Next-Gen Materials

Explore cutting-edge Next-Gen Materials: Meta-Optics, Metal 3D Printing, Micro LED, and more. Innovating today for tomorrow’s tech.

Next-Gen Materials Startups

SLD Laser

SLD Laser is using highly efficient blue lasers embedded onto a chip with high performance phosphorus, they have created a laser light source with 100x greater luminance than LEDs, 10x the contrast, 10x the distance, and 1/10th the beam angle.

SLD Laser is using highly efficient blue lasers embedded onto a chip with high performance phosphorus, they have created a laser light source with 100x greater luminance than LEDs, 10x the contrast, 10x the distance, and 1/10th the beam angle.

  • James RaringPresident and CEO
  • Goleta, CA, USA

Metalenz brings state of the art upgrades to optics across the board (agility, versatility, and resolution) with improved performance at lower manufacturing cost.

  • Robert DevlinCo-Founder and CEO
  • Boston, MA, USA

actnano is setting a new standard for electronics protection with its commercialized water and environmental- resistant nanocoating technology, Advanced nanoGuard™ (ANG).

  • Taymur AhmadFounder and CEO
  • Cambridge, MA, USA

microLED innovator VueReal Inc. brings unprecedented throughput, precision, and yield to the multi-billion-dollar microLED industry with its revolutionary “microprinting” mass transfer approach VueReal’s methodology addresses

  • Reza ChajiFounder and CEO
  • Waterloo, ON N2L 5R9 Canada

Next-Gen Materials News

Why We Invested in Metalenz and the Future of Optical Sensing

Learn about TDK Ventures’ investment in Metalenz, shaping the future of optical technologies with groundbreaking metasurface lenses.

Why We Invested in VueReal for a Brighter Future Through MicroLED Optoelectronics

TDK Ventures invests in VueReal to enhance future displays with microLED technology, promising high efficiency and clarity.

TDK Ventures Closes $150 Million Fund for Early-Stage, Materials Science and Hard-Tech Startups

Next-Gen Materials Explorations

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Davos: Why Challenger Technologies – A Climate Fix

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COP28 Interview with TDK Ventures: Backing Startups Solving Pressing Global Challenges

Portfolio Summit Sizzle

Portfolio Summit Sizzle

Davos 2023 – TDK Ventures showcases Novalith & Ascend Elements

Davos 2023 – TDK Ventures showcases Novalith & Ascend Elements

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50 Leaders Of Change: Verdagy & Span

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TDK Ventures Portfolio Summit

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Vision 2045: AM Batteries & Faction

TDK CEO Noboru Saito on Mobility Innovations

TDK CEO Noboru Saito on Mobility Innovations

Introduction to TDK Ventures with Metalenz testimonial

Introduction to TDK Ventures with Metalenz testimonial

TDK CEO Noboru Saito on Energy Transformation (EX)

TDK CEO Noboru Saito on Energy Transformation (EX)

Why Launch TDK Ventures by TDK CEO Shigenao Ishiguro

Why Launch TDK Ventures by TDK CEO Shigenao Ishiguro

Lessons from Startup Founders with Metalenz Rob Devlin

Lessons from Startup Founders with Metalenz Rob Devlin

A conversation with TDK Ventures President Nicolas Sauvage

A conversation with TDK Ventures President Nicolas Sauvage