Investments (#)
Investments (USD)
Transactions
Recent transactions in the sector
Company | Country | Funding round | Date | |
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Tidal Metals Producer of magnesium using seawater and renewable electricity. |
United States | Seed USD 8,500,000 (USD 8,500,000) |
19 Sep 2024 | |
UP Catalyst OÜ Developer of battery materials from CO2 emissions. |
Estonia | Seed EUR 2,360,000 |
21 Aug 2024 | |
Lyten Inc Graphene and battery maker. |
United States | N/A USD 15,700,000 (USD 15,700,000) |
19 Jul 2024 | |
Spencer Composites Corp Fabrication of composite products using thermoset and thermoplastic processes, |
United States | Acquisition |
2 Jul 2024 | |
UP Catalyst OÜ Developer of battery materials from CO2 emissions. |
Estonia | Seed EUR 4,000,000 |
Dec 2023 | |
Osium AI French AI startup focused on material sciences R&D. |
France | Seed USD 2,600,000 (USD 2,600,000) |
22 Nov 2023 | |
Hebei Wenfeng New Materials Co Ltd |
China | Private Equity CNY 1,911,000,000 (USD 266,899,000) at CNY 889,665,000 (USD 870,000,000) valuation. |
24 Oct 2023 | |
Lyten Inc Graphene and battery maker. |
United States | Series B USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
13 Sep 2023 | |
Lyten Inc Graphene and battery maker. |
United States | Grant USD 4,000,000 (USD 4,000,000) |
30 Jan 2023 | |
Lyten Inc Graphene and battery maker. |
United States | Series A |
2021 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd |
Japan | Acquisition USD 9,400,000,000 (USD 9,400,000,000) at USD 9,400,000,000 (USD 9,400,000,000) valuation. |
24 Sep 2013 | |
Verenium Corp Pioneer in the development and commercialization of high-performance enzymes for use in industrial processes |
United States | Acquisition |
20 Sep 2013 | |
Ahlsell AB |
Sweden | N/A |
1 May 2012 | |
Nanosys Inc Nanotechnology-enabled systems |
United States | Grant |
1 Aug 2011 | |
Aspen Aerogels Inc |
United States | N/A |
8 Oct 2010 | |
Nanosys Inc Nanotechnology-enabled systems |
United States | Series E |
1 Aug 2010 | |
Verenium Corp Pioneer in the development and commercialization of high-performance enzymes for use in industrial processes |
United States | Acquisition USD 98,300,000 (USD 98,300,000) at USD 98,300,000 (USD 98,300,000) valuation. |
15 Jul 2010 | |
Aspen Aerogels Inc |
United States | Series D |
1 Jun 2008 | |
Aspen Aerogels Inc |
United States | Series D |
1 Jun 2008 | |
GE Plastics |
Acquisition USD 11,600,000,000 (USD 11,600,000,000) at USD 11,600,000,000 (USD 11,600,000,000) valuation. |
21 May 2007 | ||
Nanosys Inc Nanotechnology-enabled systems |
United States | Series B |
10 Jan 2006 | |
Ahlsell AB |
Sweden | Acquisition |
1 Jan 2006 | |
Nanosys Inc Nanotechnology-enabled systems |
United States | Series D |
9 Nov 2005 | |
Nanosys Inc Nanotechnology-enabled systems |
United States | N/A |
1 Sep 2003 |
Companies
Best funded companies in the sector
Fabrication of composite products using thermoset and thermoplastic processes,
Investors
Top investors in the Basic Materials sector
Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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Arcapita Ventures | A USD 200 million investment fund launched in October 2005, which focuses on growth stage enterprises primarily in the United States | United States | 2 | |
Venrock Associates | The venture capital arm of the Rockefeller Family. | United States | 2 | |
Charles River Ventures | Independent venture capital firm | United States | 1 | |
ATEL Ventures Inc | Division of ATEL Capital Group, is a leading provider of venture debt and equipment financing to emerging growth companies. | United States | 1 | |
McKenna Management LLC | United States | 1 | ||
Harris & Harris Group Inc | Internally managed venture capital company specializing in nanotechnology and microsystems | United States | 1 | |
Ebert HERA Esser Holding GmbH | Germany | 1 | ||
HB Fuller Ventures | United States | 1 | ||
CSK Venture Capital Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | ||
In-Q-Tel Inc | Non-profit venture capital firm, sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that invests agency funds in promising early stage companies | United States | 1 | |
