
Matereal™ leverages breakthrough chemistry and AI to detoxify and decarbonize the plastics in various industries, starting with fashion. Their first chemical platform, Polaris™, is a biobased and renewable alternative to polyurethane, designed to eliminate petrochemicals and isocyanates from consumer products. Polaris™ is versatile, scalable, and offers flexible end-of-life solutions, enabling partners to choose recyclable or biodegradable options. The company collaborates directly with brands and manufacturers to develop tailored polymer formulations, ensuring product origin verification with traceable feedstocks, positioning itself as a leader in sustainable materials.

Matereal™ leverages breakthrough chemistry and AI to detoxify and decarbonize the plastics in various industries, starting with fashion. Their first chemical platform, Polaris™, is a biobased and renewable alternative to polyurethane, designed to eliminate petrochemicals and isocyanates from consumer products. Polaris™ is versatile, scalable, and offers flexible end-of-life solutions, enabling partners to choose recyclable or biodegradable options. The company collaborates directly with brands and manufacturers to develop tailored polymer formulations, ensuring product origin verification with traceable feedstocks, positioning itself as a leader in sustainable materials.
Founded: 2023
Headquarters: Denver, Colorado
Product focus: Bio-based, non-isocyanate polyurethane alternatives (Polaris) and aqueous coatings (Aurora)
Platform: Matereal Intelligence (R&D-to-scale)
Seed round: Closed Jul 25, 2024 with 9 investors; Collaborative Fund listed as lead
Toxicity and carbon footprint of conventional polyurethanes in industries such as fashion; need for scalable, safer material alternatives.
2023
Biotechnology
Nine investors participated in the round
“Nine investors participated in Seed round including Collaborative Fund (lead); participating investors include One Small Planet, Climate Tech Circle, Better Ventures, Alante Capital, Pachamama Ventures, Sandy Spring Climate Partners, PDS, and Climate Capital”