News & Perspectives
Podcast - 10.28.2025
LIFT Technology → Smarter Manufacturing with Foundation Alloy CEO & Co-Founder Jake Guglin
"In the latest episode of LIFT Technology's Smarter Manufacturing Podcast, Foundation Alloy CEO Jake Guglin joins Joe Steele, EVP of Public Affairs, to discuss what it really means to compete globally and innovate domestically."
Case Study - 09.16.2025
Foundation Alloy → How Foundation Alloy Delivered a New Steel in Just 6 Weeks
"This summer, we took an idea for a new category of high-performance steels from initial concept to first customer delivery in six weeks. This pace of development is unthinkable in traditional steelmaking, but is now possible with Foundation’s MetalsFIRST™ platform."
Blog Post - 09.02.2025
Council on Global Competition and Innovation - CGCI → American Leverage: How to Rebuild America's Competitive Advantages in Global Markets
"A steady current in today’s national discourse is America’s competitiveness with China, most notably in economic and military spheres. It is heartening to see the challenges America faces being brought into the light. The first step in solving a problem is, after all, recognizing there is one. One of the key areas of competition—in many ways, the heart of the matter—is manufacturing, which supports both economic growth and military strength. In this domain, the situation is grimmer than many admit. As it stands today, America has already lost the Production War to China. To rebuild American economic and military leverage, we cannot exclusively rely on a nostalgic reimagining of America’s role as the arsenal of democracy by trying to beat China at its own game. Instead, we will need to build fundamentally new capabilities where we have the lead from the outset."
In the News - 08.31.2025
3D Printing Industry → Foundation Alloy Introduces Molyclast, A New Line of Molybdenum Alloys
"Foundation Alloy, an MIT spinout, has announced Molyclast, a new line of molybdenum alloys developed through its proprietary MetalsFIRST technology.
According to the company, Molyclast alloys feature grains 100 times finer than existing alternatives and isotropic properties. The MetalsFIRST approach is described as eliminating extensive post-processing, hazardous hydrogen gas, and contamination risks found in conventional molybdenum manufacturing. Foundation Alloy states that Molyclast parts can be produced more quickly and at lower cost, with strength increases of up to 60% compared to similar products, while remaining compatible with advanced manufacturing methods such as 3D printing."
Press Release - 08.28.2025
Foundation Alloy → Foundation Alloy and Re:Build Manufacturing Launch Engineering Partnership to Fast-Track Scale-Up and Automation
"Foundation Alloy, the advanced-materials company reinventing metals production for US industry, today announced a strategic collaboration with Re:Build Manufacturing. The partnership centers on engineering and process development support as Foundation Alloy ramps up production of high-performance metals using its proprietary MetalsFIRST™ manufacturing platform."
In the News - 08.21.2025
TCT Magazine → Foundation Alloy launches series of high-performance molybdenum alloys
"MIT spinout Foundation Alloy has launched a new generation of high-performance molybdenum alloys created with the company's MetalsFIRST technology.
The proprietary MetalsFIRST technology integrates advanced powder metallurgy and sintering technologies to deliver 'next generation alloys' without the 'development and production bottlenecks' of the legacy metals industry."
Press Release - 08.20.2025
Foundation Alloy → Foundation Alloy Debuts Molyclast™ — A New Standard in High-Performance Refractory Alloys
"Foundation Alloy, the MIT spinout reinventing the metals industry, is announcing the launch of Molyclast™, a new generation of high-performance molybdenum alloys created using the company’s proprietary MetalsFIRST™ technology.
Molyclast™ alloys feature 100x finer grains than the current state-of-the-art and fully isotropic properties, creating advantages uniquely accessible through the MetalsFIRST™ platform. A simplified approach, MetalsFIRST™ eliminates extensive post-processing, hazardous hydrogen gas, and embrittling contamination common in traditional molybdenum part manufacturing. Produced faster and more cost-effectively, Molyclast™ parts exhibit as much as 60% increases in strength compared to their closest competitors and are compatible with advanced manufacturing methods like 3D printing. The result is unmatched engineering potential and supply chain efficiency to unlock new use cases for this material class."
