Thermal Expansion Solutions, Inc.

Thermal Expansion Solutions, Inc. is a defense tech company in COLLEGE STATION, United States, founded in 2015. It has raised $4.0M across 7 rounds, most recently a $256K Grant in February 2025.

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Employees
1–10
Founded
2015
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$4.0M
Last Round
$256K GrantFeb 2025
Rounds
7

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About

Thermal Expansion Solutions, Inc. (operating as ALLVAR Alloys) commercializes negative coefficient of thermal expansion alloys originally discovered as a graduate research project. Since its first commercial sale in 2018, the company has developed materials and components — including constant-force washers and ultra-stable struts — used in athermal optics, cryogenics, and scientific instrumentation, with ALLVAR Alloy 30 washers integrated into NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Summary

It lists 1–10 employees. It has raised $4.0M in total across 7 rounds, most recently a $256K Grant round in Feb 2025.

Tech & App Stack

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Funding History

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GrantSBIR Phase I (USA)Feb 2025
$256K

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