This startup manufactures carbon-based nanomaterials, specifically graphene products in powder and aqueous dispersion forms, for applications in medical technology, solar energy, automotive, electronics, and construction. Their offerings enhance material properties, improve product quality, and contribute to reducing environmental impact.
Funding
$20.4M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many industries seek to enhance the performance and sustainability of materials like concrete, asphalt, paints, coatings, tires, and composites, but traditional additives often fall short in delivering both cost-effectiveness and environmental responsibility. Existing graphene production methods can be expensive, energy-intensive, and produce materials with inconsistent quality and limited morphologies.
Solution
Universal Matter provides graphene and related advanced materials using its proprietary Flash Joule Heating (FJH) technology, which upcycles diverse carbon feedstocks, including waste materials, into high-quality, cost-effective solutions. This process creates turbostratic graphene with tunable 1D, 2D, and 3D morphologies, ensuring superior performance in various applications. Universal Matter offers these materials in easy-to-incorporate solid and liquid dispersions, enabling industries to enhance mechanical properties, improve durability, and reduce their carbon footprint. The resulting materials exhibit improved strength, abrasion resistance, conductivity, and barrier properties, leading to longer-lasting products and reduced environmental impact.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes manufacturers in the paints and coatings, concrete, asphalt, tire and rubber, and composites industries seeking to improve material performance, enhance sustainability, and reduce costs.
Features
- Patented Flash Joule Heating (FJH) technology for cost-effective graphene production from diverse carbon sources
- Tunable morphologies (1D, 2D, and 3D) to optimize performance in various applications
- G_enable™ product line of graphene-based dispersions and additives for paints, coatings, concrete, asphalt, tires, and composites
- Enhanced mechanical properties, including tensile strength, compressive strength, flexural strength, and abrasion resistance
- Improved durability, including resistance to corrosion, chemicals, and environmental factors
- Sustainable production process with reduced energy consumption and the ability to utilize waste carbon feedstocks
- Liquid and solid dispersions for easy integration into existing manufacturing processes