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Best Chemicals and Materials Companies in Arizona, United States

The 46 best Chemicals and Materials companies in Arizona, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: MicroBlend.

46companies tracked
$17.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS × ARIZONA

Our analysis of 50 Chemicals and Materials companies

$3.9b in tracked funding; 74% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
74%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2016median founding year
41median Fliar Index™

Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials companies in Arizona

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1MicroBlend
Manufacturer of paints
$9M141 mo agoDeadpooled—1998—28 patents
Automated paint formulation, mobile dispensing, and remote paint production systems
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2Cactus Materials
Semiconductor fabrication company specializing in imaging chips and AI hardware chips
$5M30 mo agoSeed—2016WordPressMySQLPHP+11—1 job opening
3Purity ReSource
Provider of closed loop systems for extending the chemical life-times in the semiconductor manufacturing…
48Funding top 41%Talent top 45%Global bottom 25%
All 3 signals ▾
Fundingtop 41%
Talenttop 45%
Globalbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $1.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$2M4 mo agoSeries ADan Alvarez
Founder and CEO
2021———
4Flora Surfaces
Provider of high performance smart sustainable materials with a focus on antimicrobial coatings
13Funding top 44%Talent top 45%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 16%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingtop 44%
Talenttop 45%
Globalbottom 29%
Marketbottom 16%
Funding: Raised $1.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100
$1M3 mo agoSeedAtul Tiwari
CEO
2014———
5Norcon Technologies
Manufacturer of polymer-based infrared (IR) optical components
$562K74 mo agoFunding RaisedRobert Norwood
CTO and Co-founder
2017———
6EnKoat
Manufacturer of paints and coatings
$250K74 mo agoFunding RaisedAashay Arora
Co-Founder and CTO
2018WordPressBetterDocsMySQL+29——
7Polymer Chemistry Innovations
Polymer Chemistry Innovations manufactures and supplies polymers, monomers, and polymer binders.
$250K194 mo agoFunding Raised—1990———
8altor solutions
ALTOR Solutions helps to design and produce superior products that help to solve needs for Packaging…
——Private—1957WordPressMySQLPHP+2530 patents
Designs for single‑shot firearms and electro‑thermal power conversion systems
1 partnership · 1 expansion

Top 7 Chemicals and Materials companies in Arizona

#1
Seed · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2014 · 9 employees
$1.4Mraised
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Flora Surfaces is an innovation-driven company that develops and manufactures high-performance smart sustainable materials for architectural surfaces and automotive coatings. Their product, INVESIL, is an antimicrobial coating that has been globally patented and is currently undergoing investigation at the Army Research Lab.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 13how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%
Talent
top 45%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 16%
Funding: Raised $1.4M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 14.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Seed$100K
  • Sep 2025Seed$165K
  • Apr 2025Seed—
  • Aug 2018Grant (prize money)$874.2K
Founders & team
Atul TiwariCEOAnupama ChaturvediCEO
Investors
America’s Seed Fund, Capital Q Ventures
#2
Series A · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2021
$1.7Mraised
▾

Purity ReSource is a company in the semiconductor manufacturing industry that focuses on sustainability. They provide cost-saving circular technology and technical services to recover chemicals used in high-tech manufacturing.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 41%
Talent
top 45%
Global
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $1.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Audience (LinkedIn): 257 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A$1M
  • Feb 2025Seed$221.7K
  • Jan 2025Seed$441.4K
Founders & team
Dan AlvarezFounder and CEOHeba GibaniCo-Founder
#3
Seed · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2016 · 18 employees
$4.5Mraised
▾

