VYTAL Global GmbH

Based in Köln, Germany, and founded in 2019, VYTAL Global GmbH operates as a developer of a digital reusable packaging system. The company was founded by Fabian Barthel, Sven Witthöft, and Tim Breker. In March 2025, VYTAL Global GmbH raised EUR 14. 2 million in growth capital funding co-led by Inven Capital and NRW.

Venture, with participation from Emerald Technology Ventures, Grazia Equity, Kiko Ventures, Rubio Impact Ventures, CHI Impact Capital, and other unspecified investors. As of 2022, the company employs around 30 employees. VYTAL Global uses a mobile application to rent reusable containers to its customers for free and without a deposit, with the condition that they return the containers to any of its partners within 14 days by assigning each customer a unique QR code. Customers can get their Vytal bowl if they scan their QR code while ordering from the company's partner organizations, which range from retailers, canteens, restaurants, and merchants, to caterers, and businesses.

The company generates revenue by charging a one-time price of EUR 10 for an offline membership card that allows users to borrow two containers without having to return them within 14 days. It also makes money by charging users who don't return the items within the 14-day return period, EUR 10 for the bowl and EUR 4 for the cup to buy them. The company will use the March 2025 funding to expand its technology platform, accelerate international growth with a focus on the US, and further develop its technological innovations.