Foundation Alloy commercializes a solid-state alloying technique that repeatedly smashes metal powders together to create homogeneous alloys that traditional melting processes cannot achieve. The process reportedly uses around an order of magnitude less energy than conventional melting-based alloying and enables combinations of elements with very different melting points. The company has been selling bespoke metals in small batches and is running pilots with customers in automotive, aerospace, semiconductor, defense, luxury watches, and cutlery. Early commercial products include tooling parts for automakers and parts targeted at drone supply chains within defense. Foundation Alloy says it is currently constrained by production capacity rather than demand and plans to scale to several tons per week by 2027 using proceeds from its Series A. Its technology builds on about 20 years of research led by Tim Rupert and Chris Schuh, and the company is led by CEO and co-founder Jake Guglin.

Total raised

$40M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jun 2026