About us
Adionics' History
Adionics is a private French company created in 2012 after five years of research with the ambition of becoming a leading technology provider in saline water valorization.
Adionics has succeeded in developing a highly selective extractant composition (Flionex) for the extraction of lithium salts.
Pre-commercial phase
Fundraising of 7M €
(Bpifrance, historical & new investors)
R&D and lab projects
on Lithium extraction
Second Pilot Plant installed in France
Seawater desalination
Strategical pivot to Lithium extraction
First Pilot Plant
Masdar in UAE – Seawater desalination
MAJOR PATENT APPLICATION
First liter of Flionex®
Adionics founded
Start of Liquid-Liquid salts extraction research
Investors
Historically supported by its founder, Guillaume de Souza, and its first investor, Daniel Le Gal – ex-cofounder of Gemplus.
In 2017 & 2018, a pre-series A tour for €4 million with historical investors and new investors: Supernova Invest (Marine Glon) Amaury Bierent, entrepreneur – Ovive, other entrepreneurs and Business Angels.
In 2021, a series A tour for €7 million with historical investors & Bpifrance (Samia Belabed) + Celeste Management.