The Daily Raise/August 11, 2026

Funding round

Discovered Materials raises $9M seed round

Discovered Materials (India) has raised $9M in a seed round, announced on August 11, 2026. The company is Builds AI agents that discover materials for semiconductor chips. The round was led by Lightspeed India Partners, with participation from Y Combinator, Peak XV Partners, Paul Graham, Gokul Rajaram, Thariq Shihipar.

Discovered Materials raised a $9 million seed round to expand its team, laboratory and AI research agents for semiconductor materials discovery.

Company
Discovered Materials
Amount
$9M (~$9M)
Round
Seed
Sector
Materials science and artificial intelligence
Country
India
Announced
August 11, 2026

Track every raise, every day

This deal appeared in The Daily Raise, August 11, 2026. Get the next edition in your inbox.

Free. Unsubscribe anytime.

Just raised too?

Turn your funding news into guaranteed media coverage while the momentum lasts.

Get featured