MATTIQ INC

CHICAGO, IL · Founded 2020 · Materials · Private

High-throughput inorganic catalyst synthesis and screening technology using microgravity conditions on the International Space Station to discover improved catalyst materials

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Sector
Materials
Headquarters
CHICAGO, IL
Founded
2020
Latest Form D
$4.5M, Dec 2024
Total capital
$18.9M
Federal grants
$275K
1 award · 2024
Rank in peer group#9 of 13
Private capital raised
$18.6M
3 Form D · last Dec 2024
22 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
0
17 pending

Capital timeline

2021202220232024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $18.9M$275K1st Form D$5M2nd Form D$9.1M3rd Form D$4.5M
2021202220232024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $18.9M$275K1st Form D$5M2nd Form D$9.1M3rd Form D$4.5M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$4.5M
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: The Impacts of Microgravity on Catalyst Crystallization and Performance - Ultrahigh-Throughput Investigations of Reversible Fuel Cell Catalysts$275K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$9.1M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$5M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 13 peers

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Materials · System

  • Federal grantsBelow median

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings
  • Carmichael S. RobertsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Chad A. MirkinExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jeffrey ErhardtExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Quinten S. StevensDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 17
  • PendingMixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Molybdenum ElectrocatalystsUSPTOApplication 18911078
  • PendingMixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Tungsten ElectrocatalystsUSPTOApplication 18911075
  • PendingMixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Palladium ElectrocatalystsUSPTOApplication 18911083
Show all 17 patent records
  • Mixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Molybdenum ElectrocatalystsApr 10, 2025 · Application 18911078Pending
  • Mixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Tungsten ElectrocatalystsApr 10, 2025 · Application 18911075Pending
  • Mixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Palladium ElectrocatalystsApr 10, 2025 · Application 18911083Pending
  • Multimetallic CatalystsApr 10, 2025 · Application 18911069Pending
  • Tunable Electron Transparent Substrates For High-resolution CharacterizationMar 27, 2025 · Application 18892369Pending
  • Function-informed Materials StructureOct 19, 2023 · Application 18298093Pending
  • Ai-accelerated Characterization Of MaterialsOct 6, 2022 · Application 17713416Pending
  • Multimetallic CatalystsApplication PCTUS2024050565Pending
  • Mixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Palladium ElectrocatalystsApplication PCTUS2024050584Pending
  • Tunable Electron Transparent Substrates For High-resolution CharacterizationApplication PCTUS2024047884Pending
  • Multimetallic CatalystsApplication 63639095Pending
  • Multimetallic CatalystsApplication 63561430Pending
  • Multimetallic CatalystsApplication 63543175Pending
  • Tunable Electron Transparent Substrates For High-resolution CharacterizationApplication 63539922Pending
  • Mixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Tungsten ElectrocatalystsApplication PCTUS2024050572Pending
  • Function-informed Materials StructureApplication PCTUS2023065587Pending
  • Mixed Metal Iridium Ruthenium Molybdenum ElectrocatalystsApplication PCTUS2024050586Pending
  • Stoicheia, Inc.Shares a founder: Jordan Swisher
  • RETURN TO VENDOR, COSimilar federal contract value in Materials · null in contracts
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Regulatory activity · Materials

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Sources

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