SyncMOF
SyncMOF is a Nagoya University spin-off that develops, manufactures, and commercializes Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) materials and devices for industrial gas separation, CO2 capture, and ammonia recovery. It serves Japanese enterprises across automotive, energy, agriculture, and semiconductors, holding the world's only ton-level MOF mass production capability.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersNagoya, Japan
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What SyncMOF does
SyncMOF Inc. is a Nagoya University spin-off venture founded in 2019 that develops, manufactures, and commercializes Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) materials and devices for gas separation, capture, storage, and conversion. The company operates across the full MOF value chain, providing AI-assisted MOF selection from a library of over 100,000 types, custom synthesis at gram-to-ton scale, molding into pellets, filters, and tablets, and integrated device design. Its proprietary product portfolio includes the Syllego portable CO2 capture device, HAPPO and IBUKI Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems, Amunite for ammonia recycling, Castreasure upcycled gas adsorption material, and an IoT-enabled MOF gas cylinder. SyncMOF holds the world's only ton-level MOF mass production capability, demonstrated through its 100kg+ per batch synthesis of MIL-101(Cr) with Arakawa Chemical Industries.
The company's revenue model combines hardware sales of MOF materials and devices, professional services for technical consulting and R&D collaboration, and technology licensing for gas separation and carbon recycling applications. SyncMOF employs a sales-led, enterprise-custom go-to-market focused on direct engagement with industrial enterprises across automotive, shipping, power, semiconductors, and agriculture, supplemented by government and municipal decarbonization pilots. It augments direct sales with high-visibility marketing through Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai, academic conferences, Japanese media coverage, athletic sponsorships, and YouTube content. Major customers and partners include Toho Gas, Aohata Corporation, Arakawa Chemical Industries, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank, Daiseki Co., Ltd., Chuo Malleable Iron, Brother Industries, and Agile Energy X.
On October 30, 2025, SyncMOF was selected by the insolvency administrator as the preferred negotiating party in civil rehabilitation proceedings, with Daiseki Co., Ltd. designated as the sponsor candidate granted priority negotiation rights for business transfer. This restructuring event occurred despite prior public statements that SyncMOF was the only MOF venture globally operating profitably without VC funding, indicating that operational scaling outpaced the company's financial structure.
SyncMOF firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- SyncMOF
- Legal name
- SyncMOF株式会社 (SyncMOF Inc.)
- Website
- https://syncmof.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- SyncMOF is a Nagoya University spin-off that develops, manufactures, and commercializes Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) materials and devices for industrial gas separation, CO2 capture, and ammonia recovery. It serves Japanese enterprises across automotive, energy, agriculture, and semiconductors, holding the world's only ton-level MOF mass production capability.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where SyncMOF is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Nagoya
- HQ country
- Japan
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices2 records
Markets served
SyncMOF business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- MOF Materials and Devices: Custom MOF synthesis, selection, molding, and device manufacturing for enterprise clients. Revenue generated from developing and supplying tailored MOF solutions including filters, tablets, and integrated gas recovery systems.
- MOF Consulting and R&D Services: Technical consulting, MOF evaluation, and research collaboration services for clients seeking to implement MOF technology in their operations.
- Licensed Technology Solutions: Providing complete MOF-based systems and technology licensing for gas separation, CO2 capture, and carbon recycling applications.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Enterprise Custom Solutions |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
SyncMOF product offering
Product offeringCore offering
SyncMOF develops, manufactures, and sells Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) porous materials and gas-related products, including custom-synthesized MOF adsorbents, molded MOF forms (pellets, filters), and proprietary Direct Air Capture (DAC) devices such as HAPPO, IBUKI, and Syllego. The company provides end-to-end MOF implementation services covering AI-driven MOF selection from a library of over 100,000 types, ton-level mass synthesis, custom molding, and design of MOF-incorporating equipment for enterprise and government clients.
Product overview
SyncMOF is a venture company from Nagoya University offering a comprehensive MOF (Metal-Organic Framework)-based technology portfolio. At its core, SyncMOF develops and manufactures MOF adsorbent materials—selecting optimal variants from a library of over 100,000 types using AI—alongside finished devices that incorporate these materials. Key products include the Syllego portable CO₂ capture device for sports and events, the HAPPO and IBUKI Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems for commercial use, the Amunite MOF for ammonia recovery, and the Castreasure upcycled MOF material derived from industrial byproducts. Supporting these, SyncMOF provides end-to-end services spanning MOF selection, high-volume synthesis (world's only company achieving ton-level mass production), molding into pellets/filters, and custom device design—covering the entire value chain from material to final product.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Syllego: A CO2 capture device developed by SyncMOF, used by athletes like Haruka Kagawa (Haru-chan) and Junya Maruyama during sports activities such as snowboarding.
