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US Department of Energy's Chemicals & Materials portfolio
US Department of Energy has backed 32 Chemicals & Materials startups in rounds we track, $1.0B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Chemours.
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Chemours
Koura
NanoGraf Corporation
Princeton NuEnergy
C-Crete Technologies
DexMat
Prometheus Materials
AvCarb Material Solutions
Genera Energy
OCOchem
Great Lakes Crystal Technologies- CSCleanTech Strategies
Mattiq
Algenesis
NETenergy- ARAqueous Resources
Multiscale Systems- OEOsazda Energy
Otsuka Chemical America
Blacksand Technology- FLFirst Light Solutions
Lyten
Nanoionix
Tyfast
+2 more
Funding by segment
- Stage not reported$992M26
- Pre-seed and seed$25M4
- Series B$25M2
Where they are based
- United States32$1.0B
United StatesFounded
6 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M8
- $1M to $10M14
- $10M to $50M6
- $50M to $250M3
- $250M to $1B1
- $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.
24 of 32 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 States32
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Stage not reported
26 startups · $992M raised
- ChemoursThe Chemours Company, commonly referred to as Chemours, is an American chemical companyUnited States$700M
- KouraKoura is a global leader in the development, manufacture, and supply of fluoro products.United States$100M
- NanoGraf CorporationNanoGraf is a battery development company researching ways to improve battery life and charging time.United States$60M
- Princeton NuEnergyPrinceton NuEnergy is a clean-tech startup focused on direct recycling technology for lithium-ion batteries.United States$50M
- C-Crete TechnologiesC-Crete Technologies is a technology development company building and commercializing technological paradigm shifts of the future.United States$10M
- DexMatDexMat is an advanced materials company based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2015.United States$10M
- Prometheus MaterialsPrometheus Materials develops bio-cement with zero carbon emissions to reduce the global CO2 emissions.United States$10M
- AvCarb Material SolutionsAvCarb Material Solutions is a U.S.-based company specializing in engineered carbon materials for mission-critical applications.United States$10M
Pre-seed and seed
4 startups · $25M raised
CorePower MagneticsCorePower Magnetics is a technology startup based in Pittsburgh, founded in June 2020.United States$11M
Riven SystemsRiven uses AI and autonomous labs to optimize mineral processing.United States$7.9M
Celadyne TechnologiesCeladyne Technologies is an American energy materials company founded in 2018, focused on advancing hydrogen fuel cell technology United States$4.8M
Aeternal UpcyclingAeternal Upcycling is a carbon economy revolution that combats the plastic waste crisis, reduces the need for fossil fuels.United States$1.6M
Series B
2 startups · $25M raised
Trillium Renewable ChemicalsTrillium Renewable Chemicals manufactures chemicals from renewable feedstocks used in a variety of industrially important applications.United States$24M
ecovia I bioecovia I bio offers high-performing biobased ingredients and materials from sustainable processes.United States$1.5M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in Chemicals & Materials and has raised money in a round we track that names US Department of Energy as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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