New Materials Startups
2,475 companies tagged New Materials, with their investors and founders.
SES AI develops lightweight Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries and AI systems for material discovery, manufacturing quality control, and battery safety monitoring. Its batteries and software target applications including EVs, urban air mobility, drones, robotics, energy storage, and consumer electronics.
2 investors
The Silbitz Group operates iron and steel foundries in Europe that cast precision products weighing up to 120 tonnes from recycled material, including hub components for wind turbines and axle housings for trains. It positions itself as a supplier to Europe's energy transition and public-safety infrastructure.
2 investors
Silicozyme develops customizable enzymatic toolkits for biologics refinement and general processing applications. Its enzymes are engineered for performance, stability, and resilience to serve industrial and biotech processing needs.
2 investors
Silvis Materials develops a bio-based, patent-pending adhesive binder derived from sustainable cellulose that replaces petroleum-based adhesives in building products and packaging. The material reduces carbon emissions by up to 80% in building products and up to 40% in packaging while enabling recycling of previously unrecyclable materials.
2 investors
Sion Power develops lithium-metal batteries through its patented Licerion platform, offering high energy-density cells for defense, aerospace, and electric vehicle applications. Originally a Brookhaven National Lab spin-off, the company runs R&D, testing, and pilot production at its Tucson, Arizona facility.
2 investors
Sironix Renewables is a Seattle-based manufacturer of plant-based, high-performance molecules and surfactants made from agricultural waste, intended to replace petrochemical ingredients. It serves consumer product manufacturers and formulators in industries such as personal care, cleaning, and agriculture.
2 investors
SKYDEX engineers patented impact-protection technology used across applications including footwear, fall protection, athletic gear, vehicle blast protection, and soldier body armor. It serves defense and military customers such as the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as industries like sports stadiums, film sets, and construction.
2 investors
Solabia is a group active in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, biotechnology, and microbiological diagnostics, developing ingredients and products across these sectors. It operates eight production units and four research and development centers.
2 investors
Solaires develops perovskite-based photovoltaic technology, including solar modules and cells that recycle indoor light to power battery-driven devices without charging cables or single-use batteries. The Canadian clean technology startup aims to extend its solar technology to power vehicles, homes, and other applications.
2 investors
Solid Power develops all-solid-state battery technology for automotive applications. The company licenses its sulfide-based solid electrolyte and cell designs to automotive manufacturers and battery producers.
2 investors
SΕRSE develops a proprietary water-soluble emulsification technology that converts oil-based ingredients into stable emulsions for integration into infused food and beverage products. It serves food and beverage producers and copackers as a functional ingredient supplier, formulator, and testing partner, offering compliance testing and certificates of analysis.
2 investors
Sortera uses patented AI-based sorting technology to separate automotive shredder metal scrap into alloys such as aluminum, copper, brass, zinc and stainless steel, producing low-cost feedstock for domestic manufacturing. The company operates automated sorting facilities aimed at recovering and reusing metals from end-of-life products, serving US manufacturers.
2 investors
Sortera uses patented AI-based sorting technology to separate automotive shredder metal scrap into alloys such as aluminum, copper, brass, zinc and stainless steel for domestic manufacturing. The company operates automated sorting facilities that turn recovered end-of-life metals into low-cost feedstock for US manufacturers.
2 investors
South 8 Technologies develops LiGas, a patented liquefied gas electrolyte for lithium-ion battery cells that operates across an extreme temperature range (-60 to +60Β°C) with added safety and fast-charge benefits. It supplies finished cells for defense and specialty markets and an electrolyte integration kit for cell manufacturers, with production in San Diego, California.
2 investors
spotLESS Materials develops nature-inspired liquid-entrenched smooth surface (LESS) coatings that repel liquids, sludge, and contaminants while enabling self-cleaning properties for industrial applications including sanitation, automotive, and medical sectors.
2 investors
SQIM is a material innovation company that uses living organisms and organic matter (biofabrication) to produce alternative materials. It operates two product brands: Ephea, which makes mycelium-based materials for fashion, and Mogu, which makes materials for interior design and architecture.
2 investors
Summit Nanotech develops an integrated Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) platform called denaLi, combining a proprietary multi-column system, its eLivate sorbent, and predictive multi-physics modeling to extract lithium from brine with low water use and high recovery. It serves mining, oil & gas, and battery industries, with testing hubs in Denver, USA and Santiago, Chile.
2 investors
SunGreen makes nanoengineered electrodes, porous transport layers and stacks using its NanoFuzeX platform, which fuses catalyst into a porous metal substrate without a polymer binder or platinum-group metals. It sells finished electrodes and stacks, licenses its technology and stack designs to manufacturers, and offers toll manufacturing and materials testing, with green hydrogen (AEM electrolysis) as its initial market and applications across other electrochemical sectors.
2 investors
Sunthetics develops machine learning algorithms and software for chemical engineering applications. The company serves industrial and R&D teams in the chemical and materials sectors.
2 investors
Surrey Nanosystems develops and manufactures Vantablack, an advanced nanomaterial coating that absorbs up to 99.965% of light, used to eliminate stray light and reflections. The coating serves aerospace, automotive, optics, and design industries.
2 investors
SusPhos develops a phosphate recovery technology that converts phosphate-rich waste such as sewage sludge ash into commercial products including green alternatives for fertilisers and cement. It is building the SusPhos One plant, a first-of-its-kind 40 kton phosphate recycling facility in the Netherlands planned to be operational by 2027.
2 investors
A Dutch foodtech company that produces Oleocream, a specialty plant-based ingredient made from sunflower-seed oleosomes that adds dairy-like creaminess and texture to plant-based products. It supplies food manufacturers building applications such as plant-based drinks, cream cheese, ice cream, and sauces, and works with them on formulation and scale-up.
2 investors
Synteris develops advanced ceramic materials using its proprietary SLRS process, with applications including DoD/DARPA hypersonic flight programs. The company focuses on non-oxide ceramics and the commercialization of early-stage materials science innovations.
2 investors
Syre is a textile impact company that produces circular polyester through textile-to-textile recycling, offering quality on par with virgin polyester while reducing CO2e emissions by up to 85%. It serves the global textile and fashion industry as a supplier of recycled polyester materials produced at industrial scale.
2 investors