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Best Building Materials Companies in Tennessee, United States

The 83 best Building Materials companies in Tennessee, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Greenrise Technologies.

83companies tracked
$3.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · BUILDING MATERIALS × TENNESSEE

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
89kcombined LinkedIn audience
43%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Building Materials companies in Tennessee

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Greenrise Technologies
Provider of greenroof and stormwater management services
$2M106 mo agoAcquiredRob Pepper
Founder
2006——1 award
2Kodi Klip
Manufacturer of klips, klipper guns, and application tools
$988K197 mo agoAcquired—2004—46 patents
Rebar and bar connection devices for reinforced concrete construction
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3Eskola
Supplier of waterproofing and roofing materials
—16 mo agoAcquiredJon Eskola
Co-Founder
1972——10 job openings
4LP Building Products
Building & Siding Solutions: Durable, beautiful, and sustainable home building materials
—207 mo agoPublicBrad Southern
CEO
1973JavaThree.jsRaphael+22——
5Alley-Cassetty Companies
Manufacturer and supplier of building materials
—259 mo agoFunding Raised—1879Wix eCommerceWixSentry+16——
6Buckeye Technologies
Manufacturer of of tissue, pulp, paper, and building products
—299 mo agoAcquiredJohn Crowe
CEO
1900—93 patents
Engineered nonwoven fabrics for acoustic insulation, disposable wipes, and functional textiles
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74m carbon fiber
4M Carbon Fiber is deploying its patented and proven low-cost carbon fiber technology.
——Public—2015——1 partnership
8Aeroflex
Manufacturer of insulation products
——UnfundedPawat Vitoorapakorn
Founder & Co-CEO
2003WordPressMySQLPHP+184 patents
Testing systems for wireless communication devices and atmospheric turbulence hazard detection
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Top 4 Building Materials companies in Tennessee

#1
Acquired · Readyville, Tennessee · founded 2006 · 13 employees
$2.4Mraised
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Provider of greenroof and stormwater management services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
Rob PepperFounderKaren DerbeckerCo-CEORay DerbeckerCo-CEO
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGoogle MapsVimeoContact Form 7
#2
Acquired · Lebanon, Tennessee · founded 2004 · 8 employees
$988Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of klips, klipper guns, and application tools

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2010Seed$988K
Investors
Stelac, oldwickinsurance.com, Solidus, Modern Holdings
Tech stack
Progress SitefinityCart FunctionalityWindows ServerYoutubeBootstrapMicrosoft Asp.Net
#3
Acquired · Morristown, Tennessee · founded 1972 · 150 employees
—raised
▾

Supplier of waterproofing and roofing materials

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 10 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +10 · hiring: Commercial Roofing Estimator, Commercial Roofing Service Foreman
Founders & team
Jon EskolaCo-FounderBen EskolaCo-Founder
Investors
Eagle Merchant Partners, Encina Capital Partners
#4
Public · Nashville, Tennessee · founded 1973
—raised
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Building & Siding Solutions: Durable, beautiful, and sustainable home building materials. The company provides innovative siding and structural solutions designed to protect homes with curb appeal, durable performance, and long-term peace of mind. It offers a wide range of products, including siding & trim, sheathing & subflooring, and shed solutions. The company supports both homeowners and professionals with project resources such as product literature, blogs, case studies, rebates, and training programs. It focuses on providing energy-efficient solutions and connecting customers with certified contractors for expert installation. The company is committed to building a better world through sustainable practices and community involvement. The business model is B2B and B2C, offering multiple products and services in the building materials industry.

Founders & team
Brad SouthernCEO

Funding & investor landscape

$3.4Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
2disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Blue Point Capital Partners1 rounds
Dalfort Capital1 rounds
Eagle Merchant Partners1 rounds
Encina Capital Partners1 rounds
Hud Exchange1 rounds
Modern Holdings1 rounds
Moody's1 rounds
ORIX1 rounds
Solidus1 rounds
Stelac1 rounds

Notable founders

Rob Pepper
Founder · Greenrise Technologies
Karen Derbecker
Co-CEO · Greenrise Technologies
Jon Eskola
Co-Founder · Eskola
Ben Eskola
Co-Founder · Eskola
Brad Southern
CEO · LP Building Products
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
◆ 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
Hot · HysteresisAdvancing · Smart materialOpportunity · Modular designConcern · Nanotechnology
Atlanta47 · +0.63
Hot · 3D printingAdvancing · Energy harvestingOpportunity · Biomimetics
Los Angeles34 · +0.64
Hot · FabricationAdvancing · SMA*Opportunity · Shape-memory polymer
Philadelphia32 · +0.57
Hot · Magnetic fieldAdvancing · MagnetostrictionOpportunity · MorphingConcern · Smart material
SF Bay Area31 · +0.59
Hot · Smart materialAdvancing · FabricationOpportunity · Wearable computer
Pittsburgh30 · +0.64
Hot · RobotAdvancing · MorphingOpportunity · Soft materials
Chicago27 · +0.66
Hot · Liquid crystalAdvancing · BiomimeticsOpportunity · Auxetics
New York24 · +0.55
Hot · NanotechnologyAdvancing · ActuatorOpportunity · Flexibility (engineering)
Ann Arbor19 · +0.74
Hot · Composite materialAdvancing · Control reconfigurationOpportunity · Soft robotics
San Diego14 · +0.62
Hot · Smart materialAdvancing · Composite numberOpportunity · Nanotechnology
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 Tennessee, United States?
Radar tracks 83 indexable Building Materials companies headquartered in Tennessee, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Building Materials companies in Tennessee, United States?
The Building Materials companies in Tennessee, United States on this list have raised a combined $3.4M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Building Materials company in Tennessee, United States?
Greenrise Technologies is the highest-funded Building Materials company in Tennessee, United States, with $2.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Building Materials companies in Tennessee, United States are funded?
2 of the 83 Building Materials companies in Tennessee, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Building Materials unicorns are there in Tennessee, United States?
None of the Building Materials companies in Tennessee, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Tennessee, United States Building Materials companies?
The most active investors in Tennessee, United States Building Materials companies on this list include Blue Point Capital Partners, Dalfort Capital, Eagle Merchant Partners, Encina Capital Partners, Hud Exchange.
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