
altrove AI develops alternative inorganic materials to reduce supply-chain, regulatory, and sustainability risks for high-performance components. The company uses machine learning-driven materials discovery combined with automated lab synthesis and scale-up workflows to design and validate substitute compounds faster than traditional methods. Its platform pairs computational models, experimental automation, and materials characterization to iterate from candidate discovery to prototype synthesis. Altrove AI operates as a deep‑tech materials science startup serving industrial customers that need replacements for critical inorganic components. Its solutions target sectors including electric vehicles, aerospace, renewables, and electronics where rare-earth magnets and other high-performance materials are critical.

altrove AI develops alternative inorganic materials to reduce supply-chain, regulatory, and sustainability risks for high-performance components. The company uses machine learning-driven materials discovery combined with automated lab synthesis and scale-up workflows to design and validate substitute compounds faster than traditional methods. Its platform pairs computational models, experimental automation, and materials characterization to iterate from candidate discovery to prototype synthesis. Altrove AI operates as a deep‑tech materials science startup serving industrial customers that need replacements for critical inorganic components. Its solutions target sectors including electric vehicles, aerospace, renewables, and electronics where rare-earth magnets and other high-performance materials are critical.
What they do: AI-driven discovery and automated lab synthesis of alternative inorganic materials for high-performance components
HQ: Paris, Île-de-France, France
Founding year: 2024
Founders: Thibaud Martin; Joonatan Laulainen
Recent funding: Seed $10M (Oct 31, 2025) per company; pre-seed €3.7M (Jul 2024) led by Contrarian
Substitutes for critical, supply-constrained inorganic materials (e.g., alternatives to rare-earth magnets and other high-performance components).
2024
DeepTech
€3.7 million
Included participation from Emblem and several angel investors
$10 million
Follow-on participation from Bpifrance Digital Venture, Contrarian Ventures, Emblem, Entrepreneurs First and angels
“Alven, Bpifrance Digital Venture, Contrarian Ventures, Emblem, Entrepreneurs First, Julien Chaumond, Michal Valko, Nikolaj Deichmann, Thomas Clozel, Thomas Plantenga”