- HAPPO and IBUKI
- Amunite
- Castreasure
Products and services
- MOF (Metal-Organic Frameworks) Adsorbent Materials Custom porous materials synthesized from metal ions and organic ligands, selected for each client application from a library of over 100,000 MOF variants using AI-driven screening and proprietary evaluation devices, and supplied as powders, pellets, filters, or tablets tailored to industrial gas-separation, CO2 capture, ammonia recovery, and other gas handling needs.
- Syllego (シレゴ) Portable Direct Air Capture device that collects atmospheric CO2 using MOF technology, designed for use during sports (snowboarding, skiing) and at events to enable citizen participation in decarbonization.
- HAPPO and IBUKI DAC Devices Proprietary Direct Air Capture (DAC) devices that efficiently capture CO2 from ambient air using SyncMOF's MOF technology, integrating MOF adsorbents into functional machinery for commercial deployment.
- Amunite (アミュナイト) High-efficiency ammonia recycling product using a specialized MOF that selectively concentrates and recovers ammonia from mixed gases, deployed in ammonia recovery devices for semiconductor manufacturing and carbon-neutral applications.
- Castreasure (キャストレジャー) Next-generation upcycled gas adsorption material developed in partnership with Chuo Malleable Iron Co., Ltd. from industrial casting byproducts, capable of adsorbing and desorbing CO2 and other gases.
- MOF-Enabled IoT Gas Cylinder Smart gas cylinder incorporating MOF technology that consolidates three conventional gas cylinders into one and provides real-time IoT-based monitoring of remaining gas content.
- MOF Device Design and Manufacturing Services End-to-end services covering MOF selection from a 100,000+ type library using AI, high-volume MOF synthesis (milligrams to ton scale), molding into pellets/filters/tablets, and design of MOF-incorporating devices — covering the full value chain from material selection to finished equipment.
- MIL-101(Cr) High-Performance MOF (Industrial-Scale Supply) MIL-101(Cr), a high-performance MOF whose industrial-scale production at 100kg+ per batch was jointly achieved with Arakawa Chemical Industries, enabling broad industrial application of CO2 capture and gas separation.
Quantifiable outcome
- 80% electricity consumption reduction in CO2 capture using temperature swing process with waste heat utilization
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use SyncMOF
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
SyncMOF technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
SyncMOF partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- Arakawa Chemical Industries (荒川化学工業株式会社)coreJoint research partnership achieving mass production of MIL-101(Cr) high-performance MOF at scale of 100kg+ per batch, addressing long-standing challenges in MOF synthesis. Both companies combined their expertise and technology to enable industrial-scale MOF production for CO2 recovery and other gas separation applications.
- Chuo Malleable Iron Co., Ltd.coreJoint development of 'Castreasure' - an upcycled gas adsorption material created from industrial casting byproducts, capable of adsorbing and desorbing CO2.
- Brother Industries, Ltd.majorOfficial sponsor of MOF FES event at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. Exploring future product development using MOF technology and contributing toward carbon-neutral society goals.
- XING Inc. (subsidiary of Brother Industries)majorProviding JOYSOUND X1 karaoke system for CO2 Karaoke Contest at MOF FES, demonstrating how singing CO2 emissions can be captured and turned into carbonated experiences.
- FC Osaka (J.League)minorCollaboration on 'ACT NOW' sustainability project - 'Let's Pick Up Trash and CO2!' event using Syllego CO2 capture device around Hanazono Rugby Stadium.
- Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank CorporationmajorThree-party partnership with Saga Prefecture Ogi City and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank for sustainable decarbonized society. Initiatives include CO2-free plant cultivation, carbonic spring production, and warm water production experiments using MOF technology.
- Saga Prefecture Ogi CitymajorPartnership for revitalizing local economy and building sustainable decarbonized society through MOF-based environmental solutions including agricultural CO2 utilization and thermal energy recycling.
- Agile Energy X Corporation (TEPCO Power Grid subsidiary)coreDemonstration of 'Ultimate Circular Economy Model' combining renewable energy, Bitcoin mining, DAC, and aquaponics at Yokohama Flower & Garden Festival 2024. Future participation planned for GREENxEXPO 2027.
- Nagoya University COI-NEXT ProjectcoreCollaboration with Nagoya University Institute for Future Society Creation to implement technology for capturing atmospheric CO2 and converting it to methane gas in Hakuba Village, supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency.
