Companies · Defense

AlchemySummer 2014Active

Waterloo · ON, Canada · Defense · founded 2014 · http://www.alchemynano.com

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Alchemy — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
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Alchemy: limited disclosed financing to assess.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page.

Where it sits in Defense

Alchemy is one of 61 Defense companies tracked from Waterloo, ON, Canada, on record since 2014. By capital raised it ranks mid-pack (ahead of 43% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

Nanotechnology-enabled coatings for automotive and defence sectors

Alchemy is a nanotechnology company based in Kitchener, Ontario with core operations in the automotive and defense sectors. Automotive - With the widespread adoption of ADAS systems in new vehicles, the cost of replacing a windshield in new vehicles has tripled to $1500+. We have developed a windshield protection film product line called ExoShield to help vehicle owners protect their windshields. Our ExoShield GT3 film is sold through 400+ aftermarket installers and car dealerships in 56 countries that carry and install it for vehicle owners. For Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco owners (google: broken windshield club), our ExoShield ULTRA DIY kits are available via our website and dropshipping partners. Defense - Over the last 3 years, we have been working with the Canadian Armed Forces to develop an infrared camouflage technology. We have received two contracts from CAF to develop our technology. Our solution has the ability to be integrated into the uniform directly (adding just 5-10g of weight vs. 600-18,000 kg of weight for other alternatives), has outperformed all existing NATO alternatives in multiple CAF field trials, and is receiving support from major elements of CAF for our next contract. This technology can also be adapted for other individual camouflage integrations (face paint and individual nettings) and for mobile camouflage applications (vehicle nettings and vehicle paints).

Advanced MaterialsDefenseAutomotive
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Amount raised vs valuation, by round

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Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size. Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

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How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 61 companies in Defense. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages)
This company
Sector median$6.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages)
This company
Sector median$49.6M

Raised more than 43% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 43% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

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Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Registry & provenance

Alchemy is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

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Similar companies

Nearest neighbours across the whole database — matched on sector, stage and capital scale, and on shared operators (officers or directors named at both companies in public filings). A discovery shortlist, not a valuation cohort — verify before acting, the same way modeled figures are directional.

CompanySectorStageRaised · realValue · estWhy similar
88 Tactical, LLCDefensePre-Seed$100K$492Ksame sector
9 MothersDefensesame sector
AICEDefensesame sector
Albacore Inc.Defensesame sector
ApolloShieldDefensesame sector
Arkenstone Defense, Inc.DefenseSeries A$8.6M$2.3Msame sector
Arlo IndustriesDefensesame sector
Askari Defense, Inc.DefenseSeed$1.5M$4.7Msame sector
Semantically similar

Matched by meaning, not labels — a local language model reads each company's name, sector and description and ranks the closest in that learned space. This catches look-alikes that cross sector boundaries; the structured list above explains its matches, this one trusts the text. Directional, like every modeled signal here.

CompanySectorStageValue · estMatch
Chasm Advanced Materials, Inc.Other TechnologySeries B$34.8M72%
Alchemy Insights, Inc.Other TechnologySeries D+$4.1B72%
Fibrecoat, Inc.Other TechnologySeries A$35.2M71%
Lotus Leaf Coatings, Inc.Other TechnologyPre-Seed$7.4M71%
Alchemai, Inc.Other TechnologyPre-Seed$7.1M71%
Fintainium, Inc.Other TechnologySeries A$24.5M70%
HabitatShield, Inc.Other TechnologySeed$47.7M70%
Alpine Advanced Materials, LLCOther TechnologySeed$6.3M70%
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What does Alchemy do and where is it based?
Alchemy operates in the Defense sector, based in Waterloo, ON, Canada. Nanotechnology-enabled coatings for automotive and defence sectors
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