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Advanced materials market map: United Kingdom
20 advanced materials startups based in the United Kingdom that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 4 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $241M; the biggest segment is graphene and carbon.
Funding by segment
- Graphene and carbon$155M9
- Bio-based materials$32M5
- Battery and energy materials$17M3
- Metals and alloys$37M3
Where they are based
- United Kingdom20$241M
United KingdomFounded
3 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M3
- $1M to $10M10
- $10M to $50M6
- $50M to $250M1
- $250M to $1B0
- $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.
17 of 20 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 Kingdom20
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Graphene and carbon
9 startups · $155M raised
ParagrafParagraf is a pioneering company specializing in graphene-based electronic devices, having been established in 2015 as a spin-off United Kingdom$76M
HaydaleHaydale offers a patent proprietary scalable plasma process to functionalise graphene and other nanomaterials.United Kingdom$41M
iGiiiGii is a Scotland-based advanced materials company founded in 2016, previously known as Integrated Graphene.United Kingdom$27M
TorapheneToraphene is a UK-based biotechnology company founded in 2018, focused on creating high-performance sustainable packaging solutions.United Kingdom$4.1M
TachMedTachMed develops smart health meters using graphene technology for at-home disease monitoring and health management.United Kingdom$2.4M
Graphene StarGraphene Star is a London-based manufacturer and developer of graphene and graphitic materials, established in 2017.United Kingdom$1.7M
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$1.6M
iCOMATRevolutionary production equipment for the manufacturing of advanced carbon fibre composite parts.United Kingdom$806K
Bio-based materials
5 startups · $32M raised
Modern SynthesisModern Synthesis works with bacteria to commercially develop a new class of biobased textiles which meet the complex needs of the market.United Kingdom$15M
MykorMykor is a UK-based biotechnology and advanced materials company founded in 2021.United Kingdom$8.4M
Arda BiomaterialsArda Biomaterials is a London-based materials science company founded in 2022.United Kingdom$6.8M
Planet SmartPlanet Smart produces compostable, bio-based superabsorbent polymers for sustainable hygiene products, agriculture and mining waste.United Kingdom$1.0M
NanoloomNanoloom is creating the biodegradable material of the future from graphene that will transform industries and propel them into the future.United Kingdom$567K
Battery and energy materials
3 startups · $17M raised
Northern GritstoneNorthern Gritstone is an investment firm focused on investing in advanced materials, energy, health technology and cognitive computation.United Kingdom$13M
Integrals PowerIntegrals Power is a battery nanomaterial company.United Kingdom$2.2M
Cella EnergyCella Energy is an advanced materials and technologies company with first-mover advantage in hydrogen storage technology.United Kingdom$1.7M
Metals and alloys
3 startups · $37M raised
ImmaterialImmaterial is an advanced materials company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2015 by David Fairén-Jiménez.United Kingdom$18M
Promethean ParticlesPromethean Particles is a UK-based chemical manufacturing company that specializes in the industrial-scale production of advanced United Kingdom$12M
Milvus AdvancedMilvus Advanced is a UK-based deeptech company located in Oxford, specializing in the production of high-performance nanomaterials.United Kingdom$6.9M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United Kingdom. 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 best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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