In the News - 07.03.2025
MIT News → A new platform for developing advanced metals at scale
"Foundation Alloy, founded by a team from MIT, uses solid-state metallurgy technology to create a new class of high-performance metals.
Companies building next-generation products and breakthrough technologies are often limited by the physical constraints of traditional materials. In aerospace, defense, energy, and industrial tooling, pushing those constraints introduces possible failure points into the system, but companies don’t have better options, given that producing new materials at scale involves multiyear timelines and huge expenses."
Press Release - 06.23.2025
Foundation Alloy → Foundation Alloy Named a 2025 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum
"Foundation Alloy is proud to announce that it has been selected as a 2025 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. This prestigious recognition honors early-stage companies from around the globe that are shaping the future of industry and society."
In the News - 05.12.2025
Boston Business Journal → MIT spinout raises $7.5M to create stronger metals in Boston
"Metal manufacturing hasn't significantly changed in centuries. But an MIT spinout believes its manufacturing process will lead it to become the 21st-century metals company and bring manufacturing competitiveness and capabilities to America."
Press Release - 05.07.2025
Foundation Alloy → Foundation Alloy Raises Funding to Reinvent U.S. Manufacturing with New American-Made Metals
"Foundation Alloy, the Boston-based tech startup reinventing American manufacturing through next-generation metals, today announced new backing from Alumni Ventures, America’s Frontier Fund, Engine Ventures."
In the News - 05.07.2025
Tectonic → Exclusive: Foundation Alloy Raises $7.5M for Advanced Metal Manufacturing
"Not all defense innovation is flying, drone-y things. Sometimes, it’s the very materials that make it possible to build advanced systems, like metals.
Enter: Foundation Alloy. This morning, the advanced metals manufacturing company announced a $7.5M funding round, led by Alumni Ventures, America’s Frontier Fund, Engine Ventures, El Cap, Material Impact, and Yamaha Motor Ventures. Foundation Alloy CEO Jake Guglin told Tectonic in an exclusive interview that the company will use the funding to ramp up production of its ultra-efficient metals."
Blog Post - 03.26.2025
The Solutions Factory → The Foundation for Our Industrial Revitalization: Foundation Alloy is making the future possible by reinventing how alloys are made
"Foundation Alloy’s process cuts development time from years to weeks and enables metals to be produced without melting, dramatically reducing the energy required. Instead of relying on overseas refining and processing, Foundation Alloy’s method is scalable from small batches to mass production—all within the U.S. This isn’t just about making better materials; it’s about ensuring we can make them at home, when and where we need them."
Blog Post - 12.13.2024
The Engine → Tough Tech Fast Five: Foundation Alloy's Jake Guglin
"Fast Five with Tough Tech Leaders spotlights the founders and builders tackling the world's hardest challenges through science and engineering. Get quick insights from the innovators on the ground turning breakthrough ideas into real-world solutions."
In the News - 03.21.2023
ARPA-e → Enabling Resilient and Secure Domestic Supply Chains for Critical Reactor Components with Novel Materials and Additive Manufacturing
"Foundation Alloy is developing a design platform for new alloys that combine unprecedented performance with a unique suitability to today’s advanced manufacturing techniques. Foundation Alloy leverages state-of-the-art materials design IP to engineer new alloys on an atomic level for better performance and processing."
In the News - 06.01.2022
Business Wire → Foundation Alloy Raises $10.5 Million to Further its Mission to Leverage Materials Technology to Produce Higher Performance Metal Parts with Less Energy
"With funding led by The Engine and Material Impact, and participation from Safar Partners, the company will improve the performance of metal parts while increasing efficiency, flexibility and reliability in the supply chain."
In the News - 05.31.2022
Forbes → This Startup Raised Over $10 Million To Make Metal Manufacturing More Efficient And Sustainable
"Foundation Alloy, a vertically integrated metal part production platform, announced it has raised a $10.5 million seed funding round co-led by The Engine and Material Impact, and includes an investment by Safar Partners."