aid: arcturus
name: Arcturus
description: 'Arcturus (Arcturus Technologies) is a Los Angeles advanced-materials company founded by
  Amir Mashal that infuses carbon nanomaterials into metals to create a new class of conductors, using
  lasers to embed carbon into copper and dramatically improve its electrical, thermal, and mechanical
  performance. Positioned in frontier climate/energy tech, its drop-in materials target motor windings,
  bus bars, heat sinks, data-center infrastructure, electric motors, drones, robotics, and — over time —
  transmission lines and grid infrastructure. The company emerged from stealth in June 2026 with an $8M
  seed round led by Initialized Capital, with 1517, Breakthrough Energy Discovery, Toyota Ventures, and
  Wireframe Ventures participating. This is a deep-tech hardware/materials company with no public API or
  developer program; the profile is maintained as an API Evangelist network company record.'
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/69f99c9546e5f137d0578b7e/6a407d38f367a9d7830472e7_Thumnail_v6_1x_size_compressed.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/arcturus/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- initialized-capital
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Frontier Tech
- Advanced Materials
- Carbon Nanomaterials
- Energy
- Climate Tech
- Hardware
- Deep Tech
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/arcturus-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://arcturus.io/
- type: Careers
  url: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/arcturus
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence