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Based in Boston and Italy, DMAT develops self-healing concrete and mortar technologies designed to double infrastructure lifespan and reduce carbon emissions. The deep-tech company commercializes its proprietary materials through licensing and direct sales to a target market of approximately 180,000 global concrete producers. By utilizing lower cement content and enhanced durability inspired by ancient Roman structures, the technology decreases CO₂ emissions by up to 60 percent without requiring additional retrofitting costs. DMAT has raised $4.5 million in venture capital funding from a syndicate of investors including Primo Capital, Safar Partners, Deep Future, and PeopleFund. The certified technology is currently applied in major European highway and precast projects, with recent capital earmarked for United States market entry and strategic partnerships. The organization was founded by Paolo Sabatini, Admir Masic, Carlo Andrea Guatterini, and Paolo Tudori.
DMAT has raised $4.1M across 2 funding rounds.
DMAT has raised $4.1M in total across 2 funding rounds.
DMAT has raised $4.1M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Seed in October 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2025 | $4M Seed | — | Deep Future, Moonstone Venture Capital, Safar Partners | Announced |
| May 1, 2023 | $130K Seed | — | Deep Future, Moonstone Venture Capital, Safar Partners | Announced |
DMAT is a deep-tech startup founded in 2021 that develops proprietary concrete formulas and fillers to produce more durable, self-healing concrete with up to 60% lower CO₂ emissions.[1][2][3][4] Its products target the construction sector, serving precast concrete producers, ready-mix suppliers, and repair mortar applications, solving key industry challenges like structural degradation from cracks and carbonation, high cement-related emissions, and frequent maintenance.[1][2][3] By doubling concrete lifespan and reducing cement content, DMAT enables economic benefits alongside sustainability, with €4.64M raised (including a $4.5M round in October 2025 led by Primo Capital) to fuel commercialization in Europe and expansion to the US and UAE.[1][2][5]
The company has achieved early traction with CE-marked products deployed in Italian highway precast barriers and Swiss structural mortars, demonstrating best-in-class mechanical performance.[3]
DMAT was co-founded in Boston by CEO Paolo Sabatini and Admir Masic, an Associate Professor in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, leveraging Masic's materials science expertise to address concrete's durability and emissions issues.[2][5] The idea emerged from intensive R&D into self-healing mechanisms that combat cracks and carbonation—the primary causes of infrastructure failure—resulting in proprietary mineral fillers that optimize concrete composition without high-emission cement.[2][6] Headquartered in Udine, Italy, DMAT gained early momentum through European certifications and pilot projects, culminating in its $4.5M funding round in October 2025 from investors like Primo Capital, Safar Partners, Deep Future, Corbites, and PeopleFund.[2][5] This capital marks a pivotal shift from R&D to global scaling.[2]
DMAT rides the wave of industrial decarbonization in construction, a sector responsible for ~8% of global CO₂ emissions, amid EU net-zero policies and US Inflation Reduction Act incentives for low-carbon materials.[5] Its timing aligns with surging demand for durable infrastructure resilient to climate impacts, where traditional concrete's short lifespan drives high repair costs and emissions.[2][6] Market forces like regulatory pressures on cement producers and investor focus on "hard-to-abate" sectors favor DMAT, positioning it to influence the ecosystem by enabling 180,000 global producers to adopt scalable, profitable green tech.[3][4][5] As a MIT spinout, it exemplifies deep-tech bridging academia and industry for climate mitigation.[2]
DMAT is poised to disrupt concrete production by scaling self-healing formulas into major US infrastructure projects and UAE/Saudi markets, leveraging its recent funding for pilot collaborations and production ramps.[2][3][5] Trends like AI-optimized materials and circular economy mandates will amplify its edge, potentially capturing share in a $400B+ market while aligning profitability with net-zero goals.[5][6] Its influence could evolve from niche innovator to industry standard-setter, transforming aging infrastructure into century-long assets and closing decarbonization gaps in heavy industry—proving durable concrete is the literal foundation for sustainable growth.
DMAT has raised $4.1M in total across 2 funding rounds.
DMAT's investors include Deep Future, Moonstone Venture Capital, Safar Partners.
