Metal Morph has raised pre-seed funding to develop its resource recovery technology, which recovers and reuses industrial chemicals from water and wastewater treatment processes.
Tamara Djurickovic41 minutes ago
UK-based water technology startup
Metal Morph has raised £700,000 in pre-seed funding to advance its technology
for recovering industrial resources from water and wastewater treatment
processes. The round was co-led by Sustainable Ventures and Green Angel Ventures, with participation from Aqcelerator and Found Capital.
Founded in 2025,
Metal Morph is developing an infrastructure-as-a-service solution that recovers
industrial materials from municipal and industrial wastewater. Its first
technology focuses on recovering aluminium and iron-based treatment chemicals
that would otherwise be discharged to sewers, sent to landfill or spread on
land.
The recovered chemicals can be reused
in water treatment processes, creating a circular system designed to reduce
reliance on primary supply chains while lowering procurement costs and
associated carbon emissions. The company plans to expand its technology to
recover standalone metals from industrial wastewater and mining tailings.
Growing up in a place where access to
clean water was uncertain instilled within me an appreciation of how fragile
access to essential resources can be. With Metal Morph, I want to help change
that reality. Water infrastructure is one of the most overlooked industrial
supply chains in the world. By harnessing them correctly, we are fundamentally
reshaping the supply of essential chemicals to reduce the cost of water
production,
said Moletsane Mophethe, founder and CEO of Metal Morph.
The company has completed more than 50
live tests across three drinking water treatment plants. According to Metal
Morph, the tests demonstrated recovery of up to 90 per cent of spent treatment
chemicals at 95 per cent purity, alongside a 26 per cent reduction in
coagulation-related operating costs and an 89 per cent reduction in emissions
associated with coagulant procurement.
Metal Morph is working with six UK
water utilities, which together represent 56 per cent of the UK water market.
The company has also received a £100,000 grant from UK water regulator Ofwat,
with a further £450,000 available subject to achieving agreed milestones.
The new funding will be used to
further develop Metal Morph’s resource recovery technology, roll out industry
pilots and continue validation with water utilities and industrial partners.
The company is also exploring opportunities in European markets, including
potential demonstrations in Estonia, while discussions are underway with
Belgian water utility Aquafin.
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