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Advanced materials market map: United States

58 advanced materials startups based in the United States that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 6 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $2.0B; the biggest segment is graphene and carbon.

58startups on the map
6segments
$2.0Braised between them
Metals and alloysmost funded segment

Graphene and carbon

15

Battery and energy materials

13

Materials discovery and AI

12

Bio-based materials

8

Metals and alloys

5

Coatings and films

5

Segment by segment

Graphene and carbon

15 startups · $151M raised

  1. Nanotech EnergyNanotech Energy is a private U.S.United States$64M
  2. ArevoAREVO was a Silicon Valley-based technology company specializing in additive manufacturing and materials science.United States$53M
  3. DexMatDexMat is an advanced materials company based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2015.United States$10M
  4. CarbitexCarbitex is an advanced materials company based in Kennewick, Washington, founded in 2012 by Junus Khan.United States$6.2M
  5. AvadainAvadain is a manufacturer of graphene flakes.United States$5.0M
  6. GrapheneaGraphenea is leader in graphene production, producing CVD graphene wafers and Graphene Oxide materials.United States$3.7M
  7. Graphene FrontiersGraphene Frontiers produces nanotechnology and graphene based solutions for commercial and industrial applications.United States$2.3M
  8. Graphene TechnologiesGraphene Technologies devlops and commercializes graphene-powered product.United States$1.9M

Battery and energy materials

13 startups · $152M raised

  1. Princeton NuEnergyPrinceton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on direct recycling technology for lithium-ion batteries.United States$50M
  2. NanoTech MaterialsNanoTech Materials, Inc.United States$29M
  3. RNReactive NanoTechnologiesReactive NanoTechnologies develops and manufactures products to control the instantaneous release of heat energy.United States$14M
  4. EnerG2EnerG2 engineers advanced nano-structured carbon materials for energy storage.United States$12M
  5. CaeluxCaelux® is a renewable energy semiconductor manufacturer based in Baldwin Park, California.United States$12M
  6. AeroShield MaterialsAeroShield Materials is a materials science company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2019 as a spinout from MIT.United States$10M
  7. LicubeLicube develops ultra-high purity (4N+) lithium hydroxide for EVs, aerospace, semiconductors, and advanced energy storage.United States$8.5M
  8. Mantle EnergyMantle Energy develops activated geothermal systems that repurpose depleted wells to generate low-carbon baseload power.United States$5.0M

Materials discovery and AI

12 startups · $760M raised

  1. Lila SciencesLila Sciences is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2023 through a merger of two projects from United States$551M
  2. Radical AIRadical AI is a materials science company founded in 2024 and based in New York, New York.United States$55M
  3. Radical NumericsRadical Numerics is an AI lab dedicated to advancing scientific superintelligence through its Automated AI Research Factory.United States$50M
  4. TranslucentTranslucent, Inc.United States$33M
  5. Albert InventAlbert Invent is an AI-powered, cloud-based R&D platform that enhances materials science and chemical innovation.United States$20M
  6. Palomino LaboratoriesPalomino Laboratories develops compound semiconductor and MicroLED-based optical interconnect technologies for AI and data communication.United States$17M
  7. NovoLINCNovoLINC is a thermal interface materials startup located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.United States$10M
  8. KebotixKebotix is an AI and robotics-driven technology company located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.United States$10M

Bio-based materials

8 startups · $89M raised

  1. Coral EyewearCoral Eyewear is a sustainable eyewear brand based in the UK, founded in 2019 by Calvin and George Bailey.United States$59M
  2. Noble BiomaterialsNoble is a producer of silver-based advanced material technologies designed for mission-critical applications.United States$8.0M
  3. Kintra FibersKintra Fibers is a materials science company based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2018.United States$7.9M
  4. Draths CorporationDraths Corporation builds a chemical company that manufactures bio-based materials used in everyday products.United States$7.5M
  5. ZymochemZymochem provides a carbon-efficient bio-manufacturing platform that converts renewable feedstocks into bio-based materials.United States$4.0M
  6. ecovia I bioecovia I bio offers high-performing biobased ingredients and materials from sustainable processes.United States$1.5M
  7. GlycologixGlycologix is a biotechnology company that specializes in R&D of biomaterials for the protection and repair of soft tissues.United States$800K
  8. Living Ink TechnologiesLiving Ink Technologies is developing bio-based pigments for ink, dying, leathers, plastics and rubbersUnited States$250K

Metals and alloys

5 startups · $825M raised

  1. 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
  2. Principal MineralPrincipal Mineral is a Dallas-based company focused on developing and scaling domestic production of strategic metals, high-perforUnited States$280M
  3. IntalusINTALUS, Inc.United States$7.6M
  4. Phosio CorporationPhosio Corporation is an advanced materials company based in Corvallis, Oregon.United States$4.3M
  5. HighT-Tech Inc.HighT-Tech Inc.United States$3.0M

Coatings and films

5 startups · $43M raised

  1. NanomechNanoMech manufactures application-specific nanoparticle additives, nanoparticle-based coatings and coating deposition systems.United States$23M
  2. LGLattice Grand Advanced Material TechnologyLattice Grand Advanced Material Technology is a manufacturer of high thermal conductivity, thin film circuit ceramic substrates.United States$7.8M
  3. DetraPelDetraPel is a clean-tech advanced materials company based in Framingham, Massachusetts, founded in 2013.United States$7.6M
  4. Furcifer Inc.Developer of next-generation electrochromic films with a broad range of applications that include architecture, automotive and display.United States$4.8M
  5. DropWise TechnologiesDropWise provides a breakthrough coating technology invented at MIT to protect industrial equipment from fouling and corrosion.United States$340K

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. 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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