Updated on 24 June 2026
rising star: scaling business
CEO at royos joining solutions GmbH
Lieboch, Austria
About
Problem
The industry is struggling to reliably and sustainably bond different materials such as thermoplastics and metals. Existing methods such as adhesives often offer only limited strength, restrict the possible combinations of materials that can be used, may contain substances that are harmful to the environment or health, and are hardly recyclable.
Solution
royos provides a patented joining technology that enables strong, reliable bonds between thermoplastics and metals, or other materials. The technology delivers bond strengths up to 7× stronger than adhesives, cuttung cost by up to 75%, is fully automatable, and free of chemicals. royos' tool is a plug-and-play solution easy to use.
Business model
sale of its joining tools (80k-150K) Our model includes direct sales mainly to OEMs and Tier suppliers. Recurring revenue through consumables, maintenance, and technical support, ensuring long-term customer integration and scalable growth.
Traction
EUR 1,800,000 development costs already spent on bringing the tool to TRL8 series production readiness 3 paying pilot customers rev. EUR 63,000 LOI for a tool EUR 150,000 request for HaaS worth EUR 36,000 annualy, request for series equipment EUR 500,000, lead liest with more than 100 qualified contacts
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Groth Captial EUR 4.000.000,reaching TRL9 and groth to a 15m+ business in 2030
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