Aether Pitch Deck

Aether is a company focused on developing nanoscale machinery for extracting critical minerals and creating advanced materials. Their molecular assembler platform combines robotics, machine learning, and synthetic biology to engineer protein-based nanoscale machines.

These assemblers can extract specific metal atoms from solutions, even at low concentrations, and can synthesize new materials with enhanced properties. The company is still in the R&D stage and so far have proved its technology and succeeded at a pharmaceutical contract. It was also able to discover the first PFAS-degrading enzymes in its partnership with Allonnia.

Aether's initial focus is on lithium extraction, with plans to expand to other metals like rare earth elements and titanium. In 2023, the company announced a $49 million Series A led by Jay Zaveri at Natural Capital and Trevor Zimmerman at Unless.

$49M • 2023 • Series A