Nanotech Capital Raises and Investors in the U.S. – January 1st – 31st, 2026
Several interesting transactions closed in the Nanotech sector over the past month. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.
Early Stage VC
- SoFab Inks, a perovskite solar cell manufacturing platform that offers functionalized materials for perovskite solar cells, raised $5.90 million of venture funding from Keyhorse Capital and other.
Accelerator/Incubator
- Alchemy Nano, nanotechnology coatings that protect critical safety systems, joined Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic as part of its 2026 Cohort and received EUR 100,000 in funding.
- Photonect, packaging and interconnect systems that improve the speed, efficiency, and durability of chip connections, joined Rev: Ithaca Startup Works as a part of its Sixth Manufacturing Hardware Accelerator Cohort and received $10,000 in grant funding.
- Soarce, industrial nanomaterials that redefine the strength and cost-efficiency of manufactured composite parts, joined JEC Composites Startup Booster.
Grant
- Amphix Bio, a therapeutic peptide platform that drives regenerative medicine by restoring function lost to injury, disease, or aging, received $250,000 of grant funding from Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
- Ecoatex, bio-based materials technology that replaces fossil-derived polymers across industrial applications, received $80,000 of grant funding from BEAM Circular.
- Icarus Quantum, quantum interconnect technology that supports modular scaling of quantum computers, received $400,000 of grant funding from National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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Jesus Tueme
Managing Director
Finance and banking executive with a global perspective, broad professional practice and extensive network in Latin America. 22 years at BBVA, BNPP and Credit Agricole. Successful deal-making track record with multinationals, major Latin American issuers and government agencies. Extensive experience in restructuring/special situations, initial public offerings, corporate strategy, evaluating alliances, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, risk management, customer centric and digital strategies, and financial analytics. BS in Economics from Mexico Monterrey Institute of Technology. MBA from the University of California Los Angeles in 1987. Graduated from Harvard Business School General Management Program. Further academic work on Risk Management at Stanford University and as a research and finance scholar at the Monterrey Institute of Technology.
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