# ecoLocked funding: rounds and investors

> ecoLocked has raised across 1 round since 2024. Investors include Better Ventures and Matterwave Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ecolocked (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Germany · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *ecoLocked*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Chemicals & Materials

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**Undisclosed** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Venture Jul 2024
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jul 2024** Venture **Amount undisclosed** [Better Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-ventures) [Matterwave Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matterwave-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From ecoLocked's own website: 3 founders, 5 on the team.

**Mario Schmitt** CEO & Co-founder

**Micheil Gordon** CTO & Co-founder

**Steff Gerhart** CCO & Co-founder

- **Hoang Anh Nguyen** Chief Growth Officer
- **Alejandro Castilla** Head of Strategic Biz Dev & Operations
- **Chinmay Save** Head of Finance & Strategy
- **Martin Krehenbrink** Head of Production
- **Nsesheye Susan Priebe** Head of R&D

## Everyone who backed them

[Better Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Matterwave Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matterwave-ventures) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ecolocked).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list ecoLocked as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Better Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/better-ventures-2) Angel network Per its own site

[Friedrich A. Neuman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/friedrich-a-neuman) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about ecoLocked

### Who invested in ecoLocked?

ecoLocked's investors include Better Ventures and Matterwave Ventures.

### How much has ecoLocked raised?

ecoLocked has raised 1 round since 2024, none with a disclosed amount.

### When did ecoLocked last raise?

ecoLocked's most recent round was a Venture in Jul 2024.

### Who backed ecoLocked first?

ecoLocked's first round on record, in Jul 2024, was backed by Better Ventures and Matterwave Ventures.

### What stage is ecoLocked at?

ecoLocked's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2024.

### Where is ecoLocked based?

ecoLocked is based in Germany.

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