Radar · Building Materials in Indiana
Best Building Materials Companies in Indiana, United States
The 82 best Building Materials companies in Indiana, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Digger Specialties.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
82companies tracked
$1.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · BUILDING MATERIALS × INDIANA
Our analysis of 50 Building Materials companies
$17.1b in tracked funding; 82% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
82%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2002median founding year
110kcombined LinkedIn audience
83%of audience held by top 3
5companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Building Materials companies in Indiana
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digger Specialties Manufacturer of decking and aluminum railing products 48Growth top 35%Patents top 41%Innovation top 42%Moat top 45% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Patentstop 41% Innovationtop 42% Moattop 45% Producttop 46% Fundingtop 47% Techbottom 45% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Patents: 23 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $985K | 17 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1984 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 23 patents Design and installation of vertical cable railing and tensioning hardware for architectural structures | 1 job opening |
| 2 | CHaSE Manufacturing Manufacturer & supplier of decorative and interior wooden products | $50K | 57 mo ago | Funding Raised | Zack Nickell Owner | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Premium Rock Manufacturer of marbles, granites and wood grain products | $50K | 67 mo ago | Funding Raised | Chad Wood Owner | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Do it Best Distributor of hardware, lumber, and other building materials | — | 212 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1945 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | 15 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 2 expansions |
| 5 | 3d stone 3D Stone is a wholesale building industry that specializes in limestone goods and provides excellent service… | — | — | Acquired | — | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 6 | american millwork American Millwork is a producer of hardwood millwork. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1970 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 7 | american window and glass American Window is a manufacturer of vinyl windows. | — | — | Private | — | 1909 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 8 | Apex Energy Solutions Energy-efficient replacement windows and building products for enhanced home comfort | — | — | Acquired | Michael Foit Founder & President | 1999 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — |
Top 4 Building Materials companies in Indiana
#1
Funding Raised · Elkhart, Indiana · founded 1984 · 101 employees$985Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Elkhart, Indiana · founded 1984 · 101 employees
Manufacturer of decking and aluminum railing products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Patents
top 41%Innovation
top 42%Moat
top 45%Product
top 46%Funding
top 47%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Patents: 23 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Innovation: 23 patents (top 48% of patent-holders) · 8 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 · 5 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Executive Assistant
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$985K
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementFormidable FormGoogle Analytics
#2
Funding Raised · Nappanee, Indiana · founded 2009 · 169 employees$50Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Nappanee, Indiana · founded 2009 · 169 employees
Manufacturer & supplier of decorative and interior wooden products
Funding rounds
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$50K
Founders & team
Investors
IN.gov
#3
Funding Raised · Elkhart, Indiana · founded 2019$50Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Elkhart, Indiana · founded 2019
Manufacturer of marbles, granites and wood grain products
Funding rounds
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$50K
Founders & team
Investors
IN.gov, Conexus Indiana
#4
Funding Raised · Fort Wayne, Indiana · founded 1945 · 258 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Fort Wayne, Indiana · founded 1945 · 258 employees
Distributor of hardware, lumber, and other building materials
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 33k LinkedIn followers — 30.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
Tech stack
All In One SeoApache Http ServerAzureCdnjsCloudflareFacebook Pixel
Funding & investor landscape
$1.1Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
3disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,138,770 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Building Materials coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Advanced Materials is moving in the United States
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 1,306 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 46% → 87% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Georgia Institute of Technology46
- Purdue University West Lafayette46
- North Carolina State University39
- Northeastern University36
- Texas A&M University34
leading researchers
Gangbing Song · Antonella D’Alessandro · Marcelo J. Dapino · H. Jerry Qi · Hari Krishna Bisoyi · Simon Laflamme · Jeong‐Hoi Koo · Timothy J. White
▲
Breakthroughs541 · 41%
▲ 30%→51% share
▲1.7× share momentum6 median citations56% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (30%→51% of field), led by Smart material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Smart material61→108
- Soft robotics4→36
- Morphing8→35
- Nanotechnology19→46
- Elastomer18→41
Newly emergingScalability 0→7 · Photopolymer 0→7 · Cellulose 0→7
Landmark Multimaterial 4D Printing with Tailorable Shape Memory Polymers · 1,085 cites
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Advancements508 · 39%
▼ 51%→31% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (51%→31% of field), led by Nanotechnology.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Nanotechnology12→29
- Soft robotics2→13
- Fabrication4→12
- Liquid crystal3→10
- 3D printing6→12
Newly emergingPolyvinylidene fluoride 0→5 · Biocompatible material 0→5 · Deformation (meteorology) 0→5
Landmark A review of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymer composites · 1,147 cites
▼
Concerns71 · 5%
▲ 5%→6% share
▲1.2× share momentum11 median citations51% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (5%→6% of field), led by Smart material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Smart material10→18
- Nanotechnology7→9
- Shape-memory alloy2→4
Newly emergingTextile 0→6
Landmark Covalent adaptable networks: smart, reconfigurable and responsive network systems · 1,275 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where advanced materials is researched across United States
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.
Boston81 · +0.59
Atlanta47 · +0.63
Los Angeles34 · +0.64
Philadelphia32 · +0.57
SF Bay Area31 · +0.59
Pittsburgh30 · +0.64
Chicago27 · +0.66
New York24 · +0.55
Ann Arbor19 · +0.74
San Diego14 · +0.62
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing advanced materials patents in the United States
United States advanced materials patent filing is cooling — 88,582 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, General Electric, Halliburton Energy Services; annual filings 9852→6833.
88,582 filings8,000 assigneespeak 9998/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- IBM5881
- General Electric4493
- Halliburton Energy Services3870
- Intel3631
- UNIV California3335
- 3M Innovative Properties3293
- Corning3129
- United States Gypsum2665
Common questions
How many Building Materials companies are there in Indiana, United States?
Radar tracks 82 indexable Building Materials companies headquartered in Indiana, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Building Materials companies in Indiana, United States?
The Building Materials companies in Indiana, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.1M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Building Materials company in Indiana, United States?
Digger Specialties is the highest-funded Building Materials company in Indiana, United States, with $985K in disclosed equity funding.
How many Building Materials companies in Indiana, United States are funded?
3 of the 82 Building Materials companies in Indiana, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Building Materials unicorns are there in Indiana, United States?
None of the Building Materials companies in Indiana, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Indiana, United States Building Materials companies?
The most active investors in Indiana, United States Building Materials companies on this list include IN.gov, United States Department of Agriculture, Bank of America, Blue Equity, CW Industrial Partners.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.