Tag: Materials
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Sensmet secures €1.5M to scale real-time metals monitoring for Europe’s raw materials supply
Finnish developer of continuous metals monitoring technology, Sensmet, has received a €1.5m investment from EIT RawMaterials to help secure the supply of critical and strategically important raw materials. Sensmet’s breakthrough technology, Micro-Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy (µDOES), enables online multi-metal analysis of aqueous samples. Critically important applications include the continuous monitoring of lithium and other battery read more
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Enkei secures pre-seed funding to develop circular design materials
Stockholm-based Enkei, a company developing circular materials for architecture and interior design, has closed a pre-seed funding round at a €3 million valuation. The round includes investors such as architect Anders Lendager, Christina Åqvist, Ulf Mattsson, and Fabian Månsson, alongside RadCap. It also brings in materials expertise from Thomas Granfeldt and Daniel Strömberg. Founded by read more
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Elea & Lili raises €2.5M to scale fossil-free absorbent materials
Elea & Lili, a deeptech startup spun out of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has raised €2.5 million in seed funding to industrialise its cellulose-based superabsorbent material, a fossil-free and biodegradable alternative to conventional polymers. The round was led by Lifeline Ventures, with participation from Ikorni Invest Oy Ab and Baltiska Handels Sverige AB. read more
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Inter IKEA Group backs Seprify’s €13.4M Series A to scale cellulose materials platform
Swiss bio-materials companySeprifytoday announced that it has raised €13.4 million in Series A funding to scale their cellulose-based alternative to titanium dioxide used across cosmetics, food and coatings. The investment is backed by Inter IKEA Group and also includes participation from investors Una Terra Early Growth Fund, Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Cambridge Enterprise Ventures, Kickfund, and read more
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The Best Booths at Zona Maco 2026, Where Sculptures Using Natural Materials Shine
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Polaron completes $8M funding round for materials science intelligence
London-based Polaron, an AI-focused startup developing tools for materials science, has raised $8 million to support the development of an intelligence layer for materials research and development. The funding round was led by Racine2, with participation from Speedinvest, Futurepresent, and a group of angel investors from the industrial AI sector. Despite widespread automation in manufacturing, read more
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Helena Minginowicz Paints Personal Works Utilizing & Depicting Disposable Materials – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Looking at Minginowicz’s paintings of human faces on bird heads, cute kitten pillows, and horses with manga tears, leaves the observer feeling like they’re watching a friend’s text thread superimposed onto a gallery wall, but, to the artist, that’s just a byproduct of observing life, these days. “We can’t escape the language of the internet; read more
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A&B Smart Materials raises £1.5M pre-seed for biodegradable absorbents
Oxford-based materials science startup A&B Smart Materials has closed a £1.5 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by existing investor Sake Bosch, with new strategic investors Caesar and Living Hope VC, alongside participation from Archipelago Ventures, Triple Impact Ventures, Cranfield University Seed Fund, Oxford Seed Fund, and several business angels from Cambridge Capital read more
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