Mars Materials is a public benefit corporation making acrylonitrile from captured CO2, water, electricity and low-carbon ammonia, with the aim of turning carbon fiber and acrylamide into a carbon sink. The company is based in Houston, United States, was founded in 2019, and is co-founded by CEO Aaron Fitzgerald and Kristian Gubsch. Its pre-seed equity round was led by Untapped Capital with Prithvi Ventures and BlackTech Capital. JEC’s tracking puts total funding, grants and public money included, at $6.7 million.
Mars Materials was one of 20 finalists at the JEC Composites Startup Booster at JEC World 2026.