Carbice Corporation: Carbice is a spinout of Georgia Tech that has created an innovative thermal material that helps prevent electronic devices from overheating. Carbice’s heat-conducting tape is made out of aluminum foil and carbon nanotubes and can be used in anything from satellites all the way down to semiconductors or smartphones. Thermal management is a huge issue as products get smaller and smaller and Carbice’s material is eight times more conductive than copper, allowing for significantly greater heat dissipation. Their product will be able to save massive amounts of money in the production of high volume hardware as well as save weight in weight constrained applications such as satellites. Carbice raised a $1.5m seed round from TechSquare Labs and GRA Venture Fund in July 2017.

CEO and Founder Baratunde Cola (left) and CTO Craig Green (right)

Continuous Composites: Continuous Composites is a continuous fiber 3D printing company. They have a revolutionary 3D printing technology that allows them to print and cure fibers embedded in a resign instantly. This also allows them to print in any direction, unsupported. Designers can now optimize the load path three-dimensionally. They can also embed functionality such as fiber optic cables, copper wire, and various other filaments, allowing for sensors and electricity to move through the structure. The use cases for major aerospace and automotive OEMs are virtually unlimited. This is a breakthrough technology that has massive upside and will change the manufacturing world. They raised a seed round of an undisclosed amount in June 2016.