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alqem raises €8M

alqem announced a Pre-Seed round of €8M on 6 July 2026. The company operates in Robotics & Hardware and is based in Germany. It was founded by Hanh Nguyen, CEO & Co-founder.

Raised
€8M
Stage
Pre-Seed
Industry
Robotics & Hardware
Country
Germany

Founder

Hanh Nguyen
CEO & Co-founder, alqem
alqem.ai

Outreach angles

  • -Hanh Nguyen is a chemicals and energy executive with 15-plus years across McKinsey, Unilever and OCI Global before founding alqem.
  • -She co-founded the Munich startup with CTO Tiago Cerqueira, who co-developed the Alexandria materials database, and physicist Milan Allan.
  • -alqem raised a EUR 8M pre-seed co-led by UVC Partners and Union Square Ventures to hunt rare-earth-free magnets with AI.

Signals

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Round details

Company: alqem
Domain: alqem.ai
Amount: €8M
Stage: Pre-Seed
Industry: Robotics & Hardware
Country: Germany
Announced: 6 July 2026
Source: announcement

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