Sector Briefing · India
Materials & Nanotech
Materials and nanotech is one of India’s largest deep-tech domains, driven by a substantial base of startups and a high volume of patent activity with significant foreign participation. Teams are focused on sustainable construction materials, advanced high-strength steels, natural fibre composites and green chemical synthesis, leveraging techniques such as machine learning, additive manufacturing, extrusion and microstructure control. Fly ash utilisation and green synthesis routes are central to efforts aimed at reducing industrial waste and improving material performance.
India has 3,776 materials & nanotech startups mapped; 27,711 patent applications analysed, of which 8,137 are granted; 3,513 foreign filers are active in the sector.
- Startups:
- 3,776
- Patents:
- 27,711
- Granted:
- 8,137
- Foreign share:
- 48%
- Inventors:
- 68,548
- In opposition window:
- 1,578
Why this page exists — and how to read it
A one-page brief of this sector: its filing trend, the problems being worked on, the technologies in play, who files most, foreign interest, and a sample of the startups we've mapped to it. Each panel is a door — most drill into a fuller view.
- Investors
- Read the trend and foreign share first — momentum plus outside interest — then scan the roster for patent-backed startups.
- Founders & operators
- The problems list is a whitespace map: crowded themes are validated demand, thin ones are open ground.
- Corporate & R&D
- Top filers and technologies show who to benchmark and where the sector is consolidating.
- Policy & TTO
- The domestic-vs-foreign filing split signals where Indian players lead — and where outside applicants dominate.
3,776
Startups
27,711
Patents
8,137
Granted
3,513
Foreign filers
68,548
Inventors
Who's filing
Indian companies lead — institutes & foreign kept separate
- ARCELORMITTALIN · 280
- TATA STEELIN · 241
- JFE STEEL CORPORATIONIN · 206
- NIPPON STEEL CORPORATIONIN · 192
- TATA STEEL LIMITEDIN · 147
- JSW STEEL LIMITEDIN · 75
Educational institutes (6) — ranked by grant rate (share of filings granted, sample-adjusted), not filing volume
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR43 of 54 granted
- COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH22 of 22 granted
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT25 of 29 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY56 of 87 granted
- INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE57 of 89 granted
- COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH66 of 109 granted
Foreign applicants — 48% of filings
- JFE STEELJP · 751
- NIPPON STEELJP · 507
- BASF SEDE · 438
- DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIESUS · 385
- BOREALISAT · 239
- DAIKIN INDUSTRIESJP · 195
Filing trend
Chart starts at 2022 — earlier years reflect granted-only survivorship, not full filing volume.
View data
| Year | Domestic | Foreign | Granted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1489 | 2524 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2067 | 3032 | 148 |
| 2024 | 2745 | 3139 | 2566 |
| 2025 | 2550 | 3261 | 1103 |
| 2026 | 915 | 1115 | 1130 |
Capital in this sector
Web-sourced funding across the deep-tech startups we track — a snapshot, not a time series
270
Funded startups
~$1061.6M
Total raised
~$1.2M
Median raise
6 / 5
Series A / B+
Notable funded startups
- SOURCE · ~$361M
- Grihum HousingOther · ~$125M
- Log9 MaterialsSeries B · ~$90.3M
- EYVAOther · ~$69M
- FinBoxSeries B · ~$55M
- Membrane GroupOther · ~$50M
- Sapala OrganicsAcquired · ~$27.5M
- Corsis Technologies · ~$24.1M
127 raised at seed / pre-Series A. Company details, funding, stage, investors and brand names here are AI-matched to public web sources — not human-verified. Coverage is incomplete and some records may be matched to the wrong company. Treat as a directional starting point, verify before relying on any figure, and note the platform takes no responsibility for errors.
Problems being solved
Patents mapped · click to see the filers
Technologies in play
Patents mapped
| Label | Patents |
|---|---|
| green synthesis | 2791% |
| machine learning | 1991% |
| additive manufacturing | 1360% |
| extrusion | 1350% |
| fly ash | 1300% |
| microstructure control | 1280% |
| sintering | 1240% |
| compression molding | 1230% |
| corrosion resistance | 1200% |
| high-strength steel | 1190% |
| steel composition | 1160% |
| heat treatment | 1140% |
| fly ash utilization | 1140% |
| hot rolling | 1130% |
| injection molding | 1100% |
| distillation | 1080% |
| alloy composition | 1070% |
| hydrothermal synthesis | 1060% |
| geopolymer concrete | 1050% |
| cold rolling | 1050% |
| calcination | 1020% |
| carbon nanotubes | 1000% |
| 3d printing | 990% |
| continuous casting | 990% |
| epoxy resin | 970% |
| alkali activation | 940% |
| powder metallurgy | 940% |
| biodegradable polymers | 920% |
| polymer blending | 880% |
| olefin polymerization | 860% |
Problems and technologies are grouped from each patent's text by AI, so treat the buckets as a map of what the sector works on — not an exact count. Open a bucket to see the filings behind it.
