Vorbeck Materials

company

About

Vorbeck Materials is a manufacturer of graphene and graphene enabled products and solutions.

  • Jessup,Maryland,United States
  • 51 - 100

Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.50M
Industries
Enterprise Software,Hardware,Manufacturing,Nanotechnology
Founded date
Jan 1, 2006
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Vorbeck Materials Corporation

Vorbeck develops Vor-x products to meet real-world industrial challenges. Vor-ink formulations harness the exceptional conductivity of graphene: ultra-flexible and robust inks and coatings for the printed electronics market. In energy applications, Vor-x delivers demonstrable performance gains by breaking traditional technology trade-offs between battery capacity and power output. Plastic and rubber composites with low Vor-x loadings attain extreme levels of strength, dimensional stability, conductivity, and environmental resistance, opening new application and design possibilities.

Vor-x, Vorbeck's proprietary graphene material, was developed in the Chemical Engineering Laboratories of Princeton University by Dr. Ilhan A. Aksay, Dr. Robert K. Prud'homme, and their coworkers. The Princeton team's pioneering work enables large-scale production of graphene. Vorbeck owns an exclusive license on the patented Princeton University graphene technology. Dr. Aksay serves as an advisor to Vorbeck and on the Vorbeck Board of Directors. More information on graphene-related work at Princeton University.

Since its founding in 2006, Vorbeck has led the way in developing commercial applications for graphene. In 2007, Vorbeck commissioned a ton-scale production facility in Jessup, Maryland. In 2009, Vorbeck launched the world's first commercial graphene-based product, Vor-ink, and obtained EPA approval for the manufacture of graphene.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
8
$21.28M
Vorbeck Materials has raised a total of $21.28M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 30, 2014 from a Series Unknown round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jun 30, 2014 Series Unknown $482.59K 1 In-Q-Tel Detail
Oct 15, 2013 Series Unknown $500.21K Detail
Dec 5, 2012 Grant $1.50M 1 Detail
Mar 29, 2012 Grant $598.56K 1 National Science Foundation Detail
Dec 13, 2011 Series C $10M 3 Fairbridge Venture Partners Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
5
7
Vorbeck Materials is funded by 7 investors. In-Q-Tel and National Science Foundation are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
In-Q-Tel Yes Series Unknown
National Science Foundation Yes Grant
Fairbridge Venture Partners Yes Series C
Stoneham Partners Yes Series B
US Department of Energy Grant
Black Powder Series C
yet2Ventures Series C

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
10
Vorbeck Materials has 10 current employee profiles, including Executive John S. Lettow
Executive
Board member
Executive
Executive
Executive