Startup · United States

geCKo Materials

HQ Los GatosFounded 202111-50 employees

geCKo Materials is a bio-inspired, NASA-certified Dry Adhesive that is ultra-strong, reusable, leaves no residue, and requires no force to detach.

Funding2 rounds · ~$10.0M

Equity raised: ~$10.0M
Latest: ~$8.0MSeed · Dec 30, 2024

Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Dec 30, 2024	Seed	~$8.0M	—	KittyHawk Ventures	Alumni Ventures	Reported
2021	Seed	$2.0M	—	—	—	Reported

Seed
Led by KittyHawk Ventures
With Alumni Ventures
~$8.0M
Dec 30, 2024
Seed
$2.0M
2021

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems1

geCKo Materials Dry Adhesive

A bio-inspired dry adhesive for gripping and attachment applications.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

People1

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Capella Kerst
Founder and CEO

Sources8

Profile3

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DatabaseSixth-Domain public startups directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "e7e29149-fb61-4d5a-9ab5-0c2d125264a3"}”
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DatabasegeCKo Materials - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50)”
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DatabasegeCKo Materials - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Systems1

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CompanyHome | Ultra Strong Dry Adhesive | geCKo Materials
geCKo Materials · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“geCKo Materials is a bio-inspired, NASA-certified Dry Adhesive that is ultra-strong, reusable, leaves no residue, and requires no force to detach.”

Funding3

5
NewsgeCKo Materials wants to sell you the next Velcro
TechCrunch · Oct 29, 2024 · Supports Funding round · amount
“The company raised a $2 million seed round in 2021 in less than 36 hours”
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DatabasegeCKo Materials - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“29-Jul-2021”
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NewsgeCKo Materials debuts four new products after $8M raise
The Tech Buzz · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Kerst revealed that her company completed an $8 million funding round”

People1

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CompanygeCKo Materials - team page
geCKo Materials · Supports Role
“Capella Kerst, Founder and CEO”

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