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For months, our AI has been telling us which materials should outperform today's toxic, rare-earth-dependent thermoelectrics. With £130,000 from the Henry Royce Institute's ICP6 programme, we get to prove it in the lab.

Mater-AI has been named runner-up in the Institute of Physics’ qBIG Prize 2026, recognising its work on high-efficiency cryogenic thermoelectric materials for quantum hardware thermal management.

Mater-AI has been recognised in the Barclays AI:100 report alongside companies including Isomorphic Labs, Synthesia and Wayve, highlighting its growing role in shaping the future of AI and materials discovery in the UK.

Mater-AI has been awarded £2.25M in national compute through the UK AI for Science programme, securing 500,000 GPU hours on the Isambard-AI supercomputer to accelerate AI-driven discovery of next generation thermoelectric materials for clean energy.

UK based AI materials startup Mater-AI has raised £1.5M in a pre-seed round led by Twin Path Ventures with participation from Mishcon de Reya, One Planet Capital, XTX Ventures, the Conception X Angel Syndicate, Koro Capital and Tailored Solutions.