Radar · Building Materials in Oregon
Best Building Materials Companies in Oregon, United States
The 56 best Building Materials companies in Oregon, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Softwood Lumber Board.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
56companies tracked
$9.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · BUILDING MATERIALS × OREGON
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
92kcombined LinkedIn audience
69%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Building Materials companies in Oregon
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Softwood Lumber Board Provider of wooden products 50Funding top 39%Global bottom 33%News bottom 18% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 33% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $3.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Global: Single-market focus (United States) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4M | 15 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Crownek Manufacturer of tint glasses 14Talent top 45%Tech top 46%Funding bottom 49%Global bottom 36% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 45% Techtop 46% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Fin. healthbottom 31% Newsbottom 24% Growthbottom 22% Marketbottom 21% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 23 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $3M | 42 mo ago | Public | James Douvikas Co-Founder | 2015 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12 | — | — |
| 3 | GarageSkins Transform your garage with real wood veneer skins, DIY install | $1M | 67 mo ago | Seed | Rick Medlen Founder & CEO | 2005 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyYouTube+26 | 3 patents Retrofit removable overlay panels for garage doors, enhancing insulation and aesthetics. | — |
| 4 | Shelter Products Provider of building contracting services and products | $1M | 87 mo ago | Early Stage | George Beechler CEO | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | 1 job opening |
| 5 | Roseburg Manufacturer of plywood & lumber products | — | 171 mo ago | Funding Raised | Grady Mulberry CEO | 1936 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+31 | — | — |
| 6 | ACF West Provider of products for terrain stabilization and erosion control | — | — | Acquired | — | 1986 | WebflowTypekitcore-js+11 | — | — |
| 7 | Advanced Glass Manufacturer of window tinting, safety, and glass repair products | — | — | Acquired | Jason DeCosta Owner | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Alpinewest Resources Wholesale trading company specializing in forest products | — | — | Unfunded | Ray Achcar-Winkels CEO | 2020 | Wix eCommerceCart FunctionalityWix+15 | — | — |
Top 5 Building Materials companies in Oregon
#1
Funding Raised · Oregon City, Oregon · founded 2011 · 7 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Oregon City, Oregon · founded 2011 · 7 employees
Provider of wooden products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%Global
bottom 33%News
bottom 18%Funding: Raised $3.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
News: 0 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 1 types) · -100% YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 4.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$785K
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$3.2M
Investors
United States Department of Agriculture
#2
Public · Corvallis, Oregon · founded 2015 · 22 employees$2.9Mraised▾
Public · Corvallis, Oregon · founded 2015 · 22 employees
Manufacturer of tint glasses
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 45%Tech
top 46%Funding
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Fin. health
bottom 31%News
bottom 24%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated · 1 leadership moves in 12 mo
Tech: 23 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Funding: Raised $2.9M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2023)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2023Post IPO$1.2M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$1.7M
- Jun 2020Post IPO—
Founders & team
Investors
Hudson Pacific Properties
Tech stack
AngularApache Http ServerCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Seed · Albany, Oregon · founded 2005 · 5 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Seed · Albany, Oregon · founded 2005 · 5 employees
Transform your garage with real wood veneer skins, DIY install. They offer an innovative, panelized system that magnetically attaches to standard steel garage doors, providing the look of real wood at a fraction of the cost of replacement. The DIY installation is designed to be easy, with lightweight panels that most homeowners can install themselves. They focus on enhancing curb appeal with real wood veneers, not cheap-looking plastic. The company offers various stain options to match any home's décor. Customers can order sample paks to see the colors and construction firsthand. They are committed to producing high-quality products that enhance homes and encourage a sense of well-being. The website offers features like a login, cart, search, and an "Imaginator" tool to visualize the product on your home. They also provide installation videos, FAQs, and details on warranty and returns. The business model is B2C, focusing on home improvement and DIY solutions.
Funding rounds
- Dec 2020Seed$1.2M
- Jan 2018Conventional Debt$40K
Founders & team
Investors
Doornink Investments
#4
Early Stage · Milwaukie, Oregon · founded 1998 · 92 employees$1Mraised▾
Early Stage · Milwaukie, Oregon · founded 1998 · 92 employees
Provider of building contracting services and products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Junior Accountant
Founders & team
Tech stack
AccessibeCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsHstsHttp/3Iubenda
#5
Funding Raised · Springfield, Oregon · founded 1936 · 352 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Springfield, Oregon · founded 1936 · 352 employees
Manufacturer of plywood & lumber products
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 41k LinkedIn followers — 44.1% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
USGS
Tech stack
All In One SeoAnimate.CssBootstrapCart FunctionalityCdnjsChart.Js
Funding & investor landscape
$9.1Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
James Douvikas
Co-Founder · Crownek
Tim Koch
Co-Founder · Crownek
Rick Medlen
Founder & CEO · GarageSkins
George Beechler
CEO · Shelter Products
Grady Mulberry
CEO · Roseburg
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
Soft robotics research is surging — U.S. papers jumped from 4 to 36, driving breakthroughs' field-share from 30% to 51%.
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
◆
Advancements508 · 39%
▼ 51%→31% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Liquid crystal fabrication advancements are rising steadily — papers nearly tripled from 3 to 10 across U.S. institutions.
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
Textile durability is a newly emerging concern — debuting at 6 papers among U.S. advanced materials researchers.
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
- IBM5882
- General Electric4498
- Halliburton Energy Services3870
- Intel3634
- UNIV California3343
- 3M Innovative Properties3296
- Corning3135
- United States Gypsum2666
Common questions
How many Building Materials companies are there in Oregon, United States?
Radar tracks 56 indexable Building Materials companies headquartered in Oregon, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Building Materials companies in Oregon, United States?
The Building Materials companies in Oregon, United States on this list have raised a combined $9.1M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Building Materials company in Oregon, United States?
Softwood Lumber Board is the highest-funded Building Materials company in Oregon, United States, with $3.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Building Materials companies in Oregon, United States are funded?
4 of the 56 Building Materials companies in Oregon, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Building Materials unicorns are there in Oregon, United States?
None of the Building Materials companies in Oregon, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Oregon, United States Building Materials companies?
The most active investors in Oregon, United States Building Materials companies on this list include Doornink Investments, Hudson Pacific Properties, One Equity Partners, USGS, United States Department of Agriculture.
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.