MATERIA, INC.

PASADENA, CA · Materials · Acquired

Recyclable magnetic cobalt/carbon hybrid ROMP ligands, reagents, and scavengers for organic synthesis

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · materia.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: PASADENA, CA
Latest Form D: $12.3M, Feb 2019
Total capital: $77.2M

Federal grants: $2.2M; 4 awards · 2015–2016; Rank in peer group#83 of 84
Private capital raised: $74.9M; 7 Form D · last Feb 2019; 92 months since last filing
Federal contracts: $70K; 2 awards · Defense, Commerce; Rank in Materials#271 of 1258
Granted patents: 0; 12 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Feb 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$12.3M
Nov 2016Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Recyclable Magnetic Co/C Hybrid ROMP Reagents, Scavengers and Ligands$54K
Aug 2016Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Recyclable Magnetic Co/C Hybrid ROMP Reagents, Scavengers and Ligands$538K
Aug 2016Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$17.4M
Sep 2015Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Recyclable Magnetic Co C Hybrid ROMP Reagents Scavengers and Ligands$1.1M
Aug 2015Federal grantHealth and Human S · Phase II · Recyclable Magnetic Co/C Hybrid ROMP Reagents, Scavengers and Ligands$495K
Jan 2015Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$5M
Dec 2014Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$3.7M
Mar 2014Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$14.9M
Jul 2011Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$9.9M
Mar 2010Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$11.7M

Show 1 earlier federal award

Feb 2009Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$70K

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Federal first

13months

from MATERIA, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Feb 2009: Defense · $70K
First Form D · Mar 2010: $11.7M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise: 1 award

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Standing among 84 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Andrew GundlachDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Charles G. VogelDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Christopher J. CruceExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Christopher MurphyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Clifford PostExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Daniel J. BaderDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

Show all 29 people

DAVID BADERDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
DEBRA KOENIGDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jack S. KavanaughDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
James SawyerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Jean-Jacques DupreExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
John KiblerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Joseph S. BernsteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Keith J. SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Mark TrimmerExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Michael GiardelloExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Michael KellenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Neal GilmoreExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Nicole PoweExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Nitin ApteExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Raymond RobergeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ray J. RobergeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Richard PedersonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Richard J. WolfenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Robert J. BernsteinDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Robert J. GrubbsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Robert StewartDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Steven ChaffeeExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Todd NajeraExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 12

May 1, 2025PendingHybrid Olefinic Compositions Comprising Resin Compositions Polymerizable By Addition Or Condensation Polymerization ReactionsUSPTOApplication 18694086
PendingCoating Compositions For Application To Steel For Thermal Insulation And Anti-corrosion, And Methods Of Coating SteelUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025048041
PendingCoating Compositions Based On Cyclic And Linear Olefins With Adhesion PromotersUSPTOApplication 19168192

Show all 12 patent records

Hybrid Olefinic Compositions Comprising Resin Compositions Polymerizable By Addition Or Condensation Polymerization ReactionsMay 1, 2025 · Application 18694086Pending
Coating Compositions For Application To Steel For Thermal Insulation And Anti-corrosion, And Methods Of Coating SteelApplication PCTUS2025048041Pending
Coating Compositions Based On Cyclic And Linear Olefins With Adhesion PromotersApplication 19168192Pending
Romp And Thermal Insulation Compositions And Materials And Use ThereofApplication 19167630Pending
Cyclic Olefin Compositions, Romp Compositions Thereof, And Applications ThereofApplication PCTUS2025030067Pending
Pigmented Resin And Catalyst CompositionsApplication 63711962Pending
Coating Compositions For Application To Steel For Thermal Insulation And Anti-corrosion, And Methods Of Coating SteelApplication 63698773Pending
Liquid Romp Compositions Containing Elevated Levels Of Exo-dicyclopentadiene And Applications ThereofApplication 63650911Pending
Romp Compositions Containing Di-cyclopentadiene And Tri-cyclopentadieneApplication 63649632Pending
Coating Compositions Based On Cyclic And Linear Olefins With Adhesion PromotersApplication PCTUS2024021363Pending
Pigmented Resin And Catalyst CompositionsApplication PCTUS2025052648Pending
Romp And Thermal Insulation Compositions And Materials And Use ThereofApplication PCTUS2024020862Pending

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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.