CDIB BioScience Venture Management | Taiwan | 1 | ||
Archer Venture Capital | United States | 1 | ||
Atomico Angel | 1 | |||
ARCH Venture Partners LP | Venture capital firm providing seed and early stage capital, with a special expertise in co-founding and building technology firms from startup | United States | 1 | |
Y Combinator | American technology startup accelerator. | United States | 1 | |
Medtronic Inc | Medical technology company specializing in implantable and invasive therapies. | United States | 1 | |
Lux Capital Management LLC | Research-driven investment firm focused on founding, seed and early stage investments in the physical and life sciences | United States | 1 | |
Braemar Energy Ventures LLC | Energy venture capital firm. | United States | 1 | |
Mega International Commercial Bank Co Ltd | Taiwan | 1 | ||
Singular Capital Ppartners SAS | France | 1 | ||
UOB Venture Management Pte Ltd | Singapore | 1 | ||
Quanta Computer Inc | Taiwan | 1 | ||
Rho Capital Partners | Venture capital firm that actively invests in companies related to technology, new media, cleaning technology and healthcare. | United States | 1 | |
BASF Venture Capital GmbH | The corporate venture capital company of the BASF Group | Germany | 1 | |
Samsung Ventures America | Venture capital fund managed by Samsung Venture Investment. | United States | 1 | |
Polaris Venture Partners Inc | Multistage venture capital investors with focus Technology, Healthcare and Consumer | United States | 1 | |
Raise Phiture SAS | 1 | |||
Nanostart AG | Venture capital firm investing in nanotechnology | Germany | 1 | |
Apax Partners | United Kingdom | 1 | ||
ATEL Capital Group | United States | 1 | ||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | United States | 1 | ||
CW Group Inc | United States | 1 | ||
Sequoia Scout Fund | 1 | |||
Intel Capital Corp | Intel's strategic investment program for equity investments/ acquisitions to grow the Internet economy in support of Intel's strategic interests. | Cayman Islands | 1 | |
New York Life Capital Partners LLC | United States | 1 | ||
United States Department of Energy | Department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material | United States | 1 | |
China Development Industrial Bank | Private development financial institution in Taiwan. | Taiwan | 1 | |
Globespan Capital Partners | Global venture capital firm investing in information technology companies | United States | 1 | |
Rockport Capital Partners III LP | United States | 1 | ||
Warsaw Equity Group | Private equity firm investing in media and new technologies. | Poland | 1 | |
Eastman Ventures | United States | 1 | ||
Kima Ventures | French-based venture capital fund that focuses on strategic investments in early stage technology companies around the world. | France | 1 | |
SAIC Venture Capital Corp | United States | 1 | ||
Healthcare Ventures LLC | Venture capital firm focused on life sciences companies in pre-clinical and early clinical stage. | United States | 1 | |
Rockport Capital Partners | United States | 1 | ||
MPM Capital | United States | 1 | ||
Collaborative Fund | United States | 1 | ||
Masters Capital Management LLC | Global investment management firm that trades and invests in public and private domestic and international bonds and equities | United States | 1 | |
Prospect Venture Partners | Venture capital firm | United States | 1 |
Acquirers
Top acquirers in the Basic Materials sector
Investor | Profile | Country | Acquisitions | |
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X-Bow Launch Systems Inc | Maker of solid rocket motors. | United States | 1 | |
BP Biofuels North America | 1 | |||
SABIC | Saudi Arabia | 1 | ||
Applied Materials Inc | United States | 1 | ||
BASF SE | Germany | 1 |
Industry map
Basic Materials industry map
Valuations
Basic Materials selected pre-money valuations (USD)
Funding round | Median | Average | Minimum | Maximum | Sample size |
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Private Equity | 870,000,000 | 870,000,000 | 870,000,000 | 870,000,000 | 1 |
Acquisition | 9,400,000,000 | 7,032,766,667 | 98,300,000 | 11,600,000,000 | 3 |
98,300,000 | 11,600,000,000 | 4 |