Uplift360 secures €7.4 million to transform composite waste
UK-based startup Uplift360 has raised €7.4 million in fresh funding as it accelerates its mission to build a more resilient and circular composite supply chain. The round comes alongside a growing collaboration with engineering giant Rolls-Royce, positioning the young company at the centre of efforts to decarbonise and secure advanced materials in sectors such as aerospace, defence and high-performance manufacturing.
Targeting the composite supply-chain problem
Modern aircraft, turbines and advanced vehicles rely heavily on carbon-fibre composites and other lightweight materials. While these materials cut weight and emissions in use, they create a mounting challenge at end of life: most composite scrap is currently landfilled or incinerated, wasting critical resources and exposing manufacturers to volatile supply and price shocks.
Uplift360 is developing circular-economy technologies that recover, refine and reintroduce composite materials back into industrial supply chains. By turning production offcuts and retired components into high-quality feedstock, the startup aims to reduce dependence on virgin raw materials, lower embedded carbon emissions and improve long-term supply-chain resilience.
Strategic collaboration with Rolls-Royce
The company’s partnership with Rolls-Royce is a key validation of its approach. The collaboration focuses on testing recovered composite materials in demanding aerospace and defence applications, where safety, performance and traceability standards are among the strictest in the world.
By working directly with a tier-one manufacturer, Uplift360 can align its materials-science research with real-world specifications, accelerating certification and adoption. For Rolls-Royce, the relationship supports its broader commitments on sustainability, resource efficiency and long-term security of supply.
Funding to scale circular composite technology
The €7.4 million injection will be used to expand Uplift360‘s R&D capabilities, scale pilot facilities into commercial operations and deepen partnerships across the aerospace, mobility and renewable energy sectors. The startup is also expected to invest in advanced recycling processes, data-driven traceability and quality-control systems that allow recycled composites to compete directly with virgin materials.
As governments and manufacturers tighten net-zero targets and seek to de-risk critical material supply chains, solutions that convert composite waste into strategic resources are drawing growing investor attention. Uplift360‘s latest funding and its collaboration with Rolls-Royce underline how circular technologies are moving from sustainability rhetoric to core industrial strategy.