New Materials Startups

Neovi builds custom single-family homes and townhomes using a prefabricated "Closed Wall System" that combines steel framing, helical pile foundations, solid surface interiors and triple-paned windows for faster, more energy-efficient construction. It sells homes to residential buyers and is developing single-family rental communities, currently operating in Northern California.

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NE Tech uses patented extraction technology developed at the University of Canterbury to produce high-purity active ingredients for the dietary supplement industry. Its room-temperature process aims to lower cost and waste while improving taste of the extracts.

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Nevada King is a mining company engaged in precious metals exploration and development, with focus on the Atlanta Mine Project.

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New Carbon Inc. (dba Darwin Carbon) is an advanced materials manufacturer producing carbon microfiber products—sheets, tapes, wires, and yarns—that combine structural, electrical, and thermal performance to replace metals, plastics, and concrete. It serves Tier I and Tier II suppliers in aerospace, defence, automotive, construction, energy, industrial, and consumer markets.

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New Climate Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on backing emerging technologies in materials, energy, and circular economy sectors that can achieve cost parity with incumbent solutions while supporting resilient, efficient, and secure supply chains.

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New Dawn Bio produces wood grown through cell culture rather than harvested from trees. The company applies biotechnology to create cultured wood materials.

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Atlantic Packaging operates a Packaging Solution Center that uses scientific testing and data-driven design to optimize packaging for product protection, cost reduction, and sustainability. The facility provides ISTA-certified testing, custom design services, environmental testing, packaging automation, and recycling solutions for e-commerce and other industries.

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New Found Gold is a Canadian gold mining and exploration company developing gold projects in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It holds full interests in the Queensway and Hammerdown gold projects, including the permitted Pine Cove Mill, and is working to advance them toward commercial gold production.

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New Terracotta is a small-scale factory producing handmade tiles and limited-edition ceramics, including handprinted porcelain stoneware. It also offers bespoke creative services such as historic restoration, mural commissions, and custom ceramic objects and furniture.

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NewBasis is a composites manufacturer that produces infrastructure products such as enclosures and access structures for utilities, applying aerospace composite standards and practices to its manufacturing. The company evolved from precast concrete origins into advanced composite and polymer concrete production.

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New Era develops sustainable colour solutions using biotechnology. The company serves industries requiring clean and clear colour products.

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Newlight uses ocean microorganisms to convert air and methane-based greenhouse gas into PHB, a biodegradable material it calls AirCarbon that can be molded into shapes, fibers, and sheets. The company applies this technology to produce materials aimed at addressing plastic pollution and climate change.

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Newpack manufactures customizable corrugated cardboard packaging, including American-style boxes and specialized die-cut boxes with optional printing and matte or glossy finishes. Serving the Indian Ocean region, the company is FSC-certified and produces around 50 million corrugated boxes per year.

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NEXE Innovations manufactures compostable coffee pods and related platform technology for the coffee industry. The company operates in the sustainable packaging and circular economy sector.

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Nexgenia develops proprietary stimuli-responsive polymer-based reagents for molecular and cellular selection, diagnostics, and immunoassays. The company's technology enables faster and more efficient separation and analysis of cells and molecules through reversible phase transitions triggered by temperature, pH, or salt changes.

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Nexstrom develops wafer-scale, CMOS-compatible 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductor materials using a proprietary MOCVD system, targeting sub-1nm transistor scaling beyond silicon's limits. The company builds a full-stack platform from materials to system to enable higher-density, energy-efficient chips for AI-driven computing.

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A company developing aerogel-based separator technology for battery safety and fast charging applications.

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NEXTEEL manufactures steel pipes, positioning itself as a global competitor in the steel pipe industry. The company emphasizes technological innovation and customer value in its products.

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Nexterials develops boron nitride (BN) material synthesis and technologies for lithium metal batteries and electrolyte membranes (protective films). The company holds patents related to advanced battery materials.

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Nextil Group is a textile manufacturing company whose divisions handle projects end-to-end, from fabric production to finished garments, with a focus on sustainability and innovation. It develops advanced fabrics and garments and supports clients in product development.

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NEXT NEW WORLD is a Japanese company developing silk protein technology, centered on its patented "Karada Silk" process that turns silk into a water-soluble solution while preserving its nano-scale porous structure for adsorption and cosmetic benefits. It applies this material to healthcare, food, cosmetics, and materials markets through joint research with universities and research institutions in Japan and abroad.

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Nexture Bio develops the Doselet, a plant-based dissolvable nanofiber patch for oral nutraceutical delivery, applied to the inner cheek. Its first product delivers 10mg of NAD+ as an alternative to pills or injections for consumer wellness.

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Nexus Circular recycles hard-to-recycle plastics such as flexibles, films, foams and mixed, colored materials that mechanical recycling cannot process, using a patented conversion process to produce circular oil. This circular oil is reused to manufacture new plastic products, keeping plastics in use and reducing landfill waste.

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Nfinite makes an ultra-high barrier paper that is sealable, printable, and curbside recyclable, intended as a drop-in replacement for flexible plastic packaging on high-speed form-fill-seal packing lines. It sells semi-finished coated paper in rolls for downstream converting, applying a non-metallic ceramic oxide barrier via a Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition process.

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