Best Chemicals and Materials Tech Companies in Houston, United States
The 36 best Chemicals and Materials Tech companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Solugen.
Our analysis of 50 Chemicals and Materials Tech companies
$4.4b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Chemicals and Materials Tech companies in Houston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solugen 🦄 Developer of industrial solutions for oil and gas, fuels, and defense | $637M | 46 mo ago | Series D | Sean Hunt Co-Founder & CTO | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | 210 patents Bio-based chemical production and oxidation processes for sustainable industrial chemicals | — |
| 2 | Syzygy Plasmonics Developer of technology for sustainable aviation fuel, methanol, syngas, and hydrogen | $116M | 35 mo ago | Series C | Peter Nordlander Co-Founder | 2018 | — | 99 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 3 | Pallidus Innovating silicon carbide wafer technology for next-generation power electronics applications | $95M | 33 mo ago | Series B | — | 2015 | — | 90 patents High-purity polymer-derived silicon carbide materials, powders, boules, and deposition processes | — |
| 4 | NanoTech Materials Provider of roof coating, fireproofing, insulation, and custom formulation 48Tech top 26%Funding top 35%Talent top 38%News top 40% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 26% Fundingtop 35% Talenttop 38% Newstop 40% Growthtop 45% Producttop 46% Innovationbottom 46% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 32% Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $43.7M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $44M | 5 mo ago | Series A | Hani Taan Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder | 2019 | Node.jsNextAuth.jsTailwind CSS+21 | — | — |
| 5 | Mstack AI Developer of AI platform for chemical synthesis and manufacturing solutions | $40M | 23 mo ago | Series A | Shreyans Chopra Founder & CEO | 2022 | Tailwind CSSAmazon Web ServicesGoogle Workspace+5 | — | — |
| 6 | Inovues Provider of non-intrusive glazing retrofit systems | $4M | 46 mo ago | Seed | Anas Kassas Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | 22 patents Retrofit breathable window glazing systems for energy-efficient building envelopes | — |
| 7 | DexMat Manufacturer of advanced carbon material for aerospace, automotive, and energy industries 32Growth top 35%Funding top 41%News top 45%Moat top 48% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 41% Newstop 45% Moattop 48% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 21% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $3.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 3 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $3M | 10 mo ago | Seed | Bryan Hassin CEO | 2015 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+28 | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 8 | Rheom Materials Developer of bio-based polymers derived from plant-based matter for sustainable solutions | $2M | 47 mo ago | Seed | Zimri Hinshaw Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 9 | AquaNRG Provider of data analytics and digital screening tools for subsurface energy | $1M | 91 mo ago | Funding Raised | Babak Shafei Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Elemental Coatings Manufacturer of anti-icing coatings | $350K | 75 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | — | 7 patents Polyurethane anti-icing surface coatings for ice shedding applications | — |
| 11 | Uniphage Developer of bacteriophage crop biological solutions using AI | $276K | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | Sofia Sigal-Passeck Co-Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 12 | New AERO Technology Domain registration, web hosting, and website creation services | $150K | 99 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jacob Jin CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Chemicals and Materials Tech companies in Houston
#1
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2019$43.7Mraised▾
Provider of roof coating, fireproofing, insulation, and custom formulation
- Apr 2026Series A$29.4M
- Jul 2023Series A$9.3M
- Dec 2020Seed$5M
#2
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 4 employees$3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of advanced carbon material for aerospace, automotive, and energy industries. The material delivers conductivity combined with strength, light weight, and flexibility. It is engineered for industrial-scale applications. The company offers fiber tow, twisted yarn, braided yarn, fabric, and film products.
- Oct 2025Seed$9.2M
- Jun 2025Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Mar 2023Seed$3M
#3
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2022$40Mraised▾
Developer of AI platform for chemical synthesis and manufacturing solutions. The platform unifies chemical lifecycle stages, including IP analysis, synthesis design, lab optimization, and commercial cost modeling. It offers modules for literature intelligence, synthesis intelligence, experimentation assistance, and real-time cost modeling. The platform aims to accelerate research and development workflows.
