# Numat

> Numat is a Chicago-based advanced-materials company and the first to commercialize metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) at industrial scale. Its molecularly engineered, programmable 'sponges' capture, store, and separate hazardous chemicals for semiconductor, defense, and energy customers, reducing the impact of chemical products and processes on human health and the environment.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, Illinois, United States
- **Founders:** Ben Hernandez (Co-founder & CEO), Omar Farha (Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)
- **Team size:** ~66 employees
- **Products:** ION-X, SENTINEL, MOF manufacturing & nanofoundry, Precision chemistry platform
- **Notable:** First company to successfully commercialize metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)., Built the world's first industrial-scale MOF manufacturing campus, in Chicago., CEO Ben Hernandez named by Goldman Sachs among '100 Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs' (2021-2022).

## Products & services

- **ION-X** — MOF-based sub-atmospheric gas storage and delivery system that safely stores extremely toxic semiconductor gases such as arsine, phosphine, and boron trifluoride.
- **SENTINEL** — Advanced decontamination and chemical filtration technology for chemical-threat protection in extreme environments, including warfighter protection.
- **MOF manufacturing & nanofoundry** — World's first ISO 9001:2015-certified industrial-scale MOF manufacturing campus, co-located with a technology-enabled material design and application development center.
- **Precision chemistry platform** — Digital, data-driven design-to-manufacturing platform that accelerates new MOF products from development to high-volume production.

## Achievements

- First company to successfully commercialize metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
- Built the world's first industrial-scale MOF manufacturing campus, in Chicago.
- CEO Ben Hernandez named by Goldman Sachs among '100 Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs' (2021-2022).
- Announced a second U.S. high-volume MOF manufacturing facility (Wisconsin).
- MOF science recognized by the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Numat celebrated the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognition for metal-organic frameworks.
- **2025-05** — Closed a $40M Series C round with Aramco Ventures.
- **2023-11** — Announced the world's first industrial-scale MOF manufacturing campus in Chicago and a brand refresh.

## Links

- Website: https://numat.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/numat-technologies
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/numattech

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