# Advanced Materials Market Map United Kingdom 2026: 20 Startups in 4 Segments > 20 advanced materials startups in the United Kingdom, mapped in 4 segments: graphene and carbon, bio-based materials and battery and energy materials and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/advanced-materials-united-kingdom-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Graphene and carbon 9 - [Paragraf](https://millionrounds.com/company/paragraf) - [Haydale](https://millionrounds.com/company/haydale) - [iGii](https://millionrounds.com/company/igii) - [Toraphene](https://millionrounds.com/company/toraphene) - [TachMed](https://millionrounds.com/company/tachmed) - [Graphene Star](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphene-star) - [Cambridge Raman Imaging](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-raman-imaging) - [iCOMAT](https://millionrounds.com/company/icomat) - [Graphene Trace](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphene-trace) ## Bio-based materials 5 - [Modern Synthesis](https://millionrounds.com/company/modern-synthesis) - [Mykor](https://millionrounds.com/company/mykor) - [Arda Biomaterials](https://millionrounds.com/company/arda-biomaterials) - [Planet Smart](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-smart) - [Nanoloom](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoloom) ## Battery and energy materials 3 - [Northern Gritstone](https://millionrounds.com/company/northern-gritstone) - [Integrals Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrals-power) - [Cella Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/cella-energy) ## Metals and alloys 3 - [Immaterial](https://millionrounds.com/company/immaterial) - [Promethean Particles](https://millionrounds.com/company/promethean-particles) - [Milvus Advanced](https://millionrounds.com/company/milvus-advanced) ## Segment by segment ### Graphene and carbon 9 startups · $155M raised - [**Paragraf**](https://millionrounds.com/company/paragraf) Paragraf is a pioneering company specializing in graphene-based electronic devices, having been established in 2015 as a spin-off United Kingdom $76M - [**Haydale**](https://millionrounds.com/company/haydale) Haydale offers a patent proprietary scalable plasma process to functionalise graphene and other nanomaterials. United Kingdom $41M - [**iGii**](https://millionrounds.com/company/igii) iGii is a Scotland-based advanced materials company founded in 2016, previously known as Integrated Graphene. United Kingdom $27M - [**Toraphene**](https://millionrounds.com/company/toraphene) Toraphene is a UK-based biotechnology company founded in 2018, focused on creating high-performance sustainable packaging solutions. United Kingdom $4.1M - [**TachMed**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tachmed) TachMed develops smart health meters using graphene technology for at-home disease monitoring and health management. United Kingdom $2.4M - [**Graphene Star**](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphene-star) Graphene Star is a London-based manufacturer and developer of graphene and graphitic materials, established in 2017. United Kingdom $1.7M - [**Cambridge Raman Imaging**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambridge-raman-imaging) Cambridge Raman Imaging is developing a microscope which uses graphene to modulate ultra-short pulses of light to diagnose cancer tumours. United Kingdom $1.6M - [**iCOMAT**](https://millionrounds.com/company/icomat) Revolutionary production equipment for the manufacturing of advanced carbon fibre composite parts. United Kingdom $806K ### Bio-based materials 5 startups · $32M raised - [**Modern Synthesis**](https://millionrounds.com/company/modern-synthesis) Modern Synthesis works with bacteria to commercially develop a new class of biobased textiles which meet the complex needs of the market. United Kingdom $15M - [**Mykor**](https://millionrounds.com/company/mykor) Mykor is a UK-based biotechnology and advanced materials company founded in 2021. United Kingdom $8.4M - [**Arda Biomaterials**](https://millionrounds.com/company/arda-biomaterials) Arda Biomaterials is a London-based materials science company founded in 2022. United Kingdom $6.8M - [**Planet Smart**](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-smart) Planet Smart produces compostable, bio-based superabsorbent polymers for sustainable hygiene products, agriculture and mining waste. United Kingdom $1.0M - [**Nanoloom**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoloom) Nanoloom 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 Gritstone**](https://millionrounds.com/company/northern-gritstone) Northern Gritstone is an investment firm focused on investing in advanced materials, energy, health technology and cognitive computation. United Kingdom $13M - [**Integrals Power**](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrals-power) Integrals Power is a battery nanomaterial company. United Kingdom $2.2M - [**Cella Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cella-energy) Cella 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 - [**Immaterial**](https://millionrounds.com/company/immaterial) Immaterial is an advanced materials company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2015 by David Fairén-Jiménez. United Kingdom $18M - [**Promethean Particles**](https://millionrounds.com/company/promethean-particles) Promethean Particles is a UK-based chemical manufacturing company that specializes in the industrial-scale production of advanced United Kingdom $12M - [**Milvus Advanced**](https://millionrounds.com/company/milvus-advanced) Milvus 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. ## 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)[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)[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)[Investors map **Who invests in advanced materials** 28 investors · 3 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/advanced-materials-investors-map) ## Who backs advanced materials? 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