# Kromek

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/kromek

- Industry: Defence
- Headquarters: Sedgefield, UK
- Website: www.kromek.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $20M
- Latest round: Series D (Mar 17, 2010)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in Durham, UK, and founded in 2003 by Max Robinson, Kromek Ltd. operates as a developer of semiconductor materials within the cadmium Telluride family. As of 2024, the company is led by its CEO, Arnab Basu, Ph.D. The firm trades on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KMK. In January 2026, Kromek Ltd. raised GBP 6 million in venture debt funding from new investor HSBC Bank UK.

Kromek Ltd. provides radiation detection technology that improves x-ray and gamma-ray imaging for the industrial and consumer markets. Additionally, the firm enables the devices to identify cancerous tissues, hazardous materials such as explosives, and the analysis of radioactive materials.

The company plans to utilize the January 2026 funding to expand working capital and scale production in imaging and CBRN detection while developing next-generation detector technology.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Mar 17, 2010, $18M — Amphion Innovations
- Series A, Nov 6, 2006, $1.6M — Amphion Innovations

## Investors

- Amphion Innovations (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/amphion-innovations) — Series A, Series D