Claros Technologies
Claros Technologies is a Minneapolis-based environmental technology and advanced materials company, founded in 2018 and spun out of research at the University of Minnesota.
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Claros Technologies is a Minneapolis-based environmental technology and advanced materials company, founded in 2018 and spun out of research at the University of Minnesota. Using green chemistry and advanced materials science, it permanently destroys all types of PFAS forever chemicals via a proprietary UV-photocatalytic process that breaks the carbon-fluorine bond. The company operates ClarosTech, offering industrial and environmental PFAS destruction systems (ClarosTechUV, >99.99% destruction in field pilots), and ClarosLabs, an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited analytical laboratory for PFAS detection. Customers span industrial manufacturers, remediation firms, utilities, and government agencies across semiconductor, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors.
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Investor· 6
Founders / team· 2
Funding history
- 2026-07-28Series B$55M
Investors · Treehouse Family Capital, Daikin America, Veralto, Bush Foundation, Nord Asset Management, Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationSource · prnewswire.com ↗
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UV photocatalysis to permanently destroy PFAS "forever chemicals", plus ISO/IEC 17025-accredited PFAS testing and quantification lab services, for PFAS remediation and compliance testing in industrial manufacturing, water utilities and government.
Series B · $55M · 2026-07
$55M
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Seed · 2026-09
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BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDateOther / unspecified
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