- Oct 2024Series A$40M
- Oct 2024Conventional Debt—
- 2022Seed—
#4
Solugen 🦄Series D · Houston, Texas · founded 2016 · 99 employees$636.9Mraised▾
Developer of industrial solutions for oil and gas, fuels, and defense. The company’s platform technology offers efficient processes and sustainable feedstocks. It provides solutions for water treatment, cleaning, agriculture, concrete, and personal care. The company utilizes engineered enzymes and metal catalysts in its manufacturing processes.
- Nov 2022Series D$200M
- Sep 2021Series C$357M
- Jul 2020Series B$30.1M
- May 2019Series B$32M
#5
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 50 employees$94.6Mraised▾
Innovating silicon carbide wafer technology for next-generation power electronics applications. This company is transforming the cost-quality paradigm for SiC wafers. With a pioneering technology platform and extensive IP portfolio, they offer a premier silicon carbide solution for power semiconductor and other markets. They focus on growing silicon carbide crystals and making premium SiC epitaxy-ready wafers. Their silicon carbide technology is fueling next-generation applications in transportation, telecom, green energy, and smart grid. They provide high-performance wafers and are committed to rapid expansion and a superb team. They are a technology company in the B2B sector.
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt$30.1M
- Dec 2022Series B$74.1M
- Jul 2020Series A$2M
- May 2019Series A$6.5M
#6
Series C · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 101 employees$115.5Mraised▾
Developer of technology for sustainable aviation fuel, methanol, syngas, and hydrogen. The company's technology uses light-powered reactors to replace traditional, high-emission processes. It offers technology to scale clean fuel production and meet sustainability targets. The technology catalyzes various feedstock sources that contain methane and CO2 into syngas for clean fuels.
#7
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2017 · 11 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Provider of non-intrusive glazing retrofit systems
- Nov 2022Seed—
- Dec 2021Seed$2.8M
- Mar 2021Seed$875K
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$25K
#8
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2020$1.9Mraised▾
Developer of bio-based polymers derived from plant-based matter for sustainable solutions. It provides users with a platform focusing on sustainable material alternatives, pioneering the use of bio-based polymers derived from plant-based matter. They collaborate with suppliers, manufacturers, and brand partners to bring bio-based materials into the mainstream.
- Sep 2022Seed$1.1M
- Oct 2021Seed$550K
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt$250K
- Oct 2020Seed$50K
#9
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2017$1.4Mraised▾
Provider of data analytics and digital screening tools for subsurface energy. It provides solutions for screening, diagnostic, and predictive models built on coupled geochemistry, microbiology, and physics principles by AI and computing in the cloud.
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$225K
- Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$1.1M
#10
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2020$276Kraised▾
Developer of bacteriophage crop biological solutions using AI. It developed a technology that allows faster development of bacteriophage-based solutions and It leverages AI to select bacterial and fungal viruses to eliminate pathogens using only the genomic information of pathogens.
- Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$276K
#11
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 5 employees$350Kraised▾
Manufacturer of anti-icing coatings. It develops a solvent-based coating that makes the surface ice repellant. It comes in silicon rubber and polyurethane formulations. It is also resistant to ultraviolet rays, chemicals, and extreme weather conditions. It prevents ice accumulation on multiple types of surfaces, including metal, wood, glass, concrete, and plastic. It has applications in the aerospace, energy, transportation, marine, and consumer sectors.
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)—
- 2019Grant (prize money)$75K
- 2019Grant (prize money)$45K
- 2019Seed$350K
#12
Funding Raised · Houston, Texas · founded 2017$150Kraised▾
Domain registration, web hosting, and website creation services. They provide a platform for individuals and businesses to establish their online presence. Services include domain name registration with a domain check feature, allowing users to find and secure their desired web address. Web hosting packages cater to various needs, from simple homepages to complex e-commerce platforms and enterprise solutions. A user-friendly homepage builder enables the creation of professional websites without coding knowledge, offering customizable design templates. Security is prioritized, offering SSL certificates for data encryption and user trust. They offer a comprehensive suite of tools for building and securing websites, making it a one-stop-shop for online presence management.
- 2018Grant (prize money)$150K
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What Houston researches in advanced materials
- University of Houston24
- Houston Methodist1
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston1
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