Sector · Funding
New materials funding in Europe
Capital tracked€412,664,000
Rounds34
Startups58
Events tracked4
Stories3
€412.7M
Capital tracked
34
Disclosed rounds
€116.7M
Biggest round
58
Startups tracked
New materials, in numbers
34 rounds on record · 33 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Seed 48%
Pre-seed 17%
Series A 13%
Growth 9%
Grant 9%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nexeon United Kingdom | Growth | New materials | National Wealth Fund | €116.7M |
| Vertical Compute Belgium | Seed | AI | Quantonation | €37M |
| Dracula Technologies France | Series A | Climate | Banque des Territoires | €30M |
| iGii United Kingdom | Series B | Deep tech | Scottish National Investment Bank | €26.6M |
| Vertical Compute Belgium | Undisclosed | AI | - | €20M |
| Immaterial United Kingdom | Series A | Climate | SLB | €15.4M |
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Startups in New materials
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Sustainable Ventures
Pre-seed–Seed · Climate
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in New materials. Sustainable Ventures supports climate tech startups in the United Kingdom from idea…
Ticket undisclosed
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CapitalT
Pre-seed
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in New materials. CapitalT is a seed-stage venture capital firm investing in climate tech, backing…
Ticket undisclosed
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Cottonwood Technology Fund
Seed–Series A · Deep tech
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in New materials. Cottonwood Technology Fund invests in patent-based hard science and deep tech startups,…
$1M–$25M
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Next up
The New materials calendar · 4 tracked
17Nov Formnext 2026 Tradeshow · Frankfurt, Germany · 38282 4 days 02
Mar JEC World 2027 Tradeshow · Paris, France · 45000 3 days 04
Mar JEC Investor Day 2027 Demo day · Paris, France 1 day
Programs in New materials
Open calls first
Formnext Start-up Challenge 2026
Competition
Free exhibition space, marketing support, pitch slot; AM Ventures Impact Award · None
Upcoming
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JEC Composites Startup Booster 2026
Competition
EUR 5,000 grand winner; EUR 2,500 runner-up; EUR 2,500 sustainability prize; booth at JEC World 2027 · None
Dates not announced
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JEC Composites Startup Booster 2027
Competition
EUR 5,000 grand winner; EUR 2,500 runner-up; EUR 2,500 sustainability award; booth at JEC World 2028 · None
Closed
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