Cetogenix NZ: Renewable carbon solutions for waste valorisation – seeking investment, research, and industry partners
Opportunity for
- Strategic investors to support a USD $4.5m capital raise
- Research and demonstration partners across agriculture, aquaculture, and food processing sectors
- Industry and corporate partners for pilot projects, technology validation, and commercial deployment
Opportunity description
Industry challenge
Agriculture, aquaculture, and food industries face increasing pressure to reduce waste, lower emissions, and improve energy resilience. Traditional waste-to-energy technologies struggle with wet organic waste, complex feedstocks, and the need for large infrastructure investments. Cetogenix’s modular system addresses these challenges by using hydrothermal oxidation to valorise organic waste into renewable natural gas, green ammonia, clean CO₂, and water, offering a circular, energy-positive solution that supports decarbonisation goals and resource recovery.
Current opportunity
Cetogenix is seeking partners to co-develop and deploy its containerised renewable carbon technology in Australia.
The company is actively raising USD $4.5m to fund pilot projects and scale-up, with flexibility for strategic investment partnerships. Ideal collaborators include producers, processors, and supply chain organisations interested in on-site waste valorisation hubs; research groups validating cross-sector applications; and investors with strategic connections and an interest in agritech, waste innovation, or renewable energy, and industry connections.
Partners will benefit from access to a scalable, energy-positive system with high ROI potential, low relative capital costs, and new revenue streams from waste.
Opportunity background
Cetogenix is a New Zealand-based company founded in 2022. At that time it completed a successful AUD4.8 M seed round, which has allowed it to scale up to TRL-7 status. With strong traction in New Zealand, the UK, and in early-stage discussions with major corporates, Cetogenix is ready to explore opportunities in Australia. Their containerised systems have applications in aquaculture waste processing, marine fisheries, horticultural by-product valorisation, and urban waste management, offering flexible, high-value waste conversion solutions.