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February 6, 2026

Exclusive: Nanomaterials startup Chiral raises $12m seed to build the ‘next ASML’

The Swiss startup has built a high-precision robotic system to handle nanomaterials and position them on a chip

Chiral, a Swiss startup selling robotic systems that handle nanomaterials like graphene to produce next-generation semiconductors, has raised a $12m seed round.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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