| Website | nanostellar.com |
| Category | CleanTech |
| Phone | 650-368-1010 |
| Employees | |
| Description | Catalyst Metals for Auto Industry |
| Total | $13.1M |
| Series A, 6/04 3i Group Frank Marshall William Miller Firelake Capital Management Khosla Ventures | $3M |
| Unattributed, 8/07 | $3M |
| Series E, 2/08 3i Group Khosla Ventures Monitor Ventures | $7.05M |
Nanostellar, Inc. develops precious-metals containing materials for the automotive and stationary power industries, enabling these industries to meet stringent diesel emissions-control requirements mandated in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
The company delivers nano-engineered catalyst materials that reduce exhaust emissions and increase effectiveness of precious metals in these catalysts by 25%-30%. Nanostellar’s Rational Catalyst Design methodology combines computation materials science, novel synthesis and chemical engineering to aid in the rapid development of new materials.
