Best Chemicals and Materials Companies in Oregon, United States
The 35 best Chemicals and Materials companies in Oregon, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Inpria.
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.
Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials companies in Oregon
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inpria Provider of photoresists and other thin films | $69M | 79 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2007 | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | 464 patents EUV lithography photoresists using organotin and metal‑oxide chemistries for patterning | — |
| 2 | NexPlanar Produces Chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) pad | $42M | 158 mo ago | Acquired | James LaCasse Ex-CEO & President | 2003 | — | 182 patents Advanced CMP polishing pads for semiconductor wafer planarization | — |
| 3 | Phosio Developer of UV-curable metal oxide inks for display and semiconductor applications 64Funding top 38%Talent top 38%Patents top 40%Innovation top 46% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 40% Innovationtop 46% Globalbottom 46% Funding: Raised $5.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $5M | 5 mo ago | Seed | Omid Sadeghi Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | 12 patents UV-curable metal‑oxide thin‑film precursors for low‑index porous optical coatings | — |
| 4 | Nano3D Systems Provider of electro-chemical for fabrication & metallization | $2M | 138 mo ago | Funding Raised | Val Dubin Founder & CEO | 2008 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+16 | — | — |
| 5 | Liquidwire | $2M | 77 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Efficient-V Manufacturer of efficient engine | $20K | 212 mo ago | Seed | Scott Cook Co-Founder | 2009 | — | 8 patents Autonomous baggage handling systems and motion‑translation mechanisms for logistics equipment | — |
| 7 | Precision Castparts Corp Manufacturer of complex metal components and products for aerospace, power, and industrial markets | — | 116 mo ago | Acquired | Joseph Cox Founder | 1949 | AbsorbVideoJSMUI+8 | — | — |
| 8 | Agcem AGC Electronics America manufactures materials for the semiconductor industry. | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
Top 7 Chemicals and Materials companies in Oregon
#1
Seed · Corvallis, Oregon · founded 2018 · 5 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Developer of UV-curable metal oxide inks for display and semiconductor applications. These inks enable low-temperature deposition of thin films with tunable refractive indices, suitable for various solution-based deposition techniques. Applications include OLED and MicroLED encapsulation, augmented reality devices, and transparent transistors. The company's technology offers a faster and more cost-effective alternative to conventional methods, resulting in improved display brightness, smaller device size, and enhanced image quality. The inks are nanoparticle-free, have low viscosity, and exhibit superior thermal and chemical stability.
- Mar 2026Seed$4.9M
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$276K
#2
Acquired · Corvallis, Oregon · founded 2007 · 39 employees$68.8Mraised▾
Inpria Corporation is a pioneer in extending semiconductor lithography with inorganic photoresists for patterning. Its patented photo-condensed molecular oxides offer users the unique ability to deposit directly from solution- atomically smooth, intrinsically dense, and directly photopatternable metal oxide films, enabling advanced performance with simplified processing. The company spun out of Oregon State University research and has the ability to make the material at its Corvallis Lab.
- Feb 2020Series C$31M
- Jul 2017Series B$23.5M
- Mar 2016Series A—
- Jun 2014Series A$5.4M
#3
Acquired · Hillsboro, Oregon · founded 2003 · 100 employees$41.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of CMP (chemical mechanical planarization) pads using proprietary nano-domain technology for the production of semiconductors and hard drives. The company develops pads used to plane the surface of a semiconductor wafer before laying down the next layer of electrical circuits.
#4
Seed · Beaverton, Oregon · founded 2016 · 20 employees$2.2Mraised▾
- Apr 2020Seed$2.2M
- Aug 2018Seed$50.4K
- Feb 2018Seed—
#5
Funding Raised · Corvallis, Oregon · founded 2008$2.2Mraised▾
Provider of electro-chemical for fabrication & metallization
- Mar 2015Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Feb 2015Grant (prize money)$750K
- Jul 2013Grant (prize money)$150K
#6
Seed · Gladstone, Oregon · founded 2009$20Kraised▾
Manufacturer of efficient engine
- Jan 2009Seed$20K
#7
Acquired · Portland, Oregon · founded 1949 · 33000 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of complex metal components and products for aerospace, power, and industrial markets. It produces investment castings, forgings, and metal products. These include structural castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures, and fasteners for aerospace applications. The company also manufactures extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications. Additionally, it supplies metal alloys and materials to the casting and forging industries. The manufacturing process emphasizes cost reduction and improved performance.
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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.
- Georgia Institute of Technology46
- Purdue University West Lafayette46
- North Carolina State University39
- Northeastern University36
- Texas A&M University34
- Smart material61→108
- Soft robotics4→36
- Morphing8→35
- Nanotechnology19→46
- Elastomer18→41
- Nanotechnology12→29
- Soft robotics2→13
- Fabrication4→12
- Liquid crystal3→10
- 3D printing6→12
- Smart material10→18
- Nanotechnology7→9
- Shape-memory alloy2→4
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.
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.
- IBM5881
- General Electric4493
- Halliburton Energy Services3870
- Intel3631
- UNIV California3335
- 3M Innovative Properties3293
- Corning3129
- United States Gypsum2665
Common questions
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