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Who invested in Materials Nexus?
Materials Nexus's investors include N1, Ada Ventures and Carbon13.
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$278KRound$2.6MSeed$382KSeed$8.2MSeed$670KSeed
United Kingdom · Seed startup
Who invested in Materials Nexus
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$12Mraised across 5 rounds since 2022, from 5 sources
$278KRound$2.6MSeed$382KSeed$8.2MSeed$670KSeed
- Latest round
- Seed, $670KJun 2026
- Biggest round
- $8.2MSeed · Jan 2025
- Investors
- 3
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round, $278K Feb 2022
- Biggest round
- $8.2M Seed · Jan 2025
- Usual gap between rounds
- 16 months the median of 4
The rounds
- Jun 2026Seed$670K
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- Jan 2025Seed$8.2M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- Dec 2023Seed$382K
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- Jul 2023
- Feb 2022Round$278K
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
Founders and team
From Materials Nexus's own website: 2 founders.
Dr Jonathan BeanCEO & Co-Founder
Dr Robert ForrestCTO & Co-Founder
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Materials Nexus as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Materials Nexus
How much has Materials Nexus raised?
Materials Nexus has raised $12M across 5 rounds since 2022.
When did Materials Nexus last raise?
Materials Nexus's most recent round was a Seed of $670K in Jun 2026.
What was Materials Nexus's biggest round?
Materials Nexus's largest round on record is $8.2M (Seed), in Jan 2025.
Who backed Materials Nexus first?
Materials Nexus's first round on record, in Jul 2023, was backed by N1, Ada Ventures and Carbon13.
What stage is Materials Nexus at?
Materials Nexus's latest named round is a Seed, in Jun 2026.
Where is Materials Nexus based?
Materials Nexus is based in the United Kingdom.
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