# Materials Nexus funding: rounds and investors > Materials Nexus has raised $12M across 5 rounds since 2022. Investors include N1, Ada Ventures and Carbon13. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/materials-nexus (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Materials Nexus* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Raised 4 months ago Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026 **$12M** raised across 5 rounds since 2022, from 5 sources **$278K** Round **$2.6M** Seed **$382K** Seed **$8.2M** Seed **$670K** Seed - **Latest round:** Seed, $670K Jun 2026 - **Biggest round:** $8.2M Seed · Jan 2025 - **Investors:** 3 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 **$278K** Round **$2.6M** Seed **$382K** Seed **$8.2M** Seed **$670K** Seed - **First round:** Round, $278K - **Biggest round:** $8.2M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 16 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Seed **$670K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jan 2025** Seed **$8.2M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Dec 2023** Seed **$382K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Jul 2023** Seed **$2.6M** *3 new* [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) [Ada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures) [Carbon13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) Source recorded - **Feb 2022** Round **$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 Bean** CEO & Co-Founder **Dr Robert Forrest** CTO & 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. **Round** 2022 **Seed** 2023 **Seed** 2023 **Seed** 2025 **Seed** 2026 [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) [Ada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures) [Carbon13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) ## Everyone who backed them [N1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/n1) VC firm **1** round [Ada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Carbon13](https://millionrounds.com/fund/carbon13) Accelerator **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=materials-nexus). ## 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. [Samos Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samos-investments-2) VC firm Per its own site [Deeptech Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deeptech-labs) Accelerator Per its own site [MD One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/md-one-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Materials Nexus ### Who invested in Materials Nexus? Materials Nexus's investors include N1, Ada Ventures and Carbon13. ### 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. ## Companies like Materials Nexus In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Cognitive Credit** $64M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognitive-credit)[**Marrow** $2.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/marrow)[**Opply** $23M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opply)[**XRlabs** $8.4M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xrlabs)[**Salience Labs** $169M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/salience-labs)[**Affinity Labs** $3.2M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/affinity-labs) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app