# actnano

> actnano is a Malden, Massachusetts materials company that makes Advanced nanoGUARD, a gel-state, PFAS-free nanocoating that shields circuit boards from water, humidity, salt and condensation. It coats connectors, antennas, LEDs and hot components that traditional conformal coatings must skip, cures at room temperature with no oven, and is already protecting ADAS and electronics on more than 15 million production vehicles. Founded in 2012 by Taymur Ahmad, the company has raised roughly $85M-$111M from automotive and industrial strategics including BMW i Ventures, Porsche Ventures, Ericsson Ventures and Anthelion Capital.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Malden, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Taymur Ahmad (Founder, Chairman & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~100 employees
- **Products:** Advanced nanoGUARD (ANG), Advanced nanoGUARD Titan Series, actnano.ai (Data Center / Liquid Cooling Protection)
- **Notable:** Advanced nanoGUARD protecting ADAS and electronics on 15+ million production vehicles, Advanced nanoGUARD Titan Series won the 2024 Global Technology Award for Conformal Coating Materials at SMTA International, Recognized in the 2024 Mexico Technology Awards for coating materials

## Products & services

- **Advanced nanoGUARD (ANG)** — A gel-state, hydrophobic, PFAS-free thin-film nanocoating that provides up to IPx8 protection with 100% 3D coverage. Applies directly to connectors, antennas, LEDs and high-heat components, cures at ambient temperature with no oven, does not trap heat, and does not degrade RF signal integrity.
- **Advanced nanoGUARD Titan Series** — A higher-performance ANG formulation for harsh-environment and high-reliability applications; winner of the 2024 Global Technology Award for Conformal Coating Materials at SMTA International.
- **actnano.ai (Data Center / Liquid Cooling Protection)** — Application of Advanced nanoGUARD to AI server PCBAs, motherboards, CPUs and GPUs to protect against coolant leaks in liquid-cooled data centers, with full 3D coverage and no curing step.

## Achievements

- Advanced nanoGUARD protecting ADAS and electronics on 15+ million production vehicles
- Advanced nanoGUARD Titan Series won the 2024 Global Technology Award for Conformal Coating Materials at SMTA International
- Recognized in the 2024 Mexico Technology Awards for coating materials
- Named to the Financial Times / Statista list of the Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies (2024 and 2026); ranked #1 in Electrical Manufacturing in 2024
- Two leaders named SMTA '40 Under 40' honorees in 2024 (Justin Whitney, VP Operations; Dr. Cassandra Zentner, VP Technology)
- Positioned as the industry's only 100% fluorine-free 3D surface protection technology

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Named again to the Financial Times / Statista Americas' Fastest-Growing Companies list, with CEO Taymur Ahmad citing demand from AI and liquid-cooling protection.
- **2025-09** — Nordson Electronics Solutions announced integration of actnano's PFAS-free coatings with ASYMTEK Select Coat conformal coating systems.
- **2024-10** — Second close of Series C with an additional $3M from Ericsson Ventures; Titan Series won a 2024 Global Technology Award at SMTA International.
- **2024-04** — Closed a $40M investment led by Anthelion Capital to expand sales, production and operations.

## Links

- Website: https://actnano.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/actnano
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/actnano
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/actnano2012

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Last updated: 2026-08-20