# NanoTech Materials

> NanoTech Materials is a Houston-area advanced materials company that turns a patented ceramic additive - the Insulative Ceramic Particle, or ICP - into spray-on coatings that keep buildings cool, protect timber and steel from wildfire, and cut cooling bills. Started in a garage in 2019 and grown into a 74-person manufacturer with a Katy factory, the company raised a $29.4 million Series A in April 2026 and landed on TIME's Best Inventions of 2024.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Houston, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Francis (CEO & Co-Founder), Hani Taan (CTO & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** 74 employees
- **Products:** Insulative Ceramic Particle (ICP) Technology, Cool Roof Coat, Wildfire Shield, Insulative Coat: Cool Touch
- **Notable:** Named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2024 for Insulative Ceramic Particle technology, Cool Roof Coat shown to cut HVAC cooling loads by up to 49%, First company selected for Halliburton Labs incubator (2020)

## Products & services

- **Insulative Ceramic Particle (ICP) Technology** — The patented ceramic additive at the core of every NanoTech product. It combines high emissivity (radiating absorbed heat back out as long-wave infrared) with low thermal conductivity (slowing heat passing through the film).
- **Cool Roof Coat** — The flagship water-based roof coating. Reflects and re-radiates solar heat to reduce heat absorption, lowering HVAC cooling loads by up to 49% and cutting Scope 2 carbon emissions.
- **Wildfire Shield** — A water-based acrylic fire-protective coating for wooden and structural infrastructure, engineered to resist temperatures up to 3,272F without producing toxins. Aimed at utility poles, bridges and critical infrastructure.
- **Insulative Coat: Cool Touch** — An industrial insulative coating for high-temperature equipment - lowering surface temperatures for OSHA-compliant personnel protection and helping prevent corrosion under insulation (CUI) on pipes and assets.

## Achievements

- Named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2024 for Insulative Ceramic Particle technology
- Cool Roof Coat shown to cut HVAC cooling loads by up to 49%
- First company selected for Halliburton Labs incubator (2020)
- Raised $29.4M Series A in April 2026, bringing total capital to roughly $34.4M
- Scaled from a garage operation to a 43,000 sq ft Katy manufacturing facility
- Wildfire Shield engineered to withstand up to 3,272F without producing toxins
- Deployed on Caltrans highway infrastructure and used in SpaceX launch areas
- ISO 9001-certified manufacturing; Cool Roof Coat carries a Solar Reflectance Index of 104

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Closed a $29.4M Series A led by HPI Real Estate & Investments with Goose Capital and Milliken & Company, bringing total funding to about $34.4M.
- **2025-02** — Launched Wildfire Shield, a fire-protective coating for wooden and structural infrastructure rated to 3,272F.
- **2024-11** — Named to TIME's Best Inventions of 2024 for Insulative Ceramic Particle technology.
- **2024-04** — Expanded Texas operations with a new Houston facility, a 340% increase in ICP manufacturing footprint.

## Links

- Website: https://nanotechmaterials.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nanotechhtx/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/NanoTechIncHTX/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NanoTechMaterials
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nanotechmaterials/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NanoTechMaterials/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nanotechmaterialsinc

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Last updated: 2026-08-20