Where startups are mapped
| State | Startups mapped |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 728 |
| Gujarat | 454 |
| Karnataka | 405 |
| Tamil Nadu | 336 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 281 |
| Delhi | 242 |
| Telangana | 214 |
| Rajasthan | 145 |
| Haryana | 143 |
| Kerala | 132 |
| West Bengal | 112 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 94 |
Startups · 15 of 3,776
Classified into Materials & Nanotechby their primary technology focus (shown under each name). IP chips count a company's total matched patents, designs and trademarks — across all sectors.
Log 9 Materials Scientific Private Limited
Nanotechnology
A graphene commercialization company setup in April, 2015 as Log 9 Materials Scientific Pvt. Ltd. (Log9) a company registered in India, headquartered at Bangalore.We identify laboratory “proof of concepts†in Graphene nanotechnology and develop commercially viable application
Bengaluru
INM TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Nanotechnology
1.   INM Technologies Pvt Ltd (henceforth referred as INM) has been established on 23rd January 2015 with two partners viz., Shilpa Medicare Ltd, Raichur represented by Sri. Vishnukant Chaturbhuj Bhutada with equity of 75% and an individual namely Dr. A. R. Phani with an eq
Bengaluru Urban
ENVIRON CARE PRODUCTS LLP
Green Technology
Environ Care Products focuses on manufacturing and supplying Activated Carbon Fabric and Activated Carbon Felt with customized applications and products. Environ Activated Carbon fabric is an effective adsorbent obtained by carbonization and activation process of appropriate fibr
Gautam Buddha Nagar
NANOSPAN INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Nanotechnology
Nanospan India Pvt Ltd is a graphene application development pioneer based in Hyderabad, focused on research and development of graphene intermediates & composites, and graphene application products for Defense, Electronics and Energy sectors. We are a team of Nano scientists, En
Ranga Reddy
GREENOMERS PRIVATE LIMITED
Food & Beverages
Greenomers Private limitedManufacturer of biodegradable plastic that can be used in conventional machineries without any modifications. Our granulas has good water solubility and degrades within 180 days.
Ahmedabad
NAVODAY SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED
Green Technology
We, here at Navoday Sciences Private Limited,We are providing Sustainable or “Green Construction Material†which are high in performance, great in strength and is a need to changing times to protect environment. Our innovative technology is presenting a complete path breaking
Udaipur
COMFORT GRID TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Healthcare & Lifesciences
The Sleep Company launches Asia’s First Smart Grid Mattress in India. This is a patent pending technology that can really help step-change the quality of sleep for each one of us (nothing like any of the mattress materials like memory foam, spring or latex). We have spent 2 y
Mumbai
CUMINCO KITCHENWARE PRIVATE LIMITED
Retail
Cumin Co. is India's pioneering health-first kitchenware brand, designed to meet the needs of modern households with a focus on wellness, durability, and aesthetics. Our mission is to transform everyday cooking into a healthier experience by crafting cookware from 100% natural ma
Gurugram
THERMOFLYDE INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED
Chemicals
Project Title: Production of flow control refractories for steel plants Project Description: Thermoflyde Industries Private Limited is being formed with the aim of making world-class refractory products. The focus being steel plants, our main products are flow control refractorie
Hyderabad
NANOMATRIX MATERIALS PRIVATE LIMITED
Nanotechnology
Nanomatrix Materials is a nano and advance material manufacturer which uses proprietary disruptive graphene technology and its integration into smart application. We work closely with industries to understand their issues and apply our knowledge and experiment in Nanotechnology t
Jaipur
PHITONS BIOENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED
Green Technology
Phitons Bioengineering is a Bangalore based organization that is the result of scientists, technologists, engineers and socially conscious entrepreneurs coming together to make a compelling contribution to biophilic design and development. It started in 2018 with a food and perso
Bengaluru Urban
THINKMETAL PRIVATE LIMITED
Technology Hardware
ThinkMetal is an early-stage deep-tech start-up revolutionizing the way we manufacture & redefine 3D printing to print a better future. We offer compact metal 3d printers that sit right at your desk and 3d print metal parts in mere hours through our patent pending process. We
Kanchipuram
KANPUR FLOWERCYCLING PRIVATE LIMITED
Green Technology
Kanpur Flowercycling Pvt. Ltd. is a first of its kind venture that has pioneered the world’s first technology to convert temple-flowers and stubble-waste into Florafoam® - a high performing, mouldable and durable biomaterial that displaces the Earth’s 5th biggest pollutant-
Kanpur Nagar
WABI SABI SURFACES PRIVATE LIMITED
Construction
Just when you thought concrete is all about grey, niche, peculiar, one-dimensional, and bold, we added cool to it. Born out of wonderment, HeyConcrete explores the unlimited fresh possibilities this ancient material hides in its imperfections. That’s why, we do not hesitate to
Udaipur
PWS FLOORS LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Construction
PWS Floors LLP delivers *engineered false flooring systems* designed to handle the demanding needs of mission-critical environments like data centers, airports, and corporate offices. With advanced design, precision engineering, and sustainable materials, we offer scalable floori
Udaipur
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