Product Reports Resources Pricing Login Book a demo

6K

Defence · North Andover, United States · Founded 2014

Develops materials into products for the manufacturing, renewable energy, aerospace and consumer electronics industries MoreLess

6K Inc. is a pioneering startup that operates in the advanced materials production industry. The company's unique selling proposition is its microwave plasma system, the only one of its kind in the world, capable of producing a nearly infinite range of performance materials. This technology is transforming traditional industrial production methods by replacing outdated, inefficient, and environmentally harmful processes with clean, efficient production.

6K Inc. serves a broad range of clients, including those in the electric vehicle industry, which is expected to consume 1000 GWh of battery production per year by 2030. The company's technology significantly reduces greenhouse gases, energy, and water consumption, addressing the environmental challenges associated with battery production.

The company's business model is based on the concept of a circular economy. It uses scrap metals, used batteries, and powders as feedstock, reducing the need for mining scarce minerals and supporting local circular economy ecosystems. This approach also addresses national security concerns related to the supply of critical materials.

6K Inc.'s UniMelt Plasma system is a high-volume production system for performance materials. It operates at 6,000 degrees (hence the name 6K), has a 99% efficiency rate, and can produce materials in under 2 seconds. The system is also 99.999% contamination-free, ensuring the high quality of the produced materials.

The company's technology offers previously unattainable design flexibility, with the ability to produce materials ranging from nanometers to microns in size. This includes metals, alloys, oxides, silicon, carbides, nitrides, and more.

Keywords: Advanced Materials, Microwave Plasma System, Clean Technology, Circular Economy, High Efficiency, Performance Materials, Electric Vehicles, Scrap Metals, UniMelt Plasma, Sustainable Production.

Company overview

6K company information

The essential company record, classifications and operating signals in one place.

Status
Operational
Founded
2014
Headquarters
North Andover, United States
Employees
157
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
64.5
Investment activity
1 companies · latest Nov 2023
Capital deployed
Preferred round
ACQUISITION
business modelManufacturingsectorDefence ApplicationssectorSpinoutsectorSustainable Development GoalssectorIndustrial TechnologysectorAdvanced MaterialssectorClimate TechsectorCircular EconomysectorSemiconductor Designers and ManufacturerssectorSemiconductor MaterialssectorMetalsectorDual-Use TechsectorSuperalloyssectorNIF defense security and resilience

Valuation & funding

6K funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES EOther financing Sep 2024 $82M $328M Anzu Partners · Volta Energy Technologies · Energy Impact Partners · LaunchCapital
GRANTOther financing Nov 2023 $23M US Department of War
LATE VCOther financing Jun 2023 $0 Stellantis Ventures
GRANTOther financing Oct 2022 $50M US Department of Energy
SERIES DOther financing May 2022 $102M $408M Galp · HG Ventures · Koch Strategic Platforms · Albemarle
GRANTOther financing Apr 2022 Mass. Manufacturing Innovation Initiative
SERIES COther financing Sep 2021 Anzu Partners · Material Impact · RKS Ventures · S Cap
SERIES COther financing Jan 2021 Volta Energy Technologies
GRANTOther financing Sep 2020 Small Business Innovation Research
SERIES BOther financing May 2019 LaunchCapital · RKS Ventures · Material Impact · KLP
Showing 10 recorded eventsUnlock the complete deal history →

Growth signals

6K website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for 6K is 7.1K monthly website visits, up 20.3% over the last three months. 6K's team declined 7.1% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits7.1K 3-month web change+20.3% 1-year team growth-7.1%
Monthly website visits68 observations · Oct 2020–Jul 2026
Hover or focus a point to see its exact monthly valueCompare with peers →

Comparisons

6K compared with similar companies

Dealroom’s weighted taxonomy model identifies the closest operating peers. Company identity and context stay open; selected comparison metrics preview what is available in the platform.

Showing 8 of the closest matchesCompare every metric →

Capital deployed

6K investments and acquisitions

Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.

Team profiled 14 named & role-tagged
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 4 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia Hidden — book a demo alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Investors

22 investors on 6K's cap table

Sourced from Dealroom's funding and investor records. Investor profile links are shown where available.

Seed 4 investors entered at this stage
US Department of War
US Department of Energy
Small Business Innovation Research
Mass. Manufacturing Innovation Initiative
Series A 5 investors entered at this stage
Anzu Partners
LaunchCapital
Material Impact
KLP
RKS Ventures
Series B+ 11 investors entered at this stage
MassDevelopment
Volta Energy Technologies
S Cap
Prithvi Ventures
Catalus Capital
Koch Strategic Platforms
Galp
HG Ventures
Albemarle
Energy Impact Partners
Stellantis Ventures
Other known 2 additional known investors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Connecticut

Global footprint

Where 6K has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States96.3%
🇧🇷 Brazil1.9%
🇫🇷 France1.9%
3 countries shown

In the news

Latest news about 6K

Recent press, funding announcements, and product moves mentioning 6K — open to read from the original sources.

See all news

Market sentiment

What the market is saying about 6K

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about 6K on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

See 6K’s full profile on Dealroom

Request a free trial to see the complete deal history, financials, people graph and growth signals.

Takes under a minute. Already use Dealroom? Log in.