Vorbeck Materials Corp. is a global leader in developing real-world applications enabled by graphene, including conductive compounds and inks for electronics. Built on pioneering work licensed from Princeton University, the company commercialized the world's first graphene-based product, Vor-ink™, a conductive ink for printed electronics. Products using Vor-ink™ circuits are available in major retail chains, and Vorbeck has received multiple national and international awards for technology and product development. The company plans to further develop conductive graphene compounds for both government and broader commercial electronics markets under a new partnership with In-Q-Tel. Vorbeck says the collaboration will accelerate the adoption of graphene-based technologies and lead to robust consumer electronics applications. The firm's technologies leverage graphene's electrical and thermal properties to enable real-world products. Vorbeck Materials develops and manufactures graphene materials (Vor-x) and commercial graphene-based products, including Vor-ink, a conductive ink for printed electronics. The company says it is the leading manufacturer of high-quality, single-sheet graphene and the first firm with graphene-based products on the market. Vorbeck is the only company noted in the article to have EPA approval for commercial production and sale of graphene-based products. Vor-ink targets mass-market applications in highly conductive, flexible electronics across security, medical diagnostics, building infrastructure and aerospace. Vorbeck has partnered with MeadWestvaco on the Siren anti-theft packaging product, which won an IDTechEx Product Development Award and is on shelves at major retailers. The company intends to use the recent financing to expand sales of Vor-ink and related printed-electronics applications. Vorbeck Materials produces Vor-ink™, a graphene-based conductive ink developed at Princeton University and launched in 2009 for printed electronics applications. The company holds EPA approval for the commercial production and sale of graphene-based products. Vorbeck intends to use new capital to expand sales of its Vor-ink™ formulations and to support product rollouts. Products incorporating Vor-ink™ circuits were planned to be available in major retail chains in 2011. Financially, the company has raised over $8.0M to date and secured an additional $2.785M in the announced transaction. Vorbeck was established in 2006 and is based in Jessup, MD.

Total raised

$13M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Dec 2011