Radar › Companies › Advanced Materials · Maharashtra
Radar · Advanced Materials in Maharashtra

Best Advanced Materials Companies in Maharashtra, India

The 36 best Advanced Materials companies in Maharashtra, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Epsilon Carbon.

36companies tracked
$19.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised

Ranked: Best Advanced Materials companies in Maharashtra

#CompanyRevenueRevenue YoYDisclosed fundingLast roundFounderPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1RelWood
Provider of waterproof, termite-proof, and UV-resistant material made with patented technology, suitable for…
$118.1B
FY2025
+7%——Sukhpreet Ahuja
CEO
——
2Birla Carbon
Manufacturer of carbon black additives
$425M
FY2024
+6%——Santrupt Misra
Co-CEO
4 patents
Manufacturing carbon black/nanocarbon materials and petroleum oil desulfurization processes.
1 award
3Epsilon Carbon
Manufacturer of reinforcing grades and tread grades of hard carbon black and coal tar derivatives
60Market top 23%Fin. health top 25%Moat top 26%Product top 29%
All 12 signals ▾
Markettop 23%
Fin. healthtop 25%
Moattop 26%
Producttop 29%
Fundingtop 38%
Newstop 44%
Growthtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Innovationbottom 43%
Globalbottom 37%
Patentsbottom 36%
Techbottom 26%
Market: 634 employees (top 2% of High Tech) · Revenue ~$323M
Fin. health: Revenue ~$323M (FY2024) · Net margin 9.3%
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$323M
FY2025
+6%$12M29 mo agoGaurav Mathur
CEO
2 patents
Advanced cathode materials for lithium‑ion batteries
—
4Garware Technical Fibres
Developer of technical textiles for multiple industries
$187M
FY2025
+15%——Shujaul Rehman
CEO
37 patents
Recyclable aquaculture netting and in-situ parasite removal systems for fish farming
2 launchs
5Kusumgar
Manufacturer of engineered fabrics and solutions
$93M
FY2025
+67%—12 mo agoYogesh Kusumgar
Founder
——
6Watersol™
Manufacturer of water-soluble films
$18M
FY2024
———Avie Beaton
Founder
——
7Tipco
Provider of bio-based materials and products for sustainable solutions
$11M
FY2025
+5%——Baldev Garhwal
Director
——
8PranaGraf
Manufacturer of specialty graphite products including expandable, high purity, and spherical.
$5M
FY2025
-4%——Biswal
CEO & MD
——
9Gencrest
Online platform offering bioenergy solutions
$5M
FY2025
+279%——Rajendra Agarwal
Managing Director
9 patents
Enzymatic conversion of plant biomass into textile‑grade fibers for sustainable fabrics
1 job opening
10Greenwave Global
Provider of sustainable cotton processing solutions using environmentally safe enzymes
$3M
FY2025
+22%—————
11Quest Performance
Provider of specialty chemicals for textile applications, offering technical support
$2M
FY2025
+1%——Sachin Sawant
CEO
——
12Hemp Fabric Lab
Sustainable hemp and hemp blend fabrics supplier
$868K
FY2025
+37%——Sumit Shah
Co-Founder
——
13EAMPL
Provider of graphite carbon products
$524K
FY2025
+51%——Sunit Kapur
CEO
—1 launch
14HEXORP
Developer of graphene products
$145K
FY2025
+55%——Sukkrit Goel
Co-Founder
——
15TGP Bioplastics
Manufacturer of compostable plastic packaging and 3D printing filaments
$58K
FY2024
+228%——Indrajeet Nikam
Co-Founder
——
16Zerocircle
Manufacturer of algae based barrier coatings for food contact packaging
10Talent top 38%Tech top 41%Funding top 46%Global bottom 37%
All 9 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
Techtop 41%
Fundingtop 46%
Globalbottom 37%
Moatbottom 37%
Growthbottom 25%
Marketbottom 20%
Newsbottom 17%
Fin. healthbottom 10%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 31 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100
$36K
FY2025
-85%$300K7 mo agoVarun Jain
Co-Founder
—1 launch

