15 Best Chemical Engineering Startups To Follow In 2020

December 11, 2020

This article showcases Startup Pill’s top picks for the best Chemical Engineering startups. These startups are taking a variety of approaches to innovating inside of the Chemical Engineering industry and around the world. They are all exceptional startups well worth a follow.

We selected these startups for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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1. Green Whale Global

The idea behind this startup: Bioplastic Manufacturing

Headquarters: Seoul, Seoul-t’ukpyolsi, South Korea

Industries: Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Green Consumer Goods, GreenTech, Manufacturing, Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing

Founders: Ji Young Hwang, Tae Kyun Yoon

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2. DiviGas

The idea behind this startup: DiviGa developed a new process for manufacturing membranes which has yielded vastly superior results to what a membrane can do.

Headquarters: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Industries: Advanced Materials, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Clean Energy, CleanTech, Hardware, Industrial, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Manufacturing, Manufacturing

Founders: Andre Lorenceau

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3. Chemicle

The idea behind this startup: Building a green pathway to turn a polluting waste into new resources for a cleaner chemical industry.

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Chemical, Chemical Engineering

Founders: Alessandro Toni, Riccardo Bacile

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4. Nanoseen

The idea behind this startup: Nanoseen creates solutions for the desalination of both sea and brackish water using new generation nanomaterials.

Headquarters: Sopot, Pomorskie, Poland

Industries: Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology

Founders: Bartosz Kruszka, Mikolaj Granuszewski

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5. Krosslinker

The idea behind this startup: KrossLinker applies material chemistry to innovate and develop advanced materials for insulation applications.

Headquarters: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Industries: Advanced Materials, Biopharma, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical

Founders: Elmira Soghrati, Gayathri Natarajan, Mahesh Nathan

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6. Aqualumos

The idea behind this startup: Clean Tech, Water Purification, Environmental

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Advanced Materials, Chemical Engineering, CleanTech, Environmental Engineering, Water, Water Purification

Founders: Unknown

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7. Thermulon

The idea behind this startup: Thermulon has developed a novel chemical pathway to produce building insulation materials.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Building Material, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, CleanTech, Energy Efficiency, Green Building

Founders: Unknown

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8. Safety Field USA

The idea behind this startup: Chemical Fertilizer Manufacturer

Headquarters: Aventura, Florida, United States

Industries: Agriculture, Biotechnology, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Farmers Market, Farming, Manufacturing

Founders: Alexander Zhirov, Sergey Belevtsev

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9. cheMastery

The idea behind this startup: Laboratory Automation

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Chemical Engineering, Industrial Automation, Robotics

Founders: Unknown

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10. Chemical Partners India

The idea behind this startup: Chemical Partners India is a chemical manufacturing company.

Headquarters: Surat, Gujarat, India

Industries: Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing

Founders: Unknown

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11. Quantitiv

The idea behind this startup: A marketplace for operators, developers, and contractors in the energy and construction industries to source highly-skilled professionals.

Headquarters: Unknown

Industries: Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Construction, Consulting, Energy, Oil and Gas

Founders: Robert Barratt

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12. Process Risk Consulting

The idea behind this startup: Process Safety Engineering Consultancy

Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom

Industries: Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Oil and Gas, Risk Management

Founders: Unknown

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13. thyssenkrupp Innovations

The idea behind this startup: New venture of thyssenkrupp to incubate and commercialise digitalization solutions in Asia

Headquarters: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Industries: 3D Printing, 3D Technology, Automotive, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Marine Technology, Mining Technology

Founders: Abhinav Singhal

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14. GBB Scientific instruments

The idea behind this startup: GBB Scientific instruments provides spectroscopy instruments and solutions for global and Indian markets.

Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India

Industries: Chemical Engineering, Medical

Founders: Unknown

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15. KPM-Accelerate

The idea behind this startup: The chemical accelerator program for start-ups in advanced materials, materials transformation, nanotechnology, and energy.

Headquarters: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Industries: Advanced Materials, Battery, Chemical, Chemical Engineering, Consulting, Energy, Incubators, Mining Technology, Nanotechnology

Founders: Boyd Davis, Sebastian Alamillo

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