Dunia Innovations

Backed byRedalpine
Total raised$11.5M
StagePre-seed
Team size11-50
HQBerlin, Germany
IndustriesAI/ML

About Dunia Innovations

Dunia Innovations is a company focused on building technologies that deliver abundance globally. It combines physics, AI, and automation to accelerate materials discovery for next-generation energy and industrial systems. Its work aims to make energy more accessible and materials more affordable and resilient and to reshape how science moves from idea to impact. The company promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes non-traditional career paths. Dunia means “world” in over 20 languages, reflecting its focus on global impact. It positions itself as working on problems where progress compounds.

Company at a glance

Location
Berlin, Germany
Investors
Anglo American ·Deep Science Ventures ·EIC Fund ·Elaia ·Kindred Capital ·Pace Ventures ·Redalpine
Websitedunia.ai
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Founders & Leadership

AH

Antonia Hammer

Fractional COO/CFO I Advisor I ex-share I ex-McKinsey

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JW

Jörg Weiser

Managing Director | Executive Chairperson of the Board

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Ahmed S. M. Ismail

Inventing Tomorrow’s Technologies | PhD, MBA

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Alexander Hammer

Technology for a clean energy future

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MN

Marcus Tze-Kiat Ng

Co-founder of Dunia | Accelerated Materials Discovery

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Specialized31%
  • Operations26%
  • Engineering17%
  • Leadership9%
  • Sales9%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of Glasgow
  2. 2.University of Oxford
  3. 3.Imperial College London
  4. 4.ETH Zürich
  5. 5.École Polytechnique

Team Worked At

  • BASF
  • Siemens
  • Schrödinger
  • Climeworks
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Team Composition

28 people
  • Engineering5
  • Entrepreneurship3 senior4
  • Administrative2
  • Healthcare Services2
  • Media and Communication2
  • Community and Social Services1
  • Finance1 senior1
  • Leadership1 senior1

Culture & values

We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and safe to be their authentic self.

Non-traditional career paths are welcome and valued.

If you share our vision, you can be certain that we want you to succeed.

Join us to work on problems where progress truly compounds.

Funding History

EquityOct 2024

$11.5M

raised

AI-driven material discovery startup Dunia Innovations raised $11.5M in funding led by Elaia and redalpine; EIC, Pace Ventures, Kindred Capital, Deep Science Ventures, Anglo American participated

RedalpineElaiaEIC FundAnglo AmericanPace VenturesDeep Science Ventures+1

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