Raised in 2026 · Worldwide
Advanced materials startups that raised in 2026
34 advanced materials startups raised money in 2026 in rounds we track, $1.2B between them this year. Each sits in the segment that says what it does, ranked by what it raised this year.
34startups on the map
5segments
$1.2Braised between them in 2026
Metals and alloysmost funded segment
Funding by segment
- Materials discovery and AI$160M8
- Graphene and carbon$43M8
- Battery and energy materials$119M8
- Bio-based materials$12M5
- Metals and alloys$834M5
Where they are based
- United States16$1.0B
- United Kingdom9$90M
- Canada2$4.0M
- Italy2$3.9M
- Germany1$9.1M
- Australia1$10M
- Japan1$1.5M
- New Zealand1$2.9M
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
Germany
Australia
Japan
New ZealandFounded
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11 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M6
- $1M to $10M14
- $10M to $50M9
- $50M to $250M3
- $250M to $1B2
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
23 of 34 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States16
- United Kingdom9
- Canada2
- Italy2
- Germany1
- Australia1
- Japan1
- New Zealand1
Startups by country, 8 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Materials discovery and AI
8 startups · $160M raised
Orbital IndustriesOrbital Industries is an AI industrial company founded in 2022, specializing in the integration of artificial intelligence into thUnited Kingdom$50M
Radical NumericsRadical Numerics is an AI lab dedicated to advancing scientific superintelligence through its Automated AI Research Factory.United States$50M
TranslucentTranslucent, Inc.United States$27M
Palomino LaboratoriesPalomino Laboratories develops compound semiconductor and MicroLED-based optical interconnect technologies for AI and data communication.United States$17M
AlqemAlqem is a Munich-based deep tech startup founded in 2026 by Dr.Germany$9.1M
SemarionSemarion is a University of Cambridge spin-out company founded in 2018, focused on accelerating *in vitro* drug discovery.United Kingdom$3.8M
MeissnerMEISSNER is a materials company dedicated to discovering and commercializing high-temperature superconductors that do not rely on Canada$2.6M
Lila SciencesLila Sciences is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2023 through a merger of two projects from United States$671K
Graphene and carbon
8 startups · $43M raised
iGiiiGii is a Scotland-based advanced materials company founded in 2016, previously known as Integrated Graphene.United Kingdom$16M
DexMatDexMat is an advanced materials company based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2015.United States$10M
Graphene Manufacturing GroupGraphene Manufacturing Group operates as a clean-technology graphene manufacturer.Australia$10M
BeDimensionalBeDimensional is a global manufacturer of graphene and other two-dimensional materials with few atomic layers.Italy$3.6M
GrafenaryGraphenary creates unique graphene optical devices using graphene materials with a variety of remarkable features.Japan$1.5M
EvercloakEvercloak is a cleantech startup that specializes in manufacturing ultra-thin graphene and other 2D nanomaterial films.Canada$1.4M
iCOMATRevolutionary production equipment for the manufacturing of advanced carbon fibre composite parts.United Kingdom$806K
Cambridge Raman ImagingCambridge Raman Imaging is developing a microscope which uses graphene to modulate ultra-short pulses of light to diagnose cancer tumours.United Kingdom$158K
Battery and energy materials
8 startups · $119M raised
Princeton NuEnergyPrinceton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on direct recycling technology for lithium-ion batteries.United States$50M
NanoTech MaterialsNanoTech Materials, Inc.United States$29M
Northern GritstoneNorthern Gritstone is an investment firm focused on investing in advanced materials, energy, health technology and cognitive computation.United Kingdom$13M
AeroShield MaterialsAeroShield Materials is a materials science company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2019 as a spinout from MIT.United States$10M
LicubeLicube develops ultra-high purity (4N+) lithium hydroxide for EVs, aerospace, semiconductors, and advanced energy storage.United States$8.5M
Mantle EnergyMantle Energy develops activated geothermal systems that repurpose depleted wells to generate low-carbon baseload power.United States$5.0M
LincaLinca is a critical mineral recovery company that specializes in extracting lithium, nickel, and cobalt from end-of-life lithium-iNew Zealand$2.9M
Integrals PowerIntegrals Power is a battery nanomaterial company.United Kingdom$288K
Bio-based materials
5 startups · $12M raised
MykorMykor is a UK-based biotechnology and advanced materials company founded in 2021.United Kingdom$5.6M
ZymochemZymochem provides a carbon-efficient bio-manufacturing platform that converts renewable feedstocks into bio-based materials.United States$4.0M
ecovia I bioecovia I bio offers high-performing biobased ingredients and materials from sustainable processes.United States$1.5M
Altered MaterialsAltered Materials develops biodegradable plant-responsive encapsulation for agricultural chemicalsItaly$291K
NanoloomNanoloom is creating the biodegradable material of the future from graphene that will transform industries and propel them into the future.United Kingdom$169K
Metals and alloys
5 startups · $834M raised
Phoenix TailingsFounded to bring a new level of sustainability and efficiency to the mining industry by enabling new sources of primary metals.United States$530M
Principal MineralPrincipal Mineral is a Dallas-based company focused on developing and scaling domestic production of strategic metals, high-perforUnited States$280M- SSinchinXinchuan New Material is a manufacturer of nano-scale metal powder.-$15M
IntalusINTALUS, Inc.United States$5.3M
Phosio CorporationPhosio Corporation is an advanced materials company based in Corvallis, Oregon.United States$4.0M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and raised in 2026. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in advanced materials, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its biggest raisers this year first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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