Best Chemicals and Materials Companies in Singapore
The 83 best Chemicals and Materials companies in Singapore in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: NTX.
Our analysis of 234 Chemicals and Materials companies
$21.9b in tracked funding; 57% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials companies in Singapore
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NTX Manufacturer of industrial fibers | $200M | 46 mo ago | Series C | — | 2000 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+25 | — |
| 2 | Chitose Bio Evolution Developer of biotechnology-based solutions for sustainable agriculture and industrial applications. | $28M | 15 mo ago | Series A | Tomohiro Fujita CEO | 2011 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+19 | — |
| 3 | Gush Supplier of interior wall paints and decorative coatings | $6M | 67 mo ago | Seed | — | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyPageFly+40 | — |
| 4 | Nanolumi Developer of luminescent materials | $1M | 83 mo ago | Seed | Jax Lee Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 1 partnership |
| 5 | WWRC Distributor of chemical materials for various industries | — | 21 mo ago | Acquired | Teoh Chai CEO | 1980 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — |
| 6 | Aluminium Offshore Design and production of aluminium alloy structures | — | 180 mo ago | Late Stage | Neelesh Uppal CEO & MD | 1986 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 7 | Polygel Industries Chemical company specializing in high-quality polymers, speciality chemicals, and additives for everyday… | — | 209 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1997 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — |
| 8 | A.I.M. Chemical Industries Manufacturer of specialty chemicals | — | — | Unfunded | Chang Wah CEO & MD | 1976 | — | — |
Top 7 Chemicals and Materials companies in Singapore
#1
Series A · Singapore, Singapore · founded 2011$28Mraised▾
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- Mar 2025Series A$49M
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$6.4M
- Sep 2023Series A$21M
- Jul 2023Series A$7M
#2
Series C · Singapore, Singapore · founded 2000 · 110 employees$200Mraised▾
Manufacturer of industrial fibers
#3
Seed · Singapore, Singapore · founded 2017 · 26 employees$5.6Mraised▾
Supplier of interior wall paints and decorative coatings
- Oct 2020Seed$3.4M
- Jul 2019Seed$2.2M
#4
Seed · Singapore, Singapore · founded 2018 · 17 employees$1Mraised▾
Developer of luminescent materials. It offers green perovskite color enhancement film, delivering professional-grade colors, high dynamic range brightness, power efficiency, and wide color gamut performance. The company combines cutting-edge chemistry and optics for advanced imaging, display technologies, and product security applications.
- Jul 2019Seed$1M
#5
Acquired · Singapore, Singapore · founded 1980—raised▾
Distributor of chemical materials for various industries
#6
Late Stage · Singapore, Singapore · founded 1986—raised▾
Provider of offshore aluminum structures intended for the energy and infrastructure sectors. The company engages in the designing and production of aluminum alloy structures including helideck equipment, modular living quarters, mud mats as well as handrail and walkway systems, offering complete design, supply and assembly services to its clients.
#7
Late Stage · Singapore, Singapore · founded 1997 · 109 employees—raised▾
Polygel Global is a global company specializing in catalysts, additives, and specialty chemicals. They offer a range of products such as organic titanates, high-density polyethylenes, and plastic fillers used in consumer goods and industrial applications. With a focus on quality and innovation, Polygel Global continues to meet the needs of the footwear, leather, and coatings industries.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
How research on Advanced Materials is moving in Singapore
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 188 Singapore-affiliated papers.
- Nanyang Technological University73
- National University of Singapore50
- Ministry of Education37
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research14
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering13
- Smart material3→27
- Nanotechnology3→13
- Self-healing hydrogels2→9
- Polymer2→6
- Shape-memory alloy4→8
- Smart material4→12
- Nanotechnology3
- Smart material2
- Biomimetic materials2
- Multiscale modeling2
- Self-healing hydrogels1
Where advanced materials is researched across Singapore
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.
Common questions
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