Maple Materials, Inc.

RICHMOND, CA · Materials · Private

Carbon nanotubes manufactured electrochemically from CO₂ for lithium-ion battery cathodes

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · maplematerials.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: RICHMOND, CA
Latest Form D: $6.2M, Aug 2024
Total capital: $8.9M

Federal grants: $2.6M; 5 awards · 2016–2018; Rank in peer group#66 of 84
Private capital raised: $6.3M; 2 Form D · last Aug 2024; 26 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 1; 7 pending · first 2025; Rank in peer group#25 of 84

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2024Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$6.2M
Apr 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$115K
Sep 2018Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Electrolytic Generation of Low-Cost, High-Density Carbon Nanotubes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries$1.1M
Jul 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Low-Cost High Power Anode Material for Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries$1M
Jun 2017Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Novel Electrode Architecture Enabling Low-Cost, High-Energy Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries$150K
Dec 2016Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Assisted Purification of Electrolytically Synthesized Graphite$225K
Jun 2016Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Low-Cost High-Power Anode Material for Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries$148K

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Federal first

34months

from Maple Materials, Inc.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Jun 2016: Energy · $148K
First Form D · Apr 2019: $115K · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 5 awards

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Standing among 84 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#25 · top 30%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

David DeakDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Drew ReidExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Rayyan IslamDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 8

Apr 16, 2026PendingLOW-COST HIGH-PERFORMANCE SILICON-CARBON (SiC) COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIESUSPTOApplication 19422120
Aug 21, 2025PendingElectrolytic Generation And Purification Of CarbonUSPTOApplication 19030777
Jun 26, 2025PendingGraphitic Carbon Separation And PurificationUSPTOApplication 18987644

Show all 8 patent records

LOW-COST HIGH-PERFORMANCE SILICON-CARBON (SiC) COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIESApr 16, 2026 · Application 19422120Pending
Electrolytic Generation And Purification Of CarbonAug 21, 2025 · Application 19030777Pending
Graphitic Carbon Separation And PurificationJun 26, 2025 · Application 18987644Pending
Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Materials And Production Using Electrochemical ProcessesMar 13, 2025 · Application 18824001Pending
Electrolytic Generation And Purification Of CarbonMar 11, 2025 · US 12,247,305Granted
Low-cost High-performance Silicon-carbon Composite Anode Materials For Electric Vehicle Lithium-ion BatteriesApplication 63734889Pending
Graphitic Carbon Separation And PurificationApplication 63612979Pending
Maple Materials Graphitic CarbonApplication 63537883Pending

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.