Radar · Chemicals and Materials in Missouri
Best Chemicals and Materials Companies in Missouri, United States
The 58 best Chemicals and Materials companies in Missouri, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Tnemec.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
58companies tracked
$8.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS × MISSOURI
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™
70kcombined LinkedIn audience
38%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials companies in Missouri
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tnemec Manufacturer of architectural and industrial coatings 42Funding top 39%Tech top 44%Market bottom 48%Growth bottom 47% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Techtop 44% Marketbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Patentsbottom 46% Globalbottom 46% Innovationbottom 32% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $8.1M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 21 yrs (0.9/yr) Tech: 17 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $8M | 13 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1996 | WagtailPythonUbuntu+14 | 16 patents Waterborne epoxy and zinc-rich protective coatings for corrosion-resistant surfaces. | — |
| 2 | Cotton Cuts Retailer of fabrics, threads, patterns, notions, and quilting project kits | — | 128 mo ago | Seed | — | 2013 | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityBigCommerce+28 | — | — |
| 3 | ABLE Manufacturer & supplier of metal and composite fiberglass fabricator | — | — | Acquired | — | 1954 | — | — | — |
| 4 | accella performance materials Accella Performance Materials is a group of chemical and material companies that combine the best of its… | — | — | Acquired | — | 1973 | — | — | — |
| 5 | aeroform Aeroform is a manufacturer of custom and original equipment manufacturer composite products. | — | — | Private | — | 1969 | — | — | — |
| 6 | american piping products American Piping Products, a provider of of steel pipe, fittings and valves. | — | — | Private | — | 1994 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 7 | american radiolabeled chemicals American Radiolabeled Chemicals is a suppliers of high quality radiolabeled and unlabeled chemicals in the… | — | — | Private | — | 1983 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Arch Enterprises, Inc Provider of precious metals | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1997 | ZURB FoundationApache HTTP ServerPhotoSwipe+9 | — | — |
Top 2 Chemicals and Materials companies in Missouri
#1
Early Stage · Kansas City, Missouri · founded 1996 · 264 employees$8.1Mraised▾
Early Stage · Kansas City, Missouri · founded 1996 · 264 employees
Manufacturer of architectural and industrial coatings
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%Tech
top 44%Market
bottom 48%Growth
bottom 47%Patents
bottom 46%Global
bottom 46%Funding: Raised $8.1M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 21 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Unattributed (Jun 2025)
Tech: 17 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Market: 264 employees (top 41% of Chemicals and Materials) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers — 12.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Unattributed$871.1K
- Jun 2024Unattributed$794.4K
- Jun 2022Unattributed$278.7K
- Jun 2021Unattributed$564.1K
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookie InformationDjangoGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#2
Seed · Chesterfield, Missouri · founded 2013 · 2 employees—raised▾
Seed · Chesterfield, Missouri · founded 2013 · 2 employees
Retailer of fabrics, threads, patterns, notions, and quilting project kits. The company provides precut fabrics, fabric by the yard, bolt ends, and remnants. It offers various quilting project kits, including mystery quilts and holiday-themed projects. The retailer also sells sewing supplies, such as rulers, needles, buttons, and books. Memberships are available.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2015Seed—
Investors
500 Global
Tech stack
BigcommerceCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
Funding & investor landscape
$8.1Mtotal disclosed funding
1companies funded
19disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
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 Missouri · institutions
What Missouri researches in advanced materials
Missouri's institutions, led by Missouri S&T and University of Missouri, predominantly advance sensor and energy-harvesting materials research with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.42).
14 papersstance +0.4217% breakthrough17% concern
local research themes
Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsDielectric materials and actuatorsPhotonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Materials and Mechanics
top institutions
- Missouri University of Science and Technology9
- University of Missouri5
Common questions
How many Chemicals and Materials companies are there in Missouri, United States?
Radar tracks 58 indexable Chemicals and Materials companies headquartered in Missouri, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Chemicals and Materials companies in Missouri, United States?
The Chemicals and Materials companies in Missouri, United States on this list have raised a combined $8.1M in disclosed equity funding across 1 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Chemicals and Materials company in Missouri, United States?
Tnemec is the highest-funded Chemicals and Materials company in Missouri, United States, with $8.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Chemicals and Materials companies in Missouri, United States are funded?
1 of the 58 Chemicals and Materials companies in Missouri, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Chemicals and Materials unicorns are there in Missouri, United States?
None of the Chemicals and Materials companies in Missouri, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Missouri, United States Chemicals and Materials companies?
The most active investors in Missouri, United States Chemicals and Materials companies on this list include 500 Global, Altus Capital Partners, Centerfield Capital Partners, FB Investors, Greyrock Capital Group.
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.