Published: February 10, 2026 at 9:40 am
Imperial spinout Nanomox has raised £2.4m to produce high-performance materials and recover metals from waste sources.
Founded by Francisco Malaret and Jason Hallett in 2020 and based on the former’s PhD research, it has built a process – based on ionic liquid chemistry – to create finely tuned metal oxide particles with exceptional control over crystallinity, shape and size.
These are traits critical for performance in UV protection, electronics and catalytic applications.
The seed funding is a mixture of equity and grants. Led by TSP Ventures and Boast Trading LLC, with participation from Imperial College Enterprise Fund 3, SNØCAP VC, the Circular Innovation Fund, EIT RawMaterials and several UK angels, it includes backing from the Innovate UK Investor Partnership programme.
Nanomox says it will establish Catalyst 1, its first commercial pilot plant and R&D facility, to scale production to tonnes per month and begin supplying cosmetic industry partners.