Company · Energy & Climate

Ingelia

ingelia.com ↗ ·Valencia ·Series B

Ingelia is a Valencia-based cleantech company that designs, manufactures, and operates industrial hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) plants converting organic waste (biomass, sewage sludge, agri-food residues) into biochar, liquid biofertilizers, and water. Founded in 2005, it was among the first companies worldwide to commission an industrial-scale HTC plant (2010), holds 17 granted international patents, and has plants operating across Europe. It closed a fresh capital injection (part of a Series B) in October 2025 from CDTI Innvierte, Repsol Energy Ventures, and Easo Ventures.

Founded

2005

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SectorsCleantech, Circular Economy, Waste Management, Energy & Climate, Biofertilizers Start-up MapEnergy & Climate › Waste valorisation & biomaterials

Profile updated 1 Aug 2026

Founders

Alex Chiva

Co-founder & CFO

Marisa Hernández Latorre

CEO & Co-founder

Martin Hitzl

Chairman of the Board / CTO & Co-founder

Global models 5

Charm Industrial

United States · charmindustrial.com ↗

VC-backed cleantech company converting waste biomass into a stable carbon form (bio-oil injected underground) for permanent carbon removal, the closest large-scale analogue to Ingelia's biomass-to-stable-carbon HTC model.

$145MComparable

Anaergia

Canada · www.anaergia.com ↗

Builds and operates industrial plants that convert organic waste into renewable gas, fertilizer, and water, matching Ingelia's model of monetizing organic waste valorization technology at industrial scale.

~$200MComparable

Stiesdal (SkyClean)

Denmark · www.stiesdal.com ↗

Develops pyrolysis-based industrial technology converting agricultural and forestry waste into biochar, directly comparable to Ingelia's HTC-to-biochar process.

$121MComparable

Carbo Culture

Finland · www.carboculture.com ↗

Converts agricultural and industrial waste biomass into stable biochar using a proprietary thermal process, a close technological and market parallel to Ingelia's HTC plants.

$24.9MComparable

Bioforcetech

United States · bioforcetech.com ↗

Deploys industrial units that convert organic waste (wastewater biosolids) into biochar-based carbon products, mirroring Ingelia's waste-to-biochar industrial equipment business.

$24MComparable