# David Arreaga

> David Arreaga is the co-founder and CEO of Ares Materials, a Plano, Texas deep-tech company building AI-designed optical polymers for flexible and foldable electronics. A materials scientist with a Ph.D. from UT Dallas, he turned doctoral research on polymer substrates into a company whose Pylux cover-window and adhesive materials target the next generation of foldable displays. Ares pairs high-throughput experimentation with machine learning to shorten materials development from decades to years, and closed the first trench of a $12M Series B round in 2025.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Ares Materials, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Ares Materials, Inc., The University of Texas at Dallas (alumnus)
- **From:** Mexico
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, B.S., Mechatronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering program
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Ares Materials, a deep-tech materials company serving the display and consumer-electronics industry., Turned doctoral research on polymer substrates into a commercial substrate/cover-window platform (Pylux)., Raised a total of roughly $16.5M across rounds, including a $12M first trench of a Series B in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Began M.S./Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at UT Dallas, funded by a CONACYT scholarship.
- **2014** — Co-founded Ares Materials with Adrian Avendano out of UT Dallas's Advanced Polymer Research Lab.
- **2015** — Completed Ph.D.; took on the CEO role as the company formalized.
- **2016** — Ares Materials secured venture capital and formally launched operations.
- **2020** — Integrated machine learning into the materials development process to accelerate discovery.
- **2024** — Japan-based Denka invested in Ares Materials to advance flexible OLED display materials.
- **2025** — Closed first trench of Series B: $12M in equity and convertible notes, led by Black Diamond Ventures.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Ares Materials, a deep-tech materials company serving the display and consumer-electronics industry.
- Turned doctoral research on polymer substrates into a commercial substrate/cover-window platform (Pylux).
- Raised a total of roughly $16.5M across rounds, including a $12M first trench of a Series B in 2025.
- Built an AI-plus-high-throughput-experimentation platform to shorten materials development cycles.
- Won a competitive CONACYT scholarship funding his graduate studies in the United States.
- Attracted strategic corporate investment from Denka (Japan) for flexible OLED materials.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Ares Materials closed the first trench of its Series B, raising $12M led by Black Diamond Ventures, to scale Pylux MCW for foldable displays and expand AI/experimental infrastructure.
- **2024-10** — Denka invested in Ares Materials to combine technologies for flexible OLED display implementation.

## Links

- Website: https://aresmaterials.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidarreaga/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aresmaterials
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAD9J9E_K9c
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/aresmaterials/

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Last updated: 2026-07-20