Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Material Impact
Boston, United States
Adam Sharkawy is a Series A investor at Material Impact in Boston focused on Manufacturing and Health Care. Adam Sharkawy is based out of Concord, Massachusetts and is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Material Impact. Adam previously worked at DetraPel as a Board of Directors. Adam Sharkawy attended the Duke University.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries Adam Sharkawy invests in
Stages Adam Sharkawy invests in
Countries Adam Sharkawy invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 3 (33%)
- Health Care 2 (22%)
- Nanotechnology 2 (22%)
- Personal Health 2 (22%)
- Beauty 1 (11%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (56%)
- Seed 2 (22%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (11%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
Investments
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Talus Renewables offers new pathways to chemicals, fertilizers, and fuels with its green ammonia production technology. | $22M / Series A / Nov 02, 2023 | |
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DetraPel is a cleantech Advanced Materials company specializing in synthesizing & manufacturing PFAS-Free Protective Coatings. | $7.6M / Series A / Sep 11, 2023 | |
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Nohbo operates as a sustainable beauty and personal care technology company. Nohbo specializes in and is at the forefront of research and development for podded personal care products, utilizing the most advanced water-soluble films and compatible bases that lead to excellent and novel washing experiences. | Series A / Jun 05, 2023 | |
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Actnano is a nanotechnology company that specializes in automotive, consumer electronics, and smart coating solutions that make products water-resistant. The company enables the protection of a variety of materials from water damage and harsh environmental conditions. Its technology provides a broad spectrum of transparent nano guard coatings thatcan be applied to electronic devices in a way that makes them water-resistant to IPx7 levels, enabling clients to keep their electronics and gadgets protected and last long in an economical way.actnano was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $21.8M / Series B / Nov 30, 2021 | |
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Jump Aero is developing the fastest eVTOL technology and a simplified flight control software stack for rapid response missions. It has both drone and manned aircraft products. Launch customers are the DoD as well as private & government emergency response organizations. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Aug 01, 2021 | |
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Actnano is a nanotechnology company that specializes in automotive, consumer electronics, and smart coating solutions that make products water-resistant. The company enables the protection of a variety of materials from water damage and harsh environmental conditions. Its technology provides a broad spectrum of transparent nano guard coatings thatcan be applied to electronic devices in a way that makes them water-resistant to IPx7 levels, enabling clients to keep their electronics and gadgets protected and last long in an economical way.actnano was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $12M / Series A / Oct 13, 2020 | |
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Nohbo operates as a sustainable beauty and personal care technology company. Nohbo specializes in and is at the forefront of research and development for podded personal care products, utilizing the most advanced water-soluble films and compatible bases that lead to excellent and novel washing experiences. | $3M / Seed / Mar 27, 2020 | |
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Bloomer Tech uses everyday fabrics and machine learning for personalized detection, monitoring, and treatment of chronic diseases. It develops a device designed to understand bodies and use ordinary clothing to collect extraordinary data. The company builds a reliable and vast data set on women’s heart health. Through integrated healthcarepractices in monitoring and treatment, it accelerates progress on solving cardiovascular global health problems.Through biometric sensors in everyday clothing, meaningful data is collected, analyzed and made accessible to users, doctors, and medical professionals for real-time personalized healthcare. Bloomer Tech's technology is seamlessly embedded into women’s bras to read metrics such as the electrocardiogram, pulse rate, respiratory rate, heart rhythm, and more.Bloomer Health Tech was founded by Aceil Halaby, Alicia Chong Rodriguez, and Monica Abarca and it is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | $3M / Seed / Mar 12, 2020 | |
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NextGen Jane is a data-driven women's health company offering a woman insight into her reproductive health through a smart tampon system to track biological changes predictive of disease. The company's smart tampon platform allows users to conveniently mail-in cells from the reproductive tract that are shed during menstruation. It focuseson developing tests based on a patented tampon collection technology. | $9M / Series A / Apr 01, 2019 |
Co-Investors
About Material Impact
Material Impact establishes companies dedicated to transforming advancements in material science and deep technology into products.
Material Impact Contacts
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Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
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Elyse Winer
Partner
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Brian Zatulove
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Carmichael Roberts
Founder & Managing Partner
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Christian Theriault
Entrepreneurial Partner
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FAQ
What does Adam Sharkawy invest in?
Adam Sharkawy invests primarily in Manufacturing, Health Care and Nanotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Adam Sharkawy last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Adam Sharkawy closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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