kooky raised €6 million from UVC

kooky, a Zurich, Switzerland-based startup developing an alternative reusable system for plastic cups, announced closing a seed funding round at €6 million ($6.6 million).

The money was rised mostly from investors from Germany, including Munich-based VC UVC Partners and angel investors Emmanuel Thomassin (Delivery Hero CFO), Ronny Gottschlich (ex-Gorillas), Valentin Stalf (N26 founder) and Alois Flatz.

kooky, founded in 2021 as a brand of Zurich CEBS AG by Dymitro Boguslavskyy, Torge Barkholtz and Max Zott, is working on developing a digital return infrastructure around replacing disposable products with reusable products. The company produced an intelligent cup reusable system, based on an open mechanism in which take-back and cleaning are also automated. kooky is available in Switzerland in some 60 local partners sites, including the Swiss Federal Railways AGSBB as well as the confectionery brand Sprüngli and the retailer Coop