Cactus Materials is an innovative technology company specializing in semiconductor fabrication, space applications, and nano-materials. They focus on developing state-of-the-art solutions in ceramic materials and precision engineering.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 934 LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Power Electronics Application Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Seed$3.7M
  • Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$200K
  • Jun 2023Seed$800K
  • Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$1.3M
Investors
OSTI
Tech stack
Automatic.CssBricksGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHostingerHttp/3
#4
Deadpooled · Gilbert, Arizona · founded 1998 · 23 employees
$8.6Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of automated paint machines intended to produce architectural paint products at the retailer point-of-sale. The company's technology utilizes a patented, point-of-sale process that integrates the color tinting process simultaneously with paint dispensing to provide paint on-demand based on the consumer's specific requirements.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2014Series A$8.6M
Investors
Airdrie Partners
#5
Funding Raised · Tucson, Arizona · founded 2017
$561.7Kraised
▾

Developer of advanced optics designed for 3D depth imaging. The company's technology improves performance in fields such as imaging, sensing, spectroscopy, night vision, and high-speed communications, enabling clients to work in the field of optical communications, and infrared services for increasing densities and lowering costs of cloud computing hardware.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$280.9K
  • Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$280.9K
Founders & team
Robert NorwoodCTO and Co-founderJay LiebowitzChief Executive Officer
Investors
America’s Seed Fund, National Science Foundation
#6
Funding Raised · Casa Grande, Arizona · founded 2018 · 4 employees
$250Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of paints and coatings

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$250K
Founders & team
Aashay AroraCo-Founder and CTOMatthew AguayoCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
National Science Foundation, Joules Accelerator, Innovation Incubator, J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, America’s Seed Fund, InvestU
Tech stack
BluehostFramer SitesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle MapsGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#7
Funding Raised · Tucson, Arizona · founded 1990 · 32 employees
$249.7Kraised
▾

Polymer Chemistry Innovations offers novel monomers and polymers that are competitively priced and provide customers with specific, targeted advantages. We offer a range of samples if you would like to try before you buy.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2010Grant (prize money)$149.9K
  • Oct 2007Grant (prize money)$99.7K
Investors
National Science Foundation

Funding & investor landscape

$17.2Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
20disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
America’s Seed Fund3 rounds
National Science Foundation3 rounds
J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute2 rounds
Airdrie Partners1 rounds
Capital Q Ventures1 rounds
Innovation Incubator1 rounds
InvestU1 rounds
Joules Accelerator1 rounds
OSTI1 rounds
Pioneer Fund1 rounds

Notable founders

Atul Tiwari
CEO · Flora Surfaces
Anupama Chaturvedi
CEO · Flora Surfaces
Dan Alvarez
Founder and CEO · Purity ReSource
Heba Gibani
Co-Founder · Purity ReSource
Robert Norwood
CTO and Co-founder · Norcon Technologies
Jay Liebowitz
Chief Executive Officer · Norcon Technologies
Aashay Arora
Co-Founder and CTO · EnKoat
Matthew Aguayo
Co-Founder & CEO · EnKoat
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 774,205 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Chemicals and Materials coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH FROM Arizona · institutions

What Arizona researches in advanced materials

18 papersstance +0.7062% breakthrough0% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Advanced Materials and MechanicsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMicro and Nano RoboticsLiquid Crystal Research Advancements2D Materials and ApplicationsMXene and MAX Phase Materials
top institutions
  • Arizona State University15
  • University of Arizona2
  • Northern Arizona University2

Common questions

How many Chemicals and Materials companies are there in Arizona, United States?
Radar tracks 46 indexable Chemicals and Materials companies headquartered in Arizona, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Chemicals and Materials companies in Arizona, United States?
The Chemicals and Materials companies in Arizona, United States on this list have raised a combined $17.2M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Chemicals and Materials company in Arizona, United States?
MicroBlend is the highest-funded Chemicals and Materials company in Arizona, United States, with $8.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Chemicals and Materials companies in Arizona, United States are funded?
7 of the 46 Chemicals and Materials companies in Arizona, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Chemicals and Materials unicorns are there in Arizona, United States?
None of the Chemicals and Materials companies in Arizona, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Arizona, United States Chemicals and Materials companies?
The most active investors in Arizona, United States Chemicals and Materials companies on this list include America’s Seed Fund, National Science Foundation, J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute, Airdrie Partners, Capital Q Ventures.
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