VC
United States
In The News Oct 2026

Material Impact

Check Size
€1.8M – €23M

Investment Focus

Investment Thesis

Material Impact builds companies around breakthroughs in material science, often from the ground up.

How to Pitch Material Impact

No Stated Policy
Material Impact hasn't published an outreach policy. A short, specific cold email is the safest default.

Who To Contact

Adam Sharkawy, PhD
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Ben Schlatka
Company Building Partner
Source

Portfolio Highlights

6K Inc - advanced materials for batteries
Gen Phoenix - recycled-leather materials
Ripple Foods - plant-based dairy

Team

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Adam Sharkawy, PhD
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Ben Schlatka
Company Building Partner
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Carmichael Roberts, PhD
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Christian Theriault
Partner
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Corinna Chen
Partner
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Elyse Winer
Partner
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Natalie Wisniewski, PhD
Company Building Partner
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Randy Allen, PhD
Company Building Partner
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Sapna Patel
Associate Partner & Director of Financial Operations
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Sidney McLaurin
Partner
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Wendy Shao
Company Building Partner
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Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Aug 2026.

Ready to Reach Material Impact?

A fit check scores your pitch against their thesis, stage and ticket. An email draft uses their real deals and thesis, not a template.