Materials investors
73 investors that name Materials among their sectors are recorded here, among them 35 venture capital firms, 9 asset managers, 7 corporate venture arms and 5 other investors. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to buyout. Most are headquartered in the United States (26), the United Kingdom (8) and Japan (5). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200vc frontier science · energy · materials · water |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Pre-seed – Series B | La Jolla, United States |
| 2150 energy · industry · materials · built environment |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | London, United Kingdom |
| Aaqius automotive · hydrogen · hybrids · materials |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Abies Ventures deep tech · robotics · mobility · AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| AM Ventures additive manufacturing · industrial 3D printing · materials · software |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Starnberg, Germany |
| Arborview Capital Energy · Water · Materials · Food + Agriculture |
Direct investor | Private equity | Series A – Buyout | Chevy Chase, United States |
| Atmosphere Capital Gestao de Recursos Ltda. Industrials · Infrastructure · Materials · Oil & Gas |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Beechbrook Capital sector agnostic · healthcare · professional services · materials |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth – Buyout | London, United Kingdom |
| Blindspot Ventures Management Co physical infrastructure · intelligent software platforms · computational biology · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Boston, United States |
| BPGC Management LP manufacturing · industrials · materials · chemicals |
Direct investor | Private equity | Buyout | New York, United States |
| Brightline Capital Management, LLC energy · industrials · materials |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Greenwich, United States |
| Cambridge Future Tech deep tech · AI · quantum · photonics |
Direct investor | Venture studio | Pre-seed | Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Capital 2B deep-tech · IP-led · science · computation |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | |
| Carbide Ventures B2B · artificial intelligence · blockchain · quantum computing |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Palo Alto, United States |
| Carbon Equity climate tech · energy · industry · materials |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Seed – Growth | Netherlands |
| CDIB Capital Group healthcare · pharmaceuticals · technology · AI |
Direct + LP | Private equity | Seed – Buyout | Taipei, Taiwan |
| CEA Investissement life sciences · energy · micro-electronics · materials |
Direct + LP | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | France |
| Clare Ventures healthcare · diagnostics · consumer · education |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series C+ | New Zealand |
| Clean Energy Ventures climate tech · clean energy · grid & storage · fuels & generation |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Boston, United States |
| Colbeck Capital Management, LLC Technology · Health Care · Financials · Real Estate |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth | New York, United States |
| Deepbright Ventures deep tech · semiconductors · agrifood · materials |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Capellen, Luxembourg |
| Docor International Management Biotechnology · Industrial Communication and IOT · Internet · Materials |
Direct investor | Family office | Seed – Growth | |
| Draper Cygnus deep tech · artificial intelligence · longevity · space |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Drummond Knight Asset Management PTY LTD cyclical sectors · resources · industrials · financials |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Sydney, Australia |
| ECS Capital Partners health · wellness · sustainability · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | Bar Harbor, United States |
| Elm Street Ventures Life Sciences · therapeutics · medical devices · diagnostics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | New Haven, United States |
| Emerald Technology Ventures Energy · Materials · Water & Wastewater · Automation & Industrial AI |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Zurich, Switzerland |
| EnerFund spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością energy · materials · smart city · environmental protection |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Lublin, Poland |
| Engine Ventures Tough Tech · energy · materials · infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Cambridge, United States |
| Envisioning Partners climate · health · work · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Seoul, South Korea |
| ERA Kapital ICT · e-commerce · social media · genetics |
Direct investor | Other | Seed – Growth | |
| Fathom Fund Management, L.L.C. artificial intelligence · decarbonization · materials · space |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Houston, United States |
| Fine Structure Ventures Aerospace · Biology · Computing · Energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Cambridge, United States |
| Finindus materials · sustainable manufacturing · industry 4.0 |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Belgium |
| Forbion biotech · pharmaceutical · food · agriculture |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | Naarden, Netherlands |
| Giant Ventures frontier technology · energy · materials · industry |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Growth | London, United Kingdom |
