About Intalus
Intalus makes metal parts with ceramic built into the metal itself, instead of coated on the surface. It calls this process Targeted Phase Infusion. The process is applied after a part is manufactured, so the part keeps its shape while gaining resistance to wear, corrosion, and heat. Intalus serves manufacturers in aerospace, defense, space, energy, nuclear, industrial, maritime, mobility, and medical fields, plus some consumer product makers.
Intalus was founded by chief executive officer Gene Skiba together with co-founder Peter Ostlund. The company is based in Ashburn, Virginia, and runs a production facility at Purdue University's Hypersonic Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in West Lafayette, Indiana. Origin Ventures led the company's seed round. Origin Ventures says Intalus's customers include Formula 1, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, a global consumer electronics company, and an undersea defense program.
Funding Rounds (SEC Form D)
| First sale | Filed with SEC | Amount sold | Investors | Avg. check | Terms | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Nov 3, 2026 | $0of $3.5M target | 1 | $0 | Equity, OptionsRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| May 13, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | $5,047,395of $15.0M target | 2 | $2.5M | Simple Agreement for Future EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | $5,300,295fully sold | 6 | $883K | Equity, Options, Simple Agreement for Future EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Mar 9, 2026 | $2,346,000of $4.6M target | 2 | $1.1M | Equity, Simple Agreement for Future EquityRule 506(b) | Form D ↗ |
| Total, four offerings | $12,693,690 | |||||
First sale is the date the first investor in the offering committed to invest. Companies must file Form D within 15 days of that date, so filing dates run later.
Rounds announced by Intalus
What the company said publicly about its funding. Announced amounts can differ from Form D figures: an announcement can combine several closings, and some money is raised without a Form D.
| Announced | Round | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2025 | Seed | $11 million | Origin Ventures (lead), Lockheed Martin Ventures, Scout Ventures, and additional investors not named in the release. | INTALUS announces $11M Seed Raise ↗ Why Investors Backed Intalus — Origin Ventures ↗ |
Why Investors Backed Intalus
Intalus makes metal parts with ceramic infused directly into the metal, instead of coated on top. Intalus's case is that this removes the weak point where ordinary coatings crack, peel, or wear through. Origin Ventures led an $11 million seed round in Intalus, alongside Lockheed Martin Ventures and Scout Ventures. Intalus is building out production at Purdue University's Hypersonic Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in Indiana.
The problem it targets
Origin Ventures' case is that the hardest-working metal parts, such as landing gear, the front edges of hypersonic vehicles, undersea actuators, and high-performance brakes, fail at the surface first. Coatings like paint, plating, and thermal spray sit on top of the metal, and they can crack, delaminate, or wear through, which can take the part down with them. Origin Ventures says the result is often costly downtime for equipment that cannot be offline.
What the product does
Intalus uses a patented process it calls Targeted Phase Infusion, which embeds ceramic directly into a metal part after the part is manufactured. There is no separate coating layer, so there is no interface that can delaminate. The company designs the process to keep the part's original shape while adding resistance to wear, corrosion, and oxidation.
Progress so far
Intalus announced an $11 million seed round in October 2025, led by Origin Ventures alongside Lockheed Martin Ventures and Scout Ventures. In 2026, the company opened a production facility at Purdue University's Hypersonic Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center in West Lafayette, Indiana, to scale output for government and industrial customers. Origin Ventures says Intalus's customers include Formula 1, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, a global consumer electronics company, and an undersea defense program. It adds that Intalus is in talks with hypersonic and aerospace propulsion manufacturers.
Who backs it
Origin Ventures led the $11 million seed round, through its Origin Ventures VI fund. Lockheed Martin Ventures and Scout Ventures also invested, along with other investors not named in the announcement. Origin Ventures says the deal fits its interest in deep-tech and advanced manufacturing, alongside its investments in Torus, H3X, and Silkline.
How the market is moving
Origin Ventures says most advanced hardened-metal manufacturing capacity sits overseas, and that U.S. regulators are phasing out legacy coating chemistries such as chromium. It expects the U.S. defense and maritime industrial base to be rebuilt, and new hydrogen, nuclear, and renewable energy projects to demand parts that survive harsher conditions than coatings allow.
We wrote this summary from public statements by Intalus and its investors. It is not investment advice.
Intalus in the News
Leadership Team
Executive officers and directors listed on Intalus's Form D filed Nov 3, 2026.
Earlier filings also listed Peter Ostlund (director, last listed May 2026).