Skip to main content

Alloyed

PlatformYarnton, Oxfordshire, United KingdomFounded 2017· One of 206 Platform companies tracked by AMPulse

The Alloys-by-Design® platform integrates digital simulation with additive manufacturing to enable advanced metal alloy design and manufacturing.

CEO / Founder
Michael Holmes
Team Size
51-200
Stage
Active
Total Funding
$47M
Latest Round
Series B
Key Investors
SPARX, Development Bank of Japan, Aviva Investors, Future Industry Ventures, Oxford Science Enterprises, JX Advanced Metals, Anglo American plc, Japan Bank for International Cooperation

Technology & Products

Key Products

Alloys-by-Design® (ABD®) platform, ABD-1000AM nickel superalloy, precision metal parts for virtual reality headsets and smartwatches, advanced metal alloy design and manufacturing services.

Technological Advantage

Enables rapid and cost-effective optimization of alloy properties by concurrently balancing performance, manufacturability, and economic parameters.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Accelerates alloy development by integrating data-driven simulation with additive manufacturing, reducing time-to-market while optimizing performance and cost.

How They Differentiate

Offers a fully integrated digital-to-physical manufacturing process that uniquely optimizes alloy performance and production scalability.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Companies in aerospace, automotive, electronics, defense, semiconductor, and energy sectors

Industry Verticals

["Aerospace","Automotive","Electronics","Defense","Semiconductor","Energy"]

Competitors

Divergent Technologies, Carbon, Desktop Metal

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Rapid scaling with expansion into manufacturing sites in Abingdon, UK and Seattle, USA; adoption by major global companies

Major Milestones

["Formation through the merger of OxMet Technologies and Betatype in 2019","Closing a £37M Series B funding round","Transatlantic expansion of manufacturing operations"]

Notable Customers

Anglo American, BMW, Boeing, Hitachi Metals, Microsoft, NTT DATA

https://alloyed.com

Recent coverage of Alloyed

Why this company matters

Alloyed occupies a niche at the intersection of computational materials science and metal additive manufacturing. Its Alloys-by-Design platform uses digital simulation to predict alloy properties before physical production, compressing the development cycle for new metal alloys. This approach targets a longstanding bottleneck: the slow, empirical trial-and-error process of alloy formulation.

The core technology combines thermodynamic modeling, process simulation, and machine learning to optimize alloy composition and print parameters concurrently. Alloyed then produces parts using metal LPBF and other AM processes, offering end-to-end service from alloy design to serial production. The ABD-1000AM nickel superalloy is one example of a material developed through this platform.

Customers span aerospace, defense, automotive, electronics, and energy sectors. Named clients include Boeing, BMW, Anglo American, and Microsoft. Applications range from precision components for virtual reality headsets and smartwatches to structural parts for industrial and defense systems. The company operates manufacturing sites in Abingdon, UK and Seattle, USA.

Alloyed's strategic moat lies in its proprietary simulation platform and a portfolio of 25 registered patents in ferrous and non-ferrous alloys. A £37M Series B round led by SPARX and the Development Bank of Japan, with participation from Aviva Investors and Oxford Science Enterprises, supports transatlantic scaling. Competition includes Divergent Technologies and Desktop Metal, but Alloyed differentiates by focusing on alloy discovery rather than only part production.