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Discovered Materials

San Francisco, United States

seed$9M raisedFreshly fundedAdvanced MaterialsSemiconductors

Total Raised

$9M

Stage

seed

Location

San Francisco, United States

Founded

2026

Team size

1-10

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About Discovered Materials

Startup developing materials for more energy-efficient chips using AI-powered material discovery software.

What sets it apart

It uses swarms of AI agents to find and validate new semiconductor materials much faster than traditional lab-only materials R&D.

Sectors

Advanced MaterialsSemiconductors

Business

ModelSaaS

CustomerSemiconductor companies, fabs, and datacenter hardware teams

Notable

  • Raised a $9M seed round led by Lightspeed India Partners
  • Participated in Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch
  • Released Material Discovery Bench, an open-source benchmark for agentic materials discovery

Backing funds on Raise

Funding rounds

seed$9M

10 Aug 2026

Led by Lightspeed India Partners

With Peak XV Partners, Paul Graham, Gokul Rajaram, Tarik Shihipar

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FAQ

What does Discovered Materials do?

Startup developing materials for more energy-efficient chips using AI-powered material discovery software.

Where is Discovered Materials based?

Discovered Materials is based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2026.

How much has Discovered Materials raised?

Discovered Materials has raised $9M in tracked funding and is currently at the seed stage.

Who has invested in Discovered Materials?

Investors in Discovered Materials include Lightspeed India Partners, Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, Paul Graham, Gokul Rajaram and Thariq Shihipar.