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Critical Materials Group (CMG)

Manufacturer, importer, and distributor of military-grade explosive materials

critmatgroup.com

Founded year: 2025
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 2–15
Industry: Commodity Chemicals

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Latest news about Critical Materials Group (CMG)

In short: CMG raised $10.3M in seed funding and emerged from stealth to expand domestic energetics production for the U.S. defense sector.

Company announcements

Yesterday CMG

CMG discusses munitions production gaps

NDIA President David Norquist urges more firms, better contracting, and private capital to scale capacity beyond peacetime limits.

September 8 CMG

CMG builds domestic energetics production capacity to meet urgent US government needs

The company delivers high-quality, mission-critical materials at scale, aligning with Council on Foreign Relations recommendations for supply chain stabilization and industrial policy intervention.

September 2 CMG

CMG raises $10.3 million in seed funding

Led by Overmatch Ventures, the capital will accelerate modular energetics production, team expansion, and regulatory approvals.

September 1 CMG

CMG welcomes Rachel Adkins as its new Talent Acquisition and Development Manager

Her previous experience includes coaching operations and people development. She will build scalable hiring systems to support organizational growth and attract top talent.

Media coverage

Yesterday First Breakfast

Bringing the Boom: Why Now is the SpaceX Moment for Explosives

One Texas startup, Critical Materials Group (CMG), is on a mission to commercially manufacture military-grade explosives. CMG just raised a $10 million seed round led...

September 2 The Business Journals

Austin startup raises $10.3M to automate military explosives manufacturing

Austin-based Critical Materials Group said Sept. 2 that it raised a $10.3 million investment led by Austin-based defense tech investment firm Overmatch Ventures. Other backers...

February 24 Tectonic Defense

Exclusive: Energetics Startup CMG Emerges from Stealth to Bring More Boom

Today, in an exclusive release to Tectonic, Texas-based energetic material startup Critical Materials Group (CMG) emerged from stealth to solve an old problem with new...

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