| Hargreave Hale AIM VCT consumer discretionary · healthcare · industrials · information technology |
Direct investor | Public fund | Not stated | United Kingdom |
| HAX Tokyo AI · semiconductors · materials · energy |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed – Series A | Tokyo, Japan |
| In3 Group climate · energy · food/ag · water |
Direct investor | Other | Not stated | Santa Cruz, United States |
| Industrious Ventures space · autonomy · materials · agriculture |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Denver, United States |
| ISV Management Company, LLC Energy · Materials · Manufacturing · Agriculture |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | West Palm Beach, United States |
| JMTC Capital materials · chemicals · healthcare · hardtech |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed | Japan |
| Kickfund deep tech · biotech · medtech · materials |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Basel, Switzerland |
| Linear Capital AI software and applications · AI hardware & embodied intelligence · AI for science and manufacturing · energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Beijing, China |
| Lockheed Martin Ventures Advanced Weapons · Artificial Intelligence · Autonomy · Cyber |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Not stated | United States |
| Look Up Ventures AI · software · deeptech · food systems |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | |
| MassChallenge Switzerland Agtech · Foodtech · Materials · Healthtech |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Pre-seed – Series B | Renens, Switzerland |
| MycoVentures biotech · mycelium manufacturing · sustainable manufacturing · materials |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | United Kingdom |
| New Luna Ventures Ag and Food Tech · Precision Farming · Renewables · Water Technology |
Direct investor | Deal-by-deal club / syndicate | Seed – Series B | |
| NWO science · research · technology · energy |
Direct investor | Public fund | Not stated | Netherlands |
| Orion Resource Partners (UK) LLP metals · materials · mining · energy transition |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | London, United Kingdom |
| Pari Washington Company Pvt. LTD Consumer Discretionary · Consumer Staples · Financials · Health Care |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Growth | Chennai, India |
| Patria Private Equity (Europe) Ltd. Information technology · Healthcare · Industrials · Consumer discretionary |
Direct + LP | Fund of funds | Funds – Buyout | Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
| PETRONAS Ventures Energy · Mobility · Chemical · Materials |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Growth | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Prithvi Ventures Energy · Deeptech · Hardware · Infrastructure |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | |
| Regeneration.Vc, LLC Consumer ClimateTech · circular economy · regenerative innovation · materials |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Redondo Beach, United States |
| Ripple Effect Asset Management, LP energy production and distribution · energy intensive industrial sectors · transportation · chemicals |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | New York, United States |
| Sente Ventures advanced manufacturing · materials · energy transition · DeepTech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | |
| Shaker Investments technology · financial services · energy · utilities |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not applicable | Cleveland, United States |
| Significant Capital Ventures critical technologies · deep tech · AI · medical |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Canberra, Australia |
| Silicon Catalyst semiconductor · chips · chiplets · materials |
Direct investor | Accelerator | Seed | |
| Starling Holding healthcare · technology · consumer · financial services |
Direct + LP | Family office | Funds – Not stated | |
| TDK Ventures materials · energy · cleantech · industry 5.0 |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | San Jose, United States |
| Thursday Ventures Management LLC energy · materials · medicine · robotics |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series C+ | Brandon, United States |
| TOHOKU University Venture Partners Co., Ltd. semiconductors · devices · materials · life sciences |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Sendai, Japan |
| Toyota Ventures AI · robotics · next-gen computing · aerospace |
Direct investor | Corporate venture | Seed – Series A | Los Altos, United States |
| Umoe biofuels · clean technology · defense · manufacturing |
Direct investor | Other | Growth | Lysaker, Norway |
| UntroD Capital deep tech · real tech · healthcare · energy |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Valo Ventures digitization · decarbonization · adaptation · climate |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | San Francisco, United States |
| Verod Capital Management Consumer Staples · Consumer Discretionary · Financials · Materials |
Direct investor | Private equity | Seed – Growth | Lagos, Nigeria |
| White Oak Global Advisors, LLC Healthcare · Industrials · Transportation · Energy |
Direct investor | Asset manager | Not stated | San Francisco, United States |
| Wyo Vc Management I LLC energy infrastructure · generation · storage · power |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | United States |
| 上海半导体装备材料产业投资管理有限公司 semiconductor equipment · materials · components · EDA |
Direct investor | Private equity | Not stated | Shanghai, China |