Best Chemicals and Materials Tech Companies in Washington, United States
The 36 best Chemicals and Materials Tech companies in Washington, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Echodyne.
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$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 Washington
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Echodyne Provider of metamaterials-based radar technology | $202M | 51 mo ago | 74 | — | WebflowSalesforceVimeo+19 | Top 5M | 59 patents High‑performance phased‑array radar antennas with adaptive beam‑steering and side‑lobe control | 1 partnership |
| 2 | WISErg Provider of technological solutions that convert food waste into premium organic liquid fertilizers | $57M | 104 mo ago | 41 | — | — | — | 24 patents Organic waste stabilization, pathogen mitigation, and microbial detection for bioresource processing | — |
| 3 | Tidal Vision Provider of natural biopolymer materials | $55M | 19 mo ago | 55 | Zach Wilkinson Co-Founder & CSO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 4 | Carbitex Provider of carbon-fibre induced materials for the fashion industry 48Product top 25%Funding top 32%Moat top 32%Innovation top 33% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 25% Fundingtop 32% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 33% Patentstop 33% Growthtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 42% Newsbottom 37% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 33% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C Funding: Raised $28.0M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $28M | 23 mo ago | 43 43 → 26 (-40%) | Junus Khan Founder & President | Webflow EcommerceWebflowcore-js+13 | Top 50M | 43 patents Anisotropic fiber‑reinforced composites for puncture‑resistant footwear inserts | — |
| 5 | Evrnu Provider of sustainable fabrics from recycled cloths | $27M | 29 mo ago | 22 | Christopher Stanev Co-Founder & President | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+9 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 6 | Adaptive Symbiotic Technologies Climate-resilient crop solutions enhancing yields through symbiotic microbial technologies | $6M | 119 mo ago | 15 | — | — | — | 18 patents Microbial bioinoculants for plant stress tolerance and growth enhancement | — |
| 7 | Sironix Developer of plant-based ingredients for cleaning and personal care products | $6M | 23 mo ago | 9 | Paul Dauenhauer Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Baubax Makers of creative lifestyle apparel products | $4M | 101 mo ago | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Nexgenia Smart immunoassay polymer reagents improving speed, efficiency, and sensitivity for diagnostics | $4M | 100 mo ago | 2 | Ron Myers CEO | — | — | 10 patents Targeted, stimuli‑responsive polymer therapeutics and magnetic nanoparticle drug delivery systems | — |
| 10 | Spoke Sciences Manufacturer of plant-derived functional ingredients | $4M | 29 mo ago | 6 | Gregory Wesner Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 11 | Filium Provider of sustainable waterproof fabric | $2M | 37 mo ago | — | Raj Shah Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 12 | Tunoptix Provider of meta optics solutions | $2M | 58 mo ago | 8 | Karl Bohringer Co-Founder | — | — | 8 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 13 | Etaphase Incorporated Develops and manufactures meta-material products | $1M | 105 mo ago | 8 | Christopher Somogyi Chairman & CEO | — | — | 4 patents Hyperuniform disordered photonic materials for advanced optical and photonic device engineering. | — |
| 14 | TriboTEX Nanotechnology solutions reversing wear, improving performance, fuel efficiency, and extending longevity | $893K | 137 mo ago | 6 | Pavlo Rudenko Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyFacebook Login+48 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 15 | Nvirovate Materials Sustainable soy-based pressure-sensitive adhesives for eco-friendly packaging and labeling solutions | $750K | 50 mo ago | 2 | James H CEO - Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Asemblon Developers of liquid hydrogen carriers | $684K | 196 mo ago | 9 | Lillan Quarles Owner | — | — | 35 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 17 | ZILA Works Developer of bio-plastics from hemp renewable waste | $549K | 66 mo ago | 5 | Jason Puracal CEO/ Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Functionalize Manufacturing electrically conductive 3D printing filament. | $462K | 145 mo ago | 3 | Michael Toutonghi CEO | — | — | 5 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 19 | LumiSands Develop silicon nano-materials to replace REE phosphors in LEDs | $180K | 164 mo ago | — | Chang Ching Tu Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Odysseus Technologies Developer of carbon nanotubes | $172K | 98 mo ago | — | Bryan Laubscher Founder & President | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | XL Sci-Tech Innovators in precision microspheres for advanced technology and medical applications | $140K | 216 mo ago | — | Yongren Ben Peng Founder & President | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Chemicals and Materials Tech companies in Washington
#1
Series B · Bellingham, Washington · founded 2014 · 55 employees$54.9Mraised▾
Provider of natural biopolymer materials. It offers non-toxic and biocompatible chitin-based chitosan biopolymer, which is derived from crustacean shells, insect exoskeletons, fish scales, and cell walls of fungi. Its features include positive electrostatic charge, fire retardance, and plant elicitation and simulation. It has applications in the textile, water, agricultural, and food sectors.
