New Materials Startups

Circular11 recycles waste-bound plastic into low-carbon fencing, furniture, and landscaping products such as plastic lumber for the construction and estates sectors. It uses material science, machine learning to optimize formulations for each waste stream, and a digital tracking system to provide traceable, quantifiable impact reporting.

2 investors

Circularise provides supply chain traceability software that helps companies trace materials across complex value chains, connect data to products, and share verifiable information. It serves industrial manufacturers seeking transparency and circularity in their supply chains.

2 investors

Circulus transforms used LDPE and LLDPE plastics into high-quality recycled resins for flexible packaging applications. The company serves brand owners, retailers, and converters seeking sustainable materials for bags, films, and packaging.

2 investors

Cnergreen develops chemical technologies for oilfield and energy applications, with expertise in nanomaterials for porous media.

2 investors

Coast of Maine produces certified organic soil and potting mixes for gardeners and growers in the United States. The company offers a range of branded soil blends formulated for different plant types and gardening applications, including container gardens, raised beds, seed starting, and lawn care.

2 investors

COAT manufactures and sells made-to-order paint products formulated with UK-sourced ingredients, positioning itself as a climate-positive and B Corp certified alternative to mass-produced paint. The company operates direct-to-consumer, eliminating retail intermediaries and overproduction waste.

2 investors

Concretene develops a graphene-based admixture for cementitious materials—grouts, mortars and concrete—that improves mechanical performance by 15-30%, allowing producers to reduce cement content and embodied carbon. The product is aimed at the construction industry as a cost-neutral route to lower-carbon concrete.

2 investors

Continuum Powders manufactures premium metal powders for advanced manufacturing applications, including aerospace, energy, defense, and medical markets. The company supplies virgin and reclaimed metal feedstocks engineered for high-performance alloys, supply chain resilience, and circular manufacturing practices.

2 investors

Copperweld manufactures specialized electrical and signal wires for building, automotive, and power grid applications. The company serves commercial, industrial, and infrastructure markets.

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Cornerstone is a chemical producer whose facility manufactures acrylonitrile, melamine, sulfuric acid and urea for use in industrial and consumer products such as electronics, countertops, car batteries, carbon fibers, and fertilizers. Its outputs serve manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and agricultural markets, including U.S. military and commercial aircraft producers.

2 investors

Cosaic develops ingredient solutions to create resilient food systems that align with consumer preferences. The company focuses on sustainability and industry resilience in food production.

2 investors

Covaron Advanced Materials develops high-performance coatings for high-heat and high-abrasion applications, including thermal coatings rated to point-source temperatures up to 1600°C and single-part spray abrasion and corrosion coatings. It serves industrial, aerospace, transportation, and defense customers.

2 investors

Credoxys develops high-performance chemicals used in the production and application of OLED, and works in the organic electronics field covering OLED, OPV, and organic sensing. The company is based in Dresden, Germany, a hub for organic electronics.

2 investors

Creoptix, a Malvern Panalytical brand, develops bioanalytical instruments for molecular interaction analysis, including its WAVE biosensor system for real-time kinetics and affinity studies of molecules such as small molecules, peptides, and proteins. Its tools serve drug discovery and life sciences research for both industry and academia.

2 investors

Cube Biotech develops the NativeMP™ platform, including Cubipol/SMALP copolymers and active full-length membrane protein targets, for isolating, purifying, and studying membrane proteins such as ion channels. It also offers custom protein services and bead functionalization used by research institutions for applications like antibody generation and Cryo-EM structural analysis.

2 investors

Custom Profile manufactures thermoplastic profiles and sub-assemblies through extrusion services for industrial and commercial customers. The company operates three facilities across North America and specializes in co-extrusion, tubing extrusion, and other custom profile solutions.

2 investors

D3O is a brand that creates protective gear and performance solutions for athletes and individuals pushing physical limits across various sports and activities.

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Day 8 is a leaf technology company that extracts Rubisco protein from unused crop leaves using proprietary extraction technology to produce an upcycled, allergen-free, plant-based protein powder. It sells this ingredient to food manufacturers as a cost-effective alternative to whey and eggs for applications such as baking, beverages, and sports nutrition.

2 investors

Itelyum is a European circular economy company specializing in the recycling of hazardous liquid waste and used oil regeneration, with operations across 25 facilities and expertise in solvent purification and industrial waste management.

2 investors

Decameal converts invasive crab into high-value ingredients such as protein, chitosan, and astaxanthin, operating a pilot production and laboratories to validate the value chain from fisherman to finished feed. The company develops sustainable extraction methods aimed at restoring marine ecosystems and supplying food and feed ingredients, based in Denmark.

2 investors

A plastic chemical recycling company specializing in advanced recycling technology and plant operations for the circular economy sector.

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Dewpoint Innovations develops functional nanostructured polymeric surfaces for atmospheric water capture, technology originating from PhD research at the University of Sydney. The company applies surface coating and materials science to sustainable water-generation and climate technologies.

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Dialybrid develops vascular grafts for hemodialysis using Silkothane®, a hybrid material combining silk fibroin and polyurethane, targeting nephrologists and dialysis centers. The company focuses on advanced biomedical devices in the tissue engineering and regenerative medicine sector.

2 investors

Diamond Quanta develops the Adamantine Platform, an engineered-diamond interface technology for optical, thermal, semiconductor, photonic, and quantum systems. The company serves semiconductor, aerospace/defense, and consumer electronics industries with diamond-based solutions for power electronics and quantum devices.

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