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February 3, 2026

Exclusive: Imperial spinout Polaron raises $8m to design next-generation materials

Polaron is part of a cohort of companies using AI for materials design


Freya Pratty

2 min read

The Polaron cofounders.

Polaron, an Imperial College London spinout building AI models to design next-generation materials, has raised an $8m seed round backed by Serena, Speedinvest and Futurepresent, along with the founders of Physics X and Twaice.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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