# Matter Machine

> AI-assisted platform for discovering and optimizing advanced materials.

## Why it is interesting

Materials discovery remains a slow experimental bottleneck for batteries, catalysts, electronics and manufacturing; the company is pairing university research with an experienced commercialization team.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Pre-Series A — £4M (October 11, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, deep-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-11
- **Latest funding investors:** IP Group, Northern Gritstone

## Key facts

- Closed a £4M pre-Series A led by IP Group in October 2026.
- Led by Gordon Sanghera, who previously took Oxford Nanopore from inception through its 2021 public listing.

## Funding history

- Pre-Series A · £4M · October 11, 2026
  Source: https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/oxford-nanopore-liverpool-university-ai-matter-machine-v73fc9jlg

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/ip-group
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/northern-gritstone

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-matter-machine-4m-pre-series-a-ai-materials

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**Last updated:** October 11, 2026

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