Top 6 Advanced Materials companies in Maharashtra

#1
Seed · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2020
$6.5Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of plant-based leather from mango waste. This leather is a sustainable alternative to animal and synthetic leathers. It utilizes bio-polymers derived from fermented mango waste fiber, resulting in a biodegradable and eco-friendly material. The manufacturing process involves sourcing waste mangoes directly from farmers, creating a circular economy model. The resulting leather possesses properties similar to traditional leather, suitable for various applications in fashion and other industries. The company holds exclusive manufacturing rights and patent licenses for this technology.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 6how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 50%
Tech
top 50%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 37%
Patents
bottom 36%
Growth
bottom 32%
Funding: Raised $6.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2025)
Tech: 14 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Seed$892.5K
  • Nov 2024Angel$298.5K
  • Seed$5.3M
Founders & team
Pratik DadhaniaFounder
Investors
Gruhas, Kamath Technology, Zerodha
Tech stack
AstroCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerHostinger
#2
Seed · Pune, Maharashtra · founded 2020
$300Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of algae based barrier coatings for food contact packaging. These materials provide grease resistance for paperboard containers and food service items. The products serve as alternatives to synthetic plastic and chemical barrier coatings. The manufacturing process utilizes natural compounds to create functional packaging materials that maintain structural integrity during use.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 10how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Tech
top 41%
Funding
top 46%
Global
bottom 37%
Moat
bottom 37%
Growth
bottom 25%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 31 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Hsts, Http/3
Funding: Raised $300k across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Seed (Jan 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 25k LinkedIn followers — 10.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Seed$547.4K
  • Jan 2025Seed$2.3M
  • Nov 2024Seed$1.7M
  • 2023Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Varun JainCo-FounderNeha JainFounder & CEO
Investors
Tom Ford, Rainmatter, ACT Grants, TiE Women, Peak XV Partners, 1Crowd
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareFlywheelFramer SitesGodaddyGodaddy Coblocks
#3
Funding Raised · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2010 · 634 employees
$12Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of reinforcing grades and tread grades of hard carbon black and coal tar derivatives. It provides users with a companhy involved in manufcaturing coal tar derivatives and carbon products like binder pitch, impregnation pitch, carbon black oil, anthracene oil, naphthalene, phenol, and more. It also manufactures battery materials.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 23%
Fin. health
top 25%
Moat
top 26%
Product
top 29%
Funding
top 38%
News
top 44%
Market: 634 employees (top 2% of High Tech) · Revenue ~$323M · ~18% of tracked Advanced Materials revenue (100 cos, FY2025)
Fin. health: Revenue ~$323M (FY2024) · Net margin 9.3% · Revenue +6% YoY
Moat: Top 1% by revenue among 100 tracked Advanced Materials companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 47k LinkedIn followers — 19.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Conventional Debt$12M
Founders & team
Gaurav MathurCEO
Investors
Standard Chartered
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapContact Form 7Google AnalyticsGsapHostgator
#4
Seed · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 2025
$349.5Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of chemicals and chemical products. The company provides materials for electronics, energy, healthcare, and environmental applications. Offerings include polymers for flexible displays, nano-engineered silica for catalysis, and hydrogels for cell culture. The company also provides electrochromic polymers, semiconducting polymers, and custom formulations. The materials are used in coatings, sensors, and energy storage.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 25%
Funding
bottom 43%
Global
bottom 33%
Talent: 5 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $350k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jun 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (India)
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed$349.5K
Founders & team
Jyotsna MauryaCo-Founder & CEOAnil KumarCo-Founder & Managing DirectorJyotsna MauryaCo-Founder
Investors
Virupaksha, SINE
#5
Series B · Mumbai, Maharashtra · founded 1970
—raised
▾

Manufacturer of engineered fabrics and solutions. It specializes in manufacturing technical textiles for various applications, including defense, aerospace, outdoor clothing, industrial fabrics, sports wear, and parachutes. It also offers a wide variety of specialty textiles and fabric materials including, synthetic filament yarns ranging from conventional polyamide and polyester yarns to specialty rayon, polyamide and polyester filament yarns to poly-aramid yarns.

Founders & team
Yogesh KusumgarFounderAnkur KothariCEO
Investors
Motilal Oswal Financial Services, East Asian Anthropological Association, Spark Capital, White Oak, Ashoka India Equity Investment, Frangipani Capital Advisors
#6
Seed · Pune, Maharashtra · founded 2019
$1.4Kraised
▾

Developer of bio-plastic for sustainable solutions. It provides users with a company that extracts cellulose from crop residues and blends it with bio-based additives to create bioplastics and biocomposites. It also utilizes crop residue waste from farmers that would otherwise be burned, preventing air pollution.

Funding rounds
  • 2023Grant (prize money)—
  • Apr 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Aditya KabraCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EDC, Pusa Krishi, Startups at Venture Center, MIT WPU TBI, C-CAMP, BIRAC

Funding & investor landscape

$19.2Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
11disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Rainmatter2 rounds
SINE2 rounds
1Crowd1 rounds
3one4 Capital1 rounds
7th Gen Ventures1 rounds
ACT Grants1 rounds
AWEM1 rounds
Aarem Ventures1 rounds
Ashoka India Equity Investment1 rounds
BIRAC1 rounds

Notable founders

Pratik Dadhania
Founder · Aamati Green
Varun Jain
Co-Founder · Zerocircle
Neha Jain
Founder & CEO · Zerocircle
Gaurav Mathur
CEO · Epsilon Carbon
Jyotsna Maurya
Co-Founder & CEO · GENZ MATERIALS
Anil Kumar
Co-Founder & Managing Director · GENZ MATERIALS
Yogesh Kusumgar
Founder · Kusumgar
Ankur Kothari
CEO · Kusumgar
Aditya Kabra
Co-Founder & CEO · ZeroPlast Labs
Prism market signals · India · country-scoped Prism corpus, 6,015,129 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Advanced Materials coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · India

