News from START.nano companies

The companies of START.nano are launching their hard-tech innovations into the world with the help of MIT.nano's facilities and MIT's networks.

How an RFP brought two companies together: Rio Tinto and SiTration
Rio Tinto and SiTration have partnered to recover metals and other compounds from the water generated during the mining process.
October 19, 2023

AdMaCom Accelerator 2023: 11 Startup Finalists Announced
The Innovation Network for Advanced Materials is proud to announce the selection of eleven remarkable startups for the 2023 AdMaCom accelerator program including 3D Architech.
May 8, 2023

Rectify Pharmaceuticals Appoints Sachiyo Minegishi as Chief Operating Officer
Rectify Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company developing small molecule disease-modifying therapeutics that restore and enhance ABC transporter function, today announced the appointment of Sachiyo Minegishi as Chief Operating Officer.
April 25, 2023

UTEC Founders Program (UFP) Grant Track 2nd round Awardees
The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners announced the selection of two startups / teams as winners of the 2nd "Grant Track" of UTEC Founders Program, an initiative to support seed-stage startups and teams preparing to start their own companies, using science and technology. One of the startups is 3D Architech.
February 15, 2023

Rectify Pharmaceuticals Expands Clinical Drug Development Expertise with Board and SAB Appointments
Rectify Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company developing small molecule disease-modifying therapeutics that restore and enhance ABC transporter function, today announced the appointments of Tuyen Ong, M.D., M.B.A., to the Board and Directors, and Jason Campagna, M.D., Ph.D., to the Scientific Advisory Board.
February 14, 2023

J-WAFS Solutions grant spinout SiTration is pioneering new separation processes for materials extraction
The company recently raised $2.35 million in pre-seed funding specifically for recycling electric vehicle batteries.
January 25, 2023

Tech Transfer Roundup: Tiba And CEPI Strategize Together On ‘Disease X’
Tiba Biotech LLC and CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) said on 12 January that they will partner to evaluate the Cambridge, MA-headquartered biotech’s next-generation RNA vaccine technology as a tool for readiness for the next global epidemic or pandemic – which they termed “disease X.”.
January 18, 2023

NeuroNexus Presents: The Peri-SfN Sale
Visit us in person at SfN Booth #2717 in to learn about what's new from NeuroNexus.
November 1, 2022

Move Over, Elon: This Under 30 CEO Just Raised $8 Million To Build A Next-Generation Brain Implant
Axoft announced that it has raised $8 million in seed funding in a round led by venture firm The Engine.
October 18, 2022

EIP’s Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund Leads $4.5M Seed Round in Transaera Inc.
Energy Impact Partners LP, a global investment platform leading the transition to a sustainable energy future, announced today that its Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund led the seed round in Transaera Inc., the innovative pioneers behind a novel air conditioner providing affordable, energy-efficient dehumidification. The round closed at $4.5 million; EIP was joined in the round by Carrier Ventures, Saint Gobain, and MassCEC.
September 15, 2022

Carrier Ventures Invests in Next-Generation Sustainable Technology Startups
Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, has completed three new investments—Archilogic, Butlr and Transaera—through its Carrier Ventures group.
September 14, 2022

SiTration Raises $2.3M To Further Develop Its Battery Recycling Technology
The round led by Azolla Ventures with the participation of E14 Fund will help the startup continue working on its breakthrough solution.
August 12, 2022

10 Cool Tech Companies That Raised Funding In July 2022
Finwave semiconductor among next-generation technology developers in cloud database services, machine and deep learning, cybersecurity and edge computing reporting new rounds of funding.
August 8, 2022

Finwave Raises $12.2M Funding to Advance the Ultimate Transistor for 5G
3DGaNTM (Gallium Nitride) innovators Finwave Semiconductor announced a $12.2 million Series A funding round led by Fine Structure Ventures with additional participation from Citta Capital, Soitec, Safar Partners and Alumni Ventures.
July 29, 2022

GaN FinFET funded, aims for 5G applications
Finwave Semiconductor Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) has raised $12.2 million in Series A funding following a $4.3 million award from the US government. The monies will be used to bring a GaN FinFET technology to volume production.
July 29, 2022

Finwave Semiconductor Raises $12.2M Series A Funding Round to Advance the Ultimate Transistor for 5G
3DGaNTM (Gallium Nitride) innovators Finwave Semiconductor, Inc.ctor, Inc. today announced a $12.2 million Series A funding round led by Fine Structure Ventures with additional participation from Citta Capital, Soitec, Safar Partners and Alumni Ventures.
July 27, 2022

SiTration Raises $2.35 Million in Pre-Seed Funding to Revolutionize Battery Recycling for Electric Vehicles
SiTration, the MIT spinoff pioneering new separation processes for materials extraction, today announced it has raised $2.35 million in pre-seed funding led by Azolla Ventures with participation from the MIT-affiliated E14 Fund. The funding will enable SiTration to accelerate hiring and ramp up development of its breakthrough technology for the recovery of critical materials in the lithium-ion battery recycling process.
July 12, 2022

GaN Transistor Unlocks the Power of 5G
Finwave Semiconductor, a startup company working on proprietary GaN technology, says it has developed a transistor technology that claims to provide higher output power, higher linearity, and lower cost than existing GaN technologies. The technology is compatible with existing silicon foundry production tools and is readily scalable for higher production.
June 27, 2022

Mesodyne Receives Mass Ventures’ START Award
Mesodyne Inc is a START Phase II winner ($200,000). The goal of this program is to help deep tech startups convert their Small Business Innovation and Small Business Technology Transfer research (SBIR/STTR) into businesses and jobs in Massachusetts.
June 8, 2022