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Advanced porous materials for industrial gas separation and storage

Cambridge, United KingdomFounded 2015Energy
Valuation $50–100M Last recorded · 2025
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $10–50M Disclosed equity funding
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About Immaterial Labs

Immaterial is a cleantech company that develops and manufactures monolithic metal-organic frameworks (m-MOFs), a class of advanced porous materials designed for high-efficiency gas storage and separation. The company spun out of the University of Cambridge in 2015, founded by Professor David Fairen-Jimenez, Dr. Andrew Marsden, and Tian Tian. Professor Fairen-Jimenez leads the Adsorption & Advanced Material Laboratory at Cambridge and his research into MOFs underpins the company's core technology. The key innovation is a proprietary one-step synthesis process that creates MOFs as monoliths rather than fine powders, overcoming a significant barrier to industrial adoption by improving volumetric capacity and eliminating issues like pressure drops in reactors.

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The company's primary business model focuses on supplying its m-MOF materials and integrated systems to industrial clients. Its main markets are clean energy and emissions reduction, with a focus on two key areas: point-source carbon capture and hydrogen storage. For carbon capture, Immaterial's materials offer highly selective CO2 removal, even in the presence of humidity, aiming to provide a lower-cost alternative to traditional amine scrubbing technologies. For the hydrogen economy, the m-MOFs enable storage of hydrogen at lower pressures, which reduces costs and improves spatial efficiency for transport and intermittent storage applications. Immaterial works with clients to design and deploy compact, modular systems tailored to their specific operational needs.

Immaterial has received funding from various sources, including a Series A round in September 2023 led by SLB, with participation from Chevron Technology Ventures, JERA, and AP Ventures, among others. This funding is aimed at scaling production to multi-tonnes per annum and accelerating the deployment of its first demonstrator systems at partner sites. Keywords: metal-organic frameworks, carbon capture, hydrogen storage, porous materials, gas separation, gas storage, advanced materials, cleantech, nanomaterials, emissions reduction, monolithic MOFs, industrial decarbonization, energy transition, air purification, chemical engineering, material science, adsorption technology, hydrogen economy, sustainable technology, molecular engineering

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2015
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Employees
49
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
82.8/100
Sector
Energy, Biotechnology, Hydrogen, Material Technology, Spinout, Nanomaterials, Sustainable Development Goals, Space Tech, Industrial Technology, Advanced Materials
Technology
Hardware, Deep Tech, Nanotech
Business model
Manufacturing
Client focus
b2b

Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES A✓Equity / VC Feb 2026 — — UBE ↗
SERIES A✓Equity / VC Oct 2025 $18M $71M AP Ventures · Jogchum Brinksma · Moeve · Finindus ↗
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Immaterial Labs website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Immaterial Labs is 3.2K monthly website visits, up 10.3% over the last three months. Immaterial Labs's team grew 14% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits3.2K 3-month web change+10.3% 1-year team growth+14%
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Investors

21 investors on the cap table

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Seed1 investor entered at this stage

  • EIT Climate KIC

Series A12 investors entered at this stage

  • SLB
  • AP Ventures
  • TRIREC
  • JERA
  • Energy Revolution Ventures
  • Energy Transition Ventures
  • Ultratech Capital Partners
  • Jogchum Brinksma
  • Chevron Technology Ventures
  • Moeve
  • Finindus
  • UBE

Other known investors8 additional known investors

  • Cambridge Enterprise
  • CASSINI Initiative
  • EUSPA
  • University of Cambridge
  • Energy Catalyst
  • Net Zero Technology Centre
  • Plug and Play
  • Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub
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