# Advanced Materials Investors Map 2026: 28 Investors Backing Advanced Materials Startups > The 28 investors that have backed two or more advanced materials startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, accelerators and government funds and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/advanced-materials-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 18 - [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) - [nVentures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) - [Crowdcube](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) - [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - [Toyota Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) - [Parkwalk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) - [The FSE Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-fse-group) - [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures) - [Vertical Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vertical-venture-partners) - [Evergreen Climate Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evergreen-climate-innovations) - [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) - [Xiaomi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xiaomi) - [Samsung Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-venture-investment) - [IP Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ip-group) - [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) - [J2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j2-ventures) - [Addor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/addor-capital) ## Accelerators 5 - [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) - [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) - [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) ## Government funds 5 - [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) - [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) - [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) - [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) - [Shenzhen Capital Group Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shenzhen-capital-group) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 18 investors - [**Innovate UK**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm United Kingdom 6 backed - [**Khosla Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm United States 4 backed - [**nVentures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nventures-2) VC firm Singapore 3 backed - [**Crowdcube**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crowdcube) VC firm United Kingdom 3 backed - [**Alumni Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm United States 2 backed - [**Toyota Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toyota-ventures) VC firm United States 2 backed - [**Parkwalk**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parkwalk) VC firm United Kingdom 2 backed - [**The FSE Group**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-fse-group) VC firm United Kingdom 2 backed ### Accelerators 5 investors - [**Creative Destruction Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) Accelerator Canada 4 backed - [**In-Q-Tel**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Accelerator United States 2 backed - [**Y Combinator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator United States 2 backed - [**Plug and Play**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator United States 2 backed - [**MassChallenge**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator United States 2 backed ### Government funds 5 investors - [**National Science Foundation**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government fund United States 15 backed - [**US Department of Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government fund United States 9 backed - [**European Investment Bank**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) Government fund Luxembourg 3 backed - [**EIC Accelerator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government fund European Union 2 backed - [**Shenzhen Capital Group Co.**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shenzhen-capital-group) Government fund China 2 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. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Advanced materials market map** 139 startups · 6 segments · $3.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/advanced-materials-market-map)[Raised in 2026 **Advanced materials startups that raised in 2026** 34 startups · 5 segments · $1.2B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/advanced-materials-raised-2026-market-map)[New wave **New advanced materials startups, founded 2020 on** 29 startups · 6 segments · $809M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-advanced-materials-startups-market-map)[Market map · United States **Advanced materials market map: United States** 58 startups · 6 segments · $2.0B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/advanced-materials-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Advanced materials market map: Europe** 41 startups · 6 segments · $714M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/advanced-materials-europe-market-map)[Market map · United Kingdom **Advanced materials market map: United Kingdom** 20 startups · 4 segments · $241M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/advanced-materials-united-kingdom-market-map) ## Who backs advanced materials? 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