spotLESS Materials / New York Times Wirecutter mention · Oct 2024
The company highlighted a positive Wirecutter feature on its toilet coating product.
Repellent coatings without PFAS
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
spotLESS Materials is a State College-based advanced materials coatings company commercializing PFAS-free, bio-inspired LESS (liquid-entrenched smooth surface) coatings that repel liquids, sludge, mineral buildup, and ice across sanitation, medical, automotive, and industrial applications.
Primary product
LESS (liquid-entrenched smooth surface) anti-fouling / easy-clean coating
Founded
2018
Headquarters
200 Innovation Blvd, State College, PA 16803, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Nanotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Advanced materials coatings
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$4.2M
Latest round
Seed · Aug 2024
Latest amount
$1.6M
Leadership
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder and CTO
Vice President of Business Development
Mission-driven and research-led, with a nature-inspired engineering culture focused on solving global grand challenges, sustainability, and practical impact; public posts also emphasize team rituals and work-life balance.
Compensation
Public compensation evidence is limited. One internship posting disclosed $15-$20/hour, while the current operational role posting did not disclose pay.
Benefits
Pricing
Custom B2B engagements with pilots, proof-of-concept work, scale-up consulting, bulk sales, and licensing; some consumer products are sold directly online.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
~$1M ARR (public estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
4.4K
Traffic estimate as of Nov 2025
spotLESS Materials / New York Times Wirecutter mention · Oct 2024
The company highlighted a positive Wirecutter feature on its toilet coating product.
Axios · Aug 2024
Axios reported that spotLESS Materials raised $1.56M in seed financing to develop PFAS-alternative coatings.
spotLESS Materials · Mar 2024
Penn State recognized co-founder and CTO Tak-Sing Wong for his research and inventions in slippery liquid-infused surfaces.
spotLESS Materials · Mar 2024
Penn State recognized CEO Birgitt Boschitsch with an Alumni Achievement Award.
Invent Penn State · Jan 2022
Penn State profiled the company’s growth, industrial partnerships, and more than $2.8M in total funding at the time.