How research on Advanced Materials is moving in India

A read on the academic research around Advanced Materials — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 601 India-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 27% → 83% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Ministry of Education37
  • Indian Institute of Science Bangalore26
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur22
  • Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research21
  • Indian Institute of Technology Delhi21
leading researchers
K. V. Gangadharan · Sanjib Banerjee · Bishakh Bhattacharya · Sayan Basak · A. Arockiarajan · P. Sam Paul · Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian · Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh
▲ Breakthroughs130 · 22%
▲ 14%→25% share
▲1.8× share momentum1 median citations74% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (14%→25% of field), led by Smart material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Smart material9→28
  • Elastomer1→10
  • Nanotechnology4→12
  • Composite material2→9
  • Composite number2→7
Newly emergingPolymer 0→13 · Smart polymer 0→7 · Soft robotics 0→6
Landmark Cutting edge development on graphene derivatives modified by liquid crystal and CdS/TiO2hybrid matrix: optoel · 182 cites
◆ Advancements267 · 44%
▼ 55%→41% share
▼0.7× share momentum2 median citations59% since 2021mostly reviews
Advancements are cooling (55%→41% of field), led by Smart material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Smart material35→64
  • Nanotechnology8→25
  • Nanocomposite2→15
  • Graphene2→11
  • Polymer5→13
Newly emergingNanomaterials 0→12 · Self-healing hydrogels 0→10 · Biocompatible material 0→9
Landmark Smart polymers for the controlled delivery of drugs – a concise overview · 577 cites
▼ Concerns53 · 9%
▲ 5%→10% share
▲2.0× share momentum2 median citations75% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (5%→10% of field), led by Smart material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Smart material5→22
  • Nanotechnology1→11
Newly emerging3D printing 0→5 · Self-healing hydrogels 0→5
Landmark 4D printing: Fundamentals, materials, applications and challenges · 319 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · India

Where advanced materials is researched across India

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Delhi-NCR48 · +0.45
Hot · Smart materialAdvancing · Vibration controlOpportunity · AerospaceConcern · Nanotechnology
Bengaluru37 · +0.48
Hot · Smart materialAdvancing · BendingOpportunity · Shape-memory polymer
Chennai32 · +0.46
Hot · NanotechnologyAdvancing · ActuatorOpportunity · Lower critical solution temperature
Mumbai29 · +0.58
Hot · Smart materialAdvancing · PolymerOpportunity · Azobenzene
Kharagpur22 · +0.44
Hot · Composite numberAdvancing · PiezoelectricityOpportunity · Polymer
Kolkata17 · +0.38
Hot · Shape-memory polymerAdvancing · OptoelectronicsOpportunity · Shape-memory alloy
Kanpur12 · +0.48
Hot · Composite materialAdvancing · Shape-memory alloy
Guwahati12 · +0.38
Hot · NanotechnologyOpportunity · Biocompatibility
Varanasi10 · +0.63
Hot · NanotechnologyAdvancing · Shape-memory alloyOpportunity · Tissue engineering
Roorkee9 · +0.53
Hot · Smart materialAdvancing · Composite materialOpportunity · Elastomer
PATENT SIGNAL · India

Who's filing advanced materials patents in India

India advanced materials patent filing is cooling — 1,335 filings from 2,316 assignees (2016–2025), led by CSIR, TATA Steel, Tata Consultancy Services; annual filings 131→109.

1,335 filings2,316 assigneespeak 194/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • CSIR476
  • TATA Steel117
  • Tata Consultancy Services60
  • Halliburton Energy SERV59
  • Indian INST Scient57
  • Indian OIL55
  • TATA Chemicals45
  • General Electric42

Common questions

How many Advanced Materials companies are there in Maharashtra, India?
Radar tracks 36 indexable Advanced Materials companies headquartered in Maharashtra, India that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Advanced Materials companies in Maharashtra, India?
The Advanced Materials companies in Maharashtra, India on this list have raised a combined $19.2M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Advanced Materials company in Maharashtra, India?
Epsilon Carbon is the highest-funded Advanced Materials company in Maharashtra, India, with $12M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Advanced Materials companies in Maharashtra, India are funded?
4 of the 36 Advanced Materials companies in Maharashtra, India on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Advanced Materials unicorns are there in Maharashtra, India?
None of the Advanced Materials companies in Maharashtra, India on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Maharashtra, India Advanced Materials companies?
The most active investors in Maharashtra, India Advanced Materials companies on this list include Rainmatter, SINE, 1Crowd, 3one4 Capital, 7th Gen Ventures.
Riya SenguptaFinancials

Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.

Coming soon