnus was founded by Lukas Hackl in 2021.

Who are Aepnus's investors?

Aepnus's investors include Clean Energy Ventures, Collaborative Fund, ISV, Lowercarbon Capital, NextFab Ventures, Third Derivative, Voyager Partners, IMPACT SCIENCE VENTURES and 1 more.

Aepnus

Founded 2021 · 23 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors

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Aepnus is developing a sulfate recycling process that regenerates chemicals on-site from sodium sulfate waste, with a planned demonstration-scale plant designed to process over 500 tonnes of sodium sulfate annually. The technology targets industrial customers seeking on-site chemical regeneration and waste valorization.

Circular Economy Cleantech New Materials

Founders & leadership

Aepnus was founded in 2021 by Lukas Hackl.

Lukas HacklChief Executive Officer, Co-FounderCo-founder and CEO of Aepnus Technology, which develops electrochemical platform technology for chemical production. Hackl completed a PhD at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he researched electrochemical flow systems for ion capture, water desalination, and resource recovery.

Bilen AkuzumFounder

Aparna SinghChief of Staff

Investors · 9

Clean Energy Ventureslisted by Clean Energy VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M

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Collaborative Fundlisted by Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M

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ISVlisted by ISVWest Palm Beach

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Lowercarbon Capitallisted by Lowercarbon CapitalLos Angeles · $100K – $5M

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NextFab Ventureslisted by NextFab VenturesPhiladelphia

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Third Derivativelisted by Third Derivative

Voyager Partnerslisted by Voyager PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M

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IMPACT SCIENCE VENTURESreportedPalo Alto

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Muus Climate PartnersreportedNew York

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Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award

Federal grants — no equity taken

Agency	Phase	Year	Amount
National Science Foundation	Phase I	2023	$275K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

Frequently asked questions

What does Aepnus do?: Aepnus is developing a sulfate recycling process that regenerates chemicals on-site from sodium sulfate waste, with a planned demonstration-scale plant designed to process over 500 tonnes of sodium sulfate annually. The technology targets industrial customers seeking on-site chemical regeneration and waste valorization.
Who founded Aepnus?: Aepnus was founded by Lukas Hackl in 2021.
Who are Aepnus's investors?: Aepnus's investors include Clean Energy Ventures, Collaborative Fund, ISV, Lowercarbon Capital, NextFab Ventures, Third Derivative, Voyager Partners, IMPACT SCIENCE VENTURES and 1 more.