- Feb 2025Series B$140M
- Nov 2024Series A—
- May 2024Series A$189M
- Dec 2022Seed$400K
#2
Series C · Kennewick, Washington · founded 2012 · 43 employees$28Mraised▾
Provider of carbon-fibre induced materials for the fashion industry. It designs and develops advanced materials using various technologies with multiple features, such as strength, stretch resistance, power transfer, and flexibility. The company caters to industries producing footwear, sports equipment, and travel products.
- Oct 2024Series C$3.3M
- Oct 2022Series B$2.4M
- May 2022Series B$7.8M
- Jan 2021Series A$2.9M
#3
Series A · Seattle, Washington · founded 2016 · 9 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Developer of plant-based ingredients for cleaning and personal care products. The company transforms plants into high-performing chemicals used in cleaning products. It creates surfactants from raw materials derived from plants. These surfactants are then used by manufacturers to create eco-friendly detergents. The company’s ingredients offer performance, foaming, mildness, and product quality.
- Oct 2024Series A$3M
- Aug 2023Seed$2.1M
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$206.5K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$1.1M
#4
Series B · Seattle, Washington · founded 2014 · 22 employees$27.2Mraised▾
Provider of sustainable fabrics from recycled cloths. The offering includes regenerative cellulose-based fibers, regenerative polyester, and bioengineered fibers. The company claims the products are made by diverting textiles from landfills preventing greenhouse gas emissions. It is also an alternative to nylon, polyester, and more.
- Mar 2024Series B$375K
- Aug 2023Series B$2.7M
- Mar 2023Series B$200K
- Oct 2021Series B$15M
#5
Series C · Kirkland, Washington · founded 2014 · 74 employees$202Mraised▾
Echodyne is a provider of metamaterials-based radar technology called Metamaterial Electronically Scanning Array (MESA). Claims that this has enabled the company to produce low-cost, more efficient, thinner, and lighter electronically scanning products. The technology and products can be used & small, lightweight radars for UAVs, security, robots, and autonomous vehicles and are designed to work in poor environmental conditions. Their first product MESA-K-DEV is a developer focus kit that allows them to develop the initial prototypes. This product is specifically designed for detecting small unmanned aerial systems.
- Jun 2022Series C$135M
- Feb 2020Series B$3M
- Sep 2019Series B$20M
- May 2017Series B$29M
#6
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2021 · 6 employees$3.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of plant-derived functional ingredients. It develops plant extracted insoluble ingredients, like cannabinoids, hop compounds, and coffee compounds. It facilitates the dissolution of lipophilic compounds in water. It caters to the manufacturers of beverages, functional foods, skincare, and health and wellness products.
- Apr 2024Seed$628K
- Apr 2023Seed$2.9M
- May 2022Seed$222K
#7
Acquired · Redmond, Washington · founded 2010 · 41 employees$56.6Mraised▾
Provider of technological solutions that convert food waste into premium organic liquid fertilizers. It is a sustainable agriculture products company that fuses biological science and engineering to convert landfill-bound food into premium liquid fertilizers, promoting healthier soils and plant growth. The company offers a full-circle approach to crop growth, connecting grocers back to growers through its upcycling technology.
