Best Chemicals and Materials Companies in Colorado, United States
The 53 best Chemicals and Materials companies in Colorado, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Innospec.
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$3.9b in tracked funding; 74% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials companies in Colorado
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innospec Manufacturer of chemicals for agricultural, fuel, construction, and other industries | $250M | 81 mo ago | Public | Patrick Williams CEO | 1938 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | 55 patents Formulates surfactant-based personal care products, especially hair and skin cleansing compositions. | 1 award |
| 2 | ZettaCore Nanotechnology based materials for semiconductor applications | $44M | 201 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 1999 | — | 59 patents Surface functionalization of metal/oxide substrates for electronic and photonic device integration | — |
| 3 | Composite Technology Development Developer of advanced composite materials and systems | $36M | 60 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1988 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Cascadebio Developer of cell-free biocatalysts for enzyme stabilization and performance enhancement 65Funding top 33%Talent top 45%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $8.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $9M | 10 mo ago | Seed | James Weltz Cofounder & CSO | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 5 | New Iridium Manufacturer of phenoxazine and dihydrophenazine 24Talent top 28%Funding top 39%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 19% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 19% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $6.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 6 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $6M | 13 mo ago | Seed | Garrett Miyake Co-Founder & CTO | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 6 | RockyTech Company that focuses on developing plastic and composite materials for various applications | $5M | 36 mo ago | Funding Raised | Yinghua Jin Co-Founder & CEO | 2019 | — | 13 patents Advanced polymer formulations, compatibilizers, and recycling for additive manufacturing and pressure-sensing prosthetics. | — |
| 7 | Renegade Plastics Supplier of low carbon coated fabrics | $3M | 19 mo ago | Seed | Curran Hughes President and Cofounder | 2021 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+32 | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 8 | Lithos Technology Developer of technology for sustainable lithium production from brine resources | $1M | 14 mo ago | Public | Scott Taylor CEO & President | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Good Earth Minerals Supplier of calcium sulfate products | $1M | 29 mo ago | Seed | Janice Jones CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Insula Manufacturer of superinsulation materials | $752K | 60 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Fischer-Watt Gold Company Provider of uranium exploration services | $667K | 166 mo ago | Deadpooled | Peter Bojtos CEO & President | 1986 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Chemicals and Materials companies in Colorado
#1
Seed · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2022$8.9Mraised▾
Developer of cell-free biocatalysts for enzyme stabilization and performance enhancement. The biocatalysts are designed to improve enzyme performance and enable longer-lasting, more versatile applications. Enzymes are stabilized on silica beads for integration into existing processes. The company focuses on providing biocatalysts for various industries.
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$3.2M
- Aug 2025Seed$2.8M
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$274.9K
- Aug 2023Seed$2.6M
#2
Seed · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2016 · 11 employees$6.1Mraised▾
Manufacturer of phenoxazine and dihydrophenazine
- Jun 2025Seed$2.6M
- Jul 2024Grant (prize money)$200K
- Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$1M
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$256K
#3
Public · Denver, Colorado · founded 2022$1.4Mraised▾
Developer of technology for sustainable lithium production from brine resources. The technology utilizes an electro-pressure membrane process to recover and concentrate lithium chloride from aqueous sources. This modular technology is adaptable and scalable to meet diverse operational demands. The company is focused on processing continental brines from strategic resource owners.
- Apr 2025Post IPO$77.4K
- Apr 2024Post IPO$149.6K
- Feb 2024Post IPO$1.1M
#4
Seed · Golden, Colorado · founded 2021 · 5 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Supplier of low carbon coated fabrics
- Nov 2024Seed$2M
- May 2024Conventional Debt$550K
- Aug 2023Seed$45K
- Feb 2022Seed$160K
#5
Public · Englewood, Colorado · founded 1938$250Mraised▾
Manufacturer of chemicals for agricultural, fuel, construction, and other industries
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt$250M
#6
Funding Raised · Lafayette, Colorado · founded 1988 · 11 employees$36.5Mraised▾
Developer of advanced composite materials and systems for demanding environments. It develops and manufactures composite materials with high temperature, strain, and thermal resistance properties, suitable for cryogenic and high-temperature applications. The company also offers design, prototyping, and fabrication services, along with extensive testing capabilities to validate materials and components. Its expertise extends to novel product development leveraging the unique characteristics of composites, resulting in solutions for diverse industries. A significant intellectual property portfolio supports its commercialization efforts.
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$200K
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$200K
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$599.9K
- Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$1.1M
#7
Funding Raised · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2019$5.1Mraised▾
RockyTech is a technology company that specializes in developing innovative solutions to promote the circular economy and reduce plastic waste. The company has developed a polyolefin compatibilization technology that enables the upcycling of plastic waste, converting it into high-quality materials for reuse. With a focus on sustainability, RockyTech aims to transform the lifecycle of plastics and reduce the environmental impact of the plastics industry.
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$3.8M
#8
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2009$1.2Mraised▾
Supplier of calcium sulfate products
- Feb 2024Conventional Debt$50K
- Aug 2022Conventional Debt$605K
- Jul 2011Seed$1.2M
#9
Deadpooled · Englewood, Colorado · founded 1999 · 10 employees$44Mraised▾
Zettacore was an advanced materials company focussed on molecular memory applications. Their process used specially designed molecules that could store and utilize much more data than typical semiconductors. They planned to develop molecular memory as a better alternative to embedded DRAM. The company gathered lot of funding from marque names in the VC industry but was closed down around 2011 as the technology could not be commercialized successfully.
- Sep 2009Grant (prize money)$1.9M
- May 2009Series C$21M
- Sep 2008Grant (prize money)$1.9M
- Jan 2004Series B$17.5M
#10
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2020 · 10 employees$752Kraised▾
Manufacturer of superinsulation materials
- Jul 2021Seed$752K
#11
Deadpooled · Lakewood, Colorado · founded 1986$666.6Kraised▾
Provider of uranium exploration services
- Sep 2012Post IPO$300K
- Apr 2010Post IPO$366.6K
#12
Deadpooled · Colorado Springs, Colorado · founded 2008—raised▾
Provider of steel linepipe cladding, welding, corrosion and wear resistance services
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- University of Colorado Boulder27
- University of Colorado Denver5
- University of Colorado System3
- Colorado State University2
- Colorado School of Mines2
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