Investors map · Worldwide

Who invests in advanced materials

28 investors have backed two or more of the 139 advanced materials startups worldwide on our map, in rounds we track. Grouped by kind, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed; the most active has backed 15.

28investors on the map
3kinds of investor
Innovate UKbacked the most (6)
VC firmsmost common kind

VC firms

18

Accelerators

5

Government funds

5

Segment by segment

VC firms

18 investors

  1. Innovate UKVC firmUnited Kingdom6 backed
  2. Khosla VenturesVC firmUnited States4 backed
  3. nVenturesVC firmSingapore3 backed
  4. CrowdcubeVC firmUnited Kingdom3 backed
  5. Alumni VenturesVC firmUnited States2 backed
  6. Toyota VenturesVC firmUnited States2 backed
  7. ParkwalkVC firmUnited Kingdom2 backed
  8. The FSE GroupVC firmUnited Kingdom2 backed

Accelerators

5 investors

  1. Creative Destruction LabAcceleratorCanada4 backed
  2. In-Q-TelAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  3. Y CombinatorAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  4. Plug and PlayAcceleratorUnited States2 backed
  5. MassChallengeAcceleratorUnited States2 backed

Government funds

5 investors

  1. National Science FoundationGovernment fundUnited States15 backed
  2. US Department of EnergyGovernment fundUnited States9 backed
  3. European Investment BankGovernment fundLuxembourg3 backed
  4. EIC AcceleratorGovernment fundEuropean Union2 backed
  5. Shenzhen Capital Group Co.Government fundChina2 backed

How this map is made. Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our advanced materials map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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