- Jan 2018Series C$19.2M
- Nov 2017Conventional Debt$543.5K
- May 2017Conventional Debt$2M
- Mar 2017Series C$21.2M
#8
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2002$1.8Mraised▾
Provider of sustainable waterproof fabric. It developed a technology called which turns cotton, wool, silk, and other natural fabrics into water-shedding, stain-resisting, odor-refusing fabric without losing any natural softness or breathability. It is not using any harmful chemicals or nanoparticles in fabric.
- Aug 2023Seed$1.8M
#9
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2017 · 8 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Provider of meta optics solutions. It offers technology for delivering rugged and low-cost optics for machine vision and imaging. It enables modes of information extraction and transformation of image data for digital processing. Its systems use artificial intelligence technology.
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$223K
- 2017Seed—
#10
Series A · Seattle, Washington · founded 2011 · 2 employees$4Mraised▾
Smart immunoassay polymer reagents improving speed, efficiency, and sensitivity for diagnostics and life science applications. The company develops proprietary molecule-specific selection reagents using stimuli-responsive polymers. These "smart" polymers transition from soluble molecules to aggregates with temperature, pH, or salt changes. Covalently linked to antibodies or magnetic nanoparticles, these conjugates remain soluble during targeting and binding, then aggregate for separation and analysis. The reversible phase transition facilitates molecule release. This nanotechnology enables faster, more efficient molecular and cellular selections, diagnostics, and immunoassays. The reagents offer potential for higher speed and sensitivity across applications. The company has developed significant applications expertise and a growing intellectual property portfolio. This polymer-based nanotechnology represents the next generation of separation reagents for cell and molecular separations and diagnostics.
- May 2018Conventional Debt$119.1K
- Aug 2016Series A$1.9M
- Jun 2015Series A$1.6M
- Oct 2014Seed$500K
#11
Series A · Seattle, Washington · founded 2012 · 15 employees$6.4Mraised▾
Climate-resilient crop solutions enhancing yields through symbiotic microbial technologies. This company develops biological products that leverage the power of plant-microbe symbiosis to improve crop performance under stress. Their innovative approach utilizes endophytic fungi and beneficial bacteria to enhance abiotic stress tolerance, increase nutrient use efficiency, and improve overall crop yields and quality. The company's product line includes seed treatments and crop treatments designed to protect crops from drought, extreme temperatures, and other environmental challenges. They offer solutions for a variety of crops, helping farmers worldwide achieve sustainable and resilient agricultural practices. Their products promote enhanced seed germination, seedling growth, and development, contributing to a more sustainable and productive agricultural sector. This is a B2B company.
- Sep 2016Series A$1.9M
- Jan 2016Series A$3.4M
- Sep 2014Seed$1.1M
#12
Seed · Seattle, Washington · founded 2021 · 2 employees$750Kraised▾
Sustainable soy-based pressure-sensitive adhesives for eco-friendly packaging and labeling solutions. This company pioneers nature's soy pressure-sensitive adhesive, reducing global greenhouse gases and aiding carbon neutrality. Their compostable products, derived from soy oil, offer an emission-free and cost-effective alternative to petroleum adhesives. They deliver a portfolio of compostable soy oil pressure-sensitive adhesives and related products that are comparable in performance to petroleum-based adhesives and use less energy to produce within a closed-loop sustainable cycle. The company drives next-generation material development through industry partnerships, facilitating environmentally sound innovations. Their market-ready adhesives meet customer sustainability objectives, offering a fossil-free solution for packaging, labels, and tapes. This company is focused on creating a transition to zero fossil fuel packaging, label and tape adhesive.
- Jun 2022Seed$750K
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