About XTRIUM
XTRIUM is a materials intelligence platform that helps manufacturers find material alternatives, assess sourcing risk, and make informed choices about what goes into their products.
Our Story
XTRIUM began with a deceptively simple question: why is it still so hard for companies to find the right material for the right application?
The idea started when a senior materials executive described the slow, manual process of identifying new applications and substitutes for advanced materials. What seemed like a simple search problem turned out to be a complex decision challenge across performance, cost, compliance, sustainability, sourcing, and market demand.
Soon after, Malur Narayan met Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi and Raghunandan Mathur at a quantum computing conference in Dallas. An AI and enterprise technology leader, a materials scientist, and a deep-tech systems expert came together around one conviction: the materials economy needed an intelligence layer.
The team built an early prototype, validated it with manufacturers, and launched XTRIUM to help companies make faster, smarter materials decisions.
Today, XTRIUM connects materials science, supply-chain intelligence, and AI to help companies discover applications, identify substitutes, reduce risk, and build the products of tomorrow.
What XTRIUM does
Find material alternatives
Search for materials that meet a product's technical requirements, then compare candidates in one place. Teams can build a shortlist without starting every search from scratch.
Assess sourcing risk
See where supply depends on a limited set of materials or suppliers. Procurement teams can investigate alternatives before a shortage disrupts production.
Match materials to applications
Connect a material's properties with products and use cases where it may be a fit. Materials manufacturers can reach teams looking for the capabilities they offer.
What makes XTRIUM different
Material selection and sourcing in one place
XTRIUM helps teams assess whether a material meets their product requirements and whether they can source it. Engineers and procurement teams can compare options using the same information, instead of working through separate searches.
Alternatives tied to product requirements
A substitute is useful only if it meets the job's requirements. XTRIUM lets teams compare candidates against their technical and sourcing constraints, rather than treating a material match as a final answer.
A place for material makers and buyers
XTRIUM serves teams searching for materials and manufacturers looking for applications. That gives suppliers a way to present what their materials can do to people making product and sourcing decisions.
Built by people who know the problem
The founding team brings experience in materials science, semiconductor manufacturing, AI, and enterprise technology. Those backgrounds inform a product built around the questions engineers and procurement teams ask together.
Designed to shorten the search
Product teams can spend weeks gathering supplier data and comparing options. XTRIUM puts discovery and comparison in one workflow; a candidate still needs to pass the customer's own testing and approval process.
Who uses XTRIUM
Procurement and strategic sourcing teams managing critical material supply.
Product developers and materials engineers evaluating materials for new or existing products.
Advanced materials manufacturers looking for relevant applications and potential buyers.
Manufacturing teams planning for material shortages or supplier changes.
The team behind XTRIUM
XTRIUM grew from a question the founders heard from a materials executive: why does finding a new use or substitute for an advanced material still take so much manual work?
Malur Narayan, Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi, and Raghunandan Mathur built an initial product and tested the idea with manufacturers.
The team also includes advisors with experience in materials development and commercialization.
Follow XTRIUM on LinkedIn →Founding Team
Malur Narayan
CEO
Over 30 years of experience in the tech industry across various functions. Known for AI expertise, problem-solving, and innovation.
Responsible for XTRIUM’s vision, strategy, funding, and customer acquisition.
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Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi
Chief Operating Officer
PhD in Materials Science from CMU, and a veteran of semiconductors and supply chain.
Leads customer and partner strategy, scientific research, and operations.
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Raghunandan Mathur
CTO & Product Leader
17+ years in AI, HPC, and quantum program management, with systems engineering expertise.
Leads product strategy and development.
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Thomas Baker
Deeptech/AI Architect & Spacetech Advisor
Formerly with Blue Origin, with experience in experimental aerospace, rocketry and propulsion systems, energy generation, robotics, space infrastructure, and generative AI development.
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Rob Murano
Industry/Customer Insights, Materials and Applications
20+ years of experience in the materials, optics, and laser industries. Materials innovations from the lab to market.
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Shrikar Kasturi
CFO, Commercial/Business Strategy
25+ years in tech leadership, M&A, and private equity. Currently serving as SVP at Skyview Capital, with previous experience at Nokia and Nortel.
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Andrew Eil
20+ years of experience in climate and energy policy, technology commercialization, investing, and strategy. Advises and invests in early-stage climate technology companies, with a focus on climate risk and resilience.
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Lisa Morales-Hellebo
30+ years of experience across technology, manufacturing, and supply chains. Invests in early-stage companies working in AI, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing, and logistics.
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Vidhya Subramanian
Technology leader with experience in AI strategy, digital transformation, and customer experience at Fortune 500 companies. Advises organizations on applied AI, data, and cloud infrastructure, and mentors emerging tech leaders.
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Chris Gonzales
CMO, Marketing and growth expert with experience in customer adoption and scaling technology companies.
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Define the problem
Tell us which material, application, or sourcing problem you need to address, along with your requirements.
Find and compare
Use XTRIUM to find materials or suppliers, compare alternatives, and examine sourcing risks.
Review and qualify
Review promising options with your engineering, quality, and procurement teams before qualification or purchase.
Frequently asked questions
XTRIUM helps teams find materials and suppliers, compare alternatives, and examine sourcing risks. It is built for decisions that involve both product requirements and supply availability.
XTRIUM works with procurement teams, product developers, and materials manufacturers. Each uses the platform to answer a different materials question, from finding a substitute to finding an application.
XTRIUM helps identify and compare candidates. Your engineering, quality, and procurement teams remain responsible for testing, qualification, and supplier approval.
XTRIUM helps teams assess material fit and sourcing considerations in the same decision process. Engineers and procurement teams can compare options together, rather than repeating the search in separate systems.
Please contact us for pricing details.
Bring a material, product requirement, or sourcing problem your team is working through.