New Materials Startups

Livers Bronze manufactures handrailing systems in the United States, designed for easy assembly and installation by a single contractor without requiring specialized trades. The company operates a vertically integrated facility in Kansas City, Missouri, handling all design, fabrication, finishing, and quality testing in-house.

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Loop Biotech develops biodegradable funeral products made from natural, plastic-free materials, including a living coffin ("Cocoon") and urns. The company targets the funeral and burial industry with sustainable alternatives to traditional caskets and cremation containers.

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Louis Leeman is a footwear brand offering handcrafted luxury sneakers made from Italian leather with custom-molded soles, produced entirely at a partner manufacturer in Veneto, Italy. It sells directly to consumers online.

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LPF Groupe (founded as La Paper Factory) designs and manufactures custom, eco-conscious packaging for luxury brands, covering design, prototyping, material identity, production, copacking, storage and delivery. Based in France, it serves sectors such as food and drink, spirits and fine cosmetics.

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L&R Industries is a Missouri-based industrial company operating multiple divisions, including metal fabrication, material processing, millwright and crane services, electrical contracting, and metal stamping. It also manufactures mechanical steel tubing and collapsible steel reels for conduit and telecom supply chains, serving industrial construction and retail commodity customers.

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LSC Environmental manufactures spray-applied coatings and equipment for erosion control, land reclamation, waste management, and dust suppression across multiple industries. The company operates across North America with technical expertise developed over 30 years in environmental solutions.

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Lubrication Engineers (LE) manufactures and sells industrial lubricants and related reliability products, offered through onsite certified consultants, online ordering, and phone/email for U.S. and international customers. The company serves industrial and commercial buyers needing lubrication and equipment-reliability solutions.

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Lumiforte develops and manufactures coatings and line marking agents for the horticulture and sports sectors. The company produces greenhouse climate control coatings for vegetable, fruit and flower cultivation, and sports field line marking products, serving distributors, contractors and wholesalers across more than 70 countries.

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Lumus develops geometric reflective waveguide technology for near-eye displays used in augmented reality glasses, aiming for daylight-readable, energy-efficient displays in a normal eyewear form factor. Its optics are used in applications such as spinal surgery and by military fighter pilots.

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Luna Innovations develops fiber optics, nanomaterials, and precision assembly solutions across multiple technical domains. The company serves customers requiring advanced materials and optical technologies for enterprise and industrial applications.

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LunaLEC is a Swedish deep tech company developing printable Light-emitting Electrochemical Cell (LEC) technology to create flexible light sources for commercial products. Spun out of research at Umeå University, it works with partners worldwide to bring printable light to product applications.

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The Lunar Resources Registry facilitates the registration and documentation of lunar surface resources and locations within existing international legal frameworks, serving space resource entrepreneurs and agencies developing commercial lunar operations and resource extraction activities.

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Lux Bio develops non-electric, non-toxic lighting products powered by proprietary bioluminescent enzymes, including a water-activated light stick (Lux Light) and a battery-free room-illuminating system (Lux Conduit). Its products are compostable and marketed to commercial, industrial, defense, and consumer users.

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Luxium Solutions engineers high-performance crystals and materials, including scintillation materials for ionizing radiation detection, industrial sapphire, optical components, and garnet substrates used in semiconductor epitaxy. It serves photonics, radiation detection, and semiconductor fabrication applications.

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Lyrata develops 3D-printed sustainable growing media and provides indoor farming-as-a-service solutions for commercial spaces. The company manufactures SmartSoil, a biopolymer-based alternative to conventional rockwool, and operates SmartGrow units that manage crop production from planting to harvest.

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M&Q Holdings develops custom engineered materials and flexible packaging solutions, including complex film extrusion, value-added labels, and integrated packing and supply chain services. It serves a diverse customer base across protein, foodservice, medical, consumer, and specialty industries.

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MAA'VA converts non-recyclable and hard-to-recycle waste streams into carbon-negative aggregates for concrete that also sequester CO₂. It develops circular building materials for the construction industry.

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A manufacturer of ultra-thin precision solutions for high-tech industries including semiconductors, medical technology, and optics, serving customers from product development through scalable cleanroom production.

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Macro Biologics develops biotherapeutic products based on amino acid polymer technology for applications in therapeutics and diagnostics. The company serves the biopharmaceutical and medical device sectors.

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MADDE provides 3D printing-based manufacturing services using silicon carbide (SiC) and metal materials, producing components for high-value industries including semiconductors, space, nuclear, and defense. Its SiC parts are used for applications such as rocket bodies and nozzles, high-temperature reactor fuel components, and defense hardware.

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Genie is an AI tool that generates chemist-grade formulas for consumer products from a user's idea, with a qualified chemist reviewing each formula before manufacturing. It targets people who want to create physical consumer products such as formulated goods.

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MadeSolid develops functional 3D printing materials for 3D manufacturing of real products. The hardware company is staffed by chemists and engineers.

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Magma Global manufactures m-pipe, a composite subsea pipeline system made from PEEK and carbon fibre for oil and gas exploration and production. The product replaces traditional steel and flexible pipes in deep-water applications, delivering cost savings up to 65% while reducing corrosion, temperature, and pressure challenges.

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Magmatic designs and builds custom synthetic proteins that selectively bind and separate metals from complex mixtures, using an AI-powered bioengineering platform. Its biorefining process targets critical minerals such as lithium, rare earth elements, nickel, and manganese, serving the critical minerals supply chain and material recycling from batteries and electronic waste.

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