Paragraf hopes to manufacture ultra-thin graphene by using thin film production and aiming to process the materials in their final form.

Paragraf, a UK-based materials spinout from University of Cambridge, today secured £2.64m ($3.6m) in seed funding from University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund V, a private-sector vehicle affiliated with Cambridge, and Parkwalk Opportunities Fund.

Both vehicles are managed by commercialisation firm Parkwalk Advisors. Parkwalk Opportunities Fund backs UK-based technology businesses with tax reliefs under the government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Paragraf is working on technology to manufacture graphene, a material so thin it is considered two-dimensional. The process would use thin film production and solid-state technology, the latter of which attempts to create materials in their final shape.

Paragraf hopes to integrate graphene into advanced electronics, energy and medtech devices. The spinout has not previously disclosed funding.