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Best Chemicals and Materials Companies in Oklahoma, United States

The 41 best Chemicals and Materials companies in Oklahoma, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Wolverine Industries.

41companies tracked
$55.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS × OKLAHOMA

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™
138kcombined LinkedIn audience
90%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials companies in Oklahoma

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Wolverine Industries
Integrated aluminum solutions provider specializing in extrusion, fabrication, and welding
$50M234 mo agoSeries C—1916WordPressMySQLPHP+13—
2Westwin Elements
Provider of cobalt refinery process and supply chain services
32Tech top 44%News top 44%Growth top 45%Funding top 48%
All 7 signals ▾
Techtop 44%
Newstop 44%
Growthtop 45%
Fundingtop 48%
Partnersbottom 35%
Marketbottom 26%
Globalbottom 25%
Tech: 17 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Announcements, Contracts
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$4M15 mo agoSeries A—2022WixSentryApple iCloud Mail+14—
3SUNBURST ROYALTY
Provider of mineral investor services
$1M124 mo agoSeedGreg Winneke
CEO & Owner
2016——
4DuraCoatings
Manufacturer of industrial coating solutions and metal protection sprays
—152 mo agoLate StageDwayne Clarke
Co-CEO
1974WordPressMySQLPHP+11—
5Ace Alloys
Manufacturer of metals and alloys
——UnfundedBrandon Gerhart
Co-Founder
2018——
6acg materials
ACG Materials mines and produces rock and minerals for construction.
——Acquired—1955——
7Advance Research Chemicals
Manufacturer of acetates, carbonate, fluorides, oxides, chlorides, and nitrates
——Acquired—1987——
8anchor paint
Anchor Paint manufactures a full array of industrial, architectural, and specialty paints and distribute them…
——Private—1962WordPressMySQLPHP+231 partnership

Top 4 Chemicals and Materials companies in Oklahoma

#1
Series A · Bartlesville, Oklahoma · founded 2022 · 11 employees
$4.2Mraised
▾

Provider of cobalt refinery process and supply chain services

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 44%
News
top 44%
Growth
top 45%
Funding
top 48%
Partners
bottom 35%
Market
bottom 26%
Tech: 17 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Sentry
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Announcements, Contracts
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Homeland Nickel (TSX-V: SHL) (OTCQB:SRCGF)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series A$5.4M
  • Feb 2023Series A$4.2M
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud Cdn
#2
Series C · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · founded 1916 · 164 employees
$50Mraised
▾

Integrated aluminum solutions provider specializing in extrusion, fabrication, and welding. The company delivers comprehensive aluminum solutions, offering extrusion, custom fabrication, and friction stir welding. Services encompass precision machining, design support, and manufacturing for diverse industries including aerospace, architecture, marine, and transportation. They provide a complete value chain of high-quality products, focusing on continual improvement and customer satisfaction. Their expertise extends to advanced thermal management solutions, complex extrusions, and large-scale value-add services. They are ISO certified, ensuring quality management. They cater to specific requirements with industry-leading delivery, offering a diverse range of fabrication services.

Investors
Preceptor Capital, Core-Network
Tech stack
DiviFormidable FormGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiJqueryJquery Migrate
#3
Seed · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · founded 2016
$1Mraised
▾

Provider of mineral investor services

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2016Seed$1M
Founders & team
Greg WinnekeCEO & Owner
#4
Late Stage · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · founded 1974 · 29 employees
—raised
▾

Manufacturer of industrial coating solutions and metal protection sprays. It is a manufacturer of industrial coatings that include industrial hard chrome, industrial nickel, and thermal spray technologies. It also repairs and overhauls landing gear components for both commercial and private aircraft, as well as coating services for downhole equipment, mud motor rotors, and other oil and gas goods.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 985 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Machine Shop Technician
Founders & team
Dwayne ClarkeCo-CEODennis GlascoPresident/CEO
Investors
Rock Hill Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$55.2Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
3disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Argonaut Private Equity1 rounds
Core-Network1 rounds
Dalfort Capital1 rounds
First Capital Partners1 rounds
Preceptor Capital1 rounds
Rock Hill Capital1 rounds
SK Capital1 rounds
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 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 Chemicals and Materials companies are there in Oklahoma, United States?
Radar tracks 41 indexable Chemicals and Materials companies headquartered in Oklahoma, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Chemicals and Materials companies in Oklahoma, United States?
The Chemicals and Materials companies in Oklahoma, United States on this list have raised a combined $55.2M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Chemicals and Materials company in Oklahoma, United States?
Wolverine Industries is the highest-funded Chemicals and Materials company in Oklahoma, United States, with $50M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Chemicals and Materials companies in Oklahoma, United States are funded?
3 of the 41 Chemicals and Materials companies in Oklahoma, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Chemicals and Materials unicorns are there in Oklahoma, United States?
None of the Chemicals and Materials companies in Oklahoma, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Oklahoma, United States Chemicals and Materials companies?
The most active investors in Oklahoma, United States Chemicals and Materials companies on this list include Argonaut Private Equity, Core-Network, Dalfort Capital, First Capital Partners, Preceptor Capital.
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