A team led by Iñaki Frías y Antonio Guerrero from RCD has advised the private equity firms Inclimo Climate Tech and Suma Capital on a strategic €6 million investment in ScrapAd, a start-up offering a B2B online platform for trading recyclable metals. The round also included participation from Faraday Venture Partners, BStartup10 and other investors.
This investment represents a key milestone for ScrapAd, which aims to strengthen its global leadership in the circular economy, accelerate its international expansion into strategic markets such as Europe and Asia, and continue enhancing its proprietary technology based on automation, traceability and digital intelligence.
A disruptive technology bringing professionalism to a critical global industry
ScrapAd has built a smart platform that integrates advanced language-processing models, AI-driven risk analytics and capabilities that boost logistical and documentary efficiency. Its solution stands at the forefront of technology to address longstanding issues in the metal recycling sector: lack of transparency, informal transactions, payment risks, logistical challenges and language barriers. The platform enables secure and efficient negotiations, managing the entire value chain—from financing and guaranteed payments to documentation and logistics—without intermediaries or the need for physical travel.
Thanks to its digital and international approach, the company already operates in 47 countries and has increased its trading volume more than sixfold in just two years.
Global environmental and economic impact
Beyond improving the economic efficiency of recycling, ScrapAd also contributes directly to environmental sustainability. Since its launch, the recycled materials traded through the platform have helped prevent over 160,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions, save more than 237 million kWh of energy and preserve nearly 140 million litres of water.
A decisive step toward global leadership
Samuel Ruiz, CEO and co-founder of ScrapAd, stated: “This investment strengthens our ability to transform and professionalise a vast, under-structured industry, bringing global-scale traceability and efficiency to make our clients’ lives easier.
“Our goal is clear: to build a secure and efficient marketplace for trading recycled metals, offering companies major advantages such as payment security, financing options, logistical and documentary management, as well as traceability and historical data. We aspire to enable professional end-to-end management of recycled metal transactions through a single tool: ScrapAd.”
ScrapAd expects to exceed 100% growth in 2026, with new market openings in England, France and Eastern Europe.
About ScrapAd
ScrapAd is a digital platform that connects companies worldwide to buy and sell scrap and recyclable materials in a secure, fast and efficient way. Its technology enables fully traceable international operations, reducing costs, travel and processing times. The tool offers industries, recyclers and metal consumers services such as financing, secure payments, and logistical and documentary management. Founded by experts in industrial recycling and business management, ScrapAd is active in 47 countries and firmly committed to the circular economy.
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