- Nagoya Electric Works Co., Ltd. (名古屋電機工業株式会社)coreJoint implementation of 'CO2 Utilization Education Curriculum' at Hakuba Minami Elementary School. Collaboration on CO2 capture devices for classroom air quality improvement and agricultural applications.
- Toho Gas Co., Ltd.coreJoint demonstration of CO2 separation and capture technology using high-efficiency adsorbent materials and temperature swing process. Technology aims to reduce electricity consumption by approximately 80% using waste heat from industrial exhaust gases.
- Aohata Corporation (アヲハタ株式会社)coreAgricultural application partnership utilizing DAC devices to capture CO2 for strawberry cultivation. Project aims to promote crop growth and increase yields using captured atmospheric CO2, potentially increasing yields by up to 30%.
- Daiseki Co., Ltd. (ダイセキ)coreJoint venture partner for ammonia recycling technology development. Collaborated on MOF and ammonia recovery devices for selective ammonia concentration and recovery, featured on TV Tokyo's 'The Unknown Gulliver' program.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
SyncMOF competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Svante: Canadian carbon capture technology company developing filter-based DAC and industrial CO2 capture solutions. Competes with SyncMOF in industrial CO2 capture but uses structured sorbent filters rather than MOF chemistry.
- BASF: Global chemical major with the Basolite commercial MOF product line for gas storage and separations. Competes with SyncMOF as an established incumbent in MOF materials but across a vastly broader chemicals and materials portfolio.
- 1PointFive: Occidental Petroleum's DAC subsidiary (formerly Carbon Engineering) operating large-scale Direct Air Capture plants in the US. Competes with SyncMOF in point-source and atmospheric CO2 capture with substantially greater capital backing and scale.
- Honeywell UOP: Major licensor of gas processing, separation, and purification technologies to refining and petrochemical industries worldwide. Competes with SyncMOF in industrial gas separation but operates across a much broader process technology portfolio.
- Climeworks: Switzerland-headquartered global leader in Direct Air Capture, operating the world's largest DAC facilities. Competes with SyncMOF's HAPPO/IBUKI DAC devices but uses structured sorbent technology rather than MOFs and operates at significantly larger scale.
- Mitsubishi Chemical Group: Major Japanese chemical conglomerate with gas separation membranes, adsorbent materials, and decarbonization solutions serving domestic industrial customers. Comparable as a Japanese incumbent competing with SyncMOF in industrial gas separation and CO2 capture.
Direct peers
- NovoMOF: Germany-based MOF company focused on custom MOF design and production for CO2 capture and industrial gas separation. Directly comparable as a specialty MOF developer serving the same industrial decarbonization customers as SyncMOF.
- MOF Technologies: Northern Ireland-based MOF company developing MOFs for carbon capture, hydrogen storage, and gas separation. Closely comparable to SyncMOF as both commercialize Metal-Organic Frameworks for industrial gas applications and pursue ton-scale production.
- Atomis: US-based MOF producer commercializing metal-organic framework materials at scale for gas storage, water harvesting, and chemical separations. Directly comparable MOF-only company targeting similar industrial and environmental applications.
Others
- Chuo Malleable Iron Co., Ltd. Japanese metal casting manufacturer and strategic partner of SyncMOF, supplying industrial byproducts for the jointly developed Castreasure upcycled MOF material. Comparable as an ecosystem participant enabling low-cost MOF feedstock rather than a direct competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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SyncMOF leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
SyncMOF funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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SyncMOF M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about SyncMOF
What does SyncMOF do?
SyncMOF develops, manufactures, and sells Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) porous materials and gas-related products, including custom-synthesized MOF adsorbents, molded MOF forms (pellets, filters), and proprietary Direct Air Capture (DAC) devices such as HAPPO, IBUKI, and Syllego. The company provides end-to-end MOF implementation services covering AI-driven MOF selection from a library of over 100,000 types, ton-level mass synthesis, custom molding, and design of MOF-incorporating equipment for enterprise and government clients.
Is SyncMOF a public or private company?
SyncMOF is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was SyncMOF founded?
SyncMOF was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is SyncMOF based?
SyncMOF is headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, in the Asia region.
How does SyncMOF make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. MOF Materials and Devices are the primary driver. The others are MOF Consulting and R&D Services and licensed Technology Solutions.
Who are SyncMOF's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Svante, BASF, 1PointFive, Honeywell UOP, Climeworks and Mitsubishi Chemical Group. Direct peers are NovoMOF, MOF Technologies and Atomis. Chuo Malleable Iron Co., Ltd. is listed as an others.
Does SyncMOF have an API?
No public API is recorded for SyncMOF.