How much did Discovered Materials raise?

Discovered Materials raised $9M at Seed, announced 5 August 2026.

Who founded Discovered Materials?

Advaith Sridhar is Co-Founder of Discovered Materials.

What does Discovered Materials do?

Discovered Materials operates in AI & Machine Learning and is based in India.

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Discovered Materials raises $9M

Discovered Materials announced a Seed round of $9M on 5 August 2026. The company operates in AI & Machine Learning and is based in India. It was founded by Advaith Sridhar, Co-Founder.

Raised

$9M

Stage

Seed

Industry

AI & Machine Learning

Country

India

Founder

Advaith Sridhar

Co-Founder, Discovered Materials

LinkedIn profile discoveredmaterials.com

Outreach angles

-Advaith Sridhar studied AI at Carnegie Mellon before co-founding Discovered Materials with a Stanford materials-science PhD.
-The founding team are IIT-Madras alumni who built the company around AI agents that discover new semiconductor materials.
-The seed round drew participation from Y Combinator and angel investors including Paul Graham, backing Discovered Materials' thermal management research.