What ORA Graphene does

ORA Graphene Audio Inc. is a Montreal-based advanced nano-materials company that commercializes graphene oxide (GO) membrane technology, anchored by its flagship GrapheneQ™ product line of graphene cones and domes used as loudspeaker diaphragms. The company claims to be the only entity worldwide capable of mass-producing free-standing 3D graphene geometries, and its formulations are reported to reach 95%+ graphene oxide content with no polymers or substrates. Beyond audio, the company is developing adjacent applications in industrial filtration (water treatment, oil and gas separation, pulp and paper processing) and sustainable electronics (water-dispersible PCB substrates and self-powered moisture-harvesting batteries). The technical foundation rests on patented batch-to-batch and roll-to-roll manufacturing processes, with nine granted patents across USPTO, CIPO, eCNIPA, KIPO, and JPO and one pending Japanese application.

The business model combines direct B2B hardware sales of GrapheneQ™ components to audio equipment manufacturers with technology licensing of proprietary graphene manufacturing processes and formulations to partners across audio, filtration, and electronics verticals. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the GTM motion is direct-to-OEM with a consultative partnership integration model targeting manufacturers and brands for product embedding. The primary customer segment is audio equipment manufacturers, with secondary targets in gaming audio, consumer electronics OEM, industrial filtration, and electronics manufacturing. Reported production scale is 'millions of units' shipped across audio verticals, though no revenue figures are disclosed. The company is privately held, Quebec-incorporated, and supports a lean executive team (CEO, CFO, CTO, VP Research, VP Product, VP Business Development) advised by Nobel laureate Sir Konstantin Novoselov.

The financial and strategic backbone is a network of Canadian government and cleantech funding bodies (BDC, EDC, SDTC, NSERC, NRC-IRAP), angel investors (New York Angels, Ecofuel Fund), and a core strategic partner in Tandemlaunch (linked to Meta, with a former Dolby executive on the advisory board). The operating geography is primarily North America, though IP filings indicate intent to address Asian audio and electronics manufacturing markets.

Name

ORA Graphene

Legal name

Ora Graphene Audio Inc.

Website

https://oragraphene.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Montreal-based ORA Graphene (Ora Graphene Audio Inc.) commercializes graphene oxide membrane technology, anchored by its GrapheneQ™ audio diaphragms shipping in millions of units to audio OEMs, with adjacent platform applications in industrial filtration and sustainable electronics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advanced Nano-materials / Audio Components

NAICS

Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing (335991)

akta.pro primary industry

Functional Carbon Fillers (Carbon Black, Graphite) (IMAEAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Carbon‑Based Carbon Materials (graphite, carbon black, CNTs, graphene from CO₂/CO) (EUABAIAG)

Keywords

• Graphene diaphragms
• Audio transducer materials
• Graphene oxide membranes
• Acoustic components
• Nanomaterials manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. GrapheneQ™ Product Sales: Sale of graphene diaphragm products (cones and domes) to audio equipment manufacturers for integration into loudspeakers and audio systems. Product is currently shipping in millions of units.
2. Technology Licensing: Licensing of proprietary graphene manufacturing processes and formulations to partners in various industries including audio, filtration, and electronics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ORA Graphene manufactures and sells GrapheneQ™ — high-performance graphene oxide diaphragms (cones and domes) for audio transducers used in loudspeakers, headphones, gaming audio, and consumer electronics. The company also develops graphene oxide separation membranes for industrial filtration (water treatment, oil and gas, pulp and paper) and graphene-based electronics including water-dispersible PCB substrates and self-powered batteries.

Product overview

ORA Graphene is an advanced nano-materials company and the global authority for graphene oxide (GO) membrane commercialization. The company offers a portfolio centered on its flagship GrapheneQ™ product line for high-performance audio applications, along with graphene filtration membranes for industrial applications and graphene electronics solutions for sustainable manufacturing. GrapheneQ™ consists of patented graphene cones and domes engineered for acoustic transducers, while advanced applications span water treatment, oil and gas separation, pulp and paper processing, water-dispersible PCB substrates, and self-powered battery technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GrapheneQ™

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in energy consumption for black liquor separation in pulp & paper industry
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TandemlaunchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTandemlaunch (linked to Meta) is listed as a partner. Helge Seetzen, CEO of Tandemlaunch and former Dolby executive, serves as an advisor. Tandemlaunch appears to be a key strategic/hardware-focused investment and development partner.
• CTEAUminorOthersCTEAU logo appears on the About Us page. Likely a research or industry partner organization.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Talga Group: Australian advanced materials company developing graphene and graphite anode products for batteries and conductive additives. Direct peer due to overlapping graphene materials manufacturing, vertical-integration strategy, and pursuit of multiple end-market applications from a single platform.
• Vorbeck Materials: US-based graphene applications company developing graphene-based conductive inks, composites, and anti-corrosion coatings. Direct peer as a commercial-stage graphene materials company targeting industrial end-markets with proprietary formulations.
• XG Sciences: US-based manufacturer of graphene nanoplatelets and silicon-graphene anode materials for batteries and composites. Direct peer in graphene materials production, with comparable focus on scalable roll-to-roll-style graphene manufacturing processes.
• Directa Plus: Italian graphene materials company publicly listed on the AIM London market, producing graphene nanoplatelets for textiles, composites, and environmental applications. Direct peer due to overlapping graphene materials business with a multi-vertical commercialization model similar to ORA's audio-plus-filtration-plus-electronics strategy.
• NanoXplore: Canadian publicly-listed graphene producer with a large-scale graphene manufacturing facility and applications across transportation, packaging, and industrial markets. Direct peer as a fellow Canadian-domiciled graphene materials company pursuing similar industrial diversification.
• First Graphene: Australian pure-play graphene producer listed on the ASX, supplying graphene for composites, coatings, and energy storage. Direct peer as a publicly-listed graphene materials company commercializing across multiple industrial verticals from a single core graphene platform.
• Grafoid: Canadian graphene materials company focused on MesoGraf graphene for energy storage, composites, and coatings. Direct peer as a fellow Canadian-domiciled graphene materials developer pursuing diversified industrial end-markets.
• Materion Corporation: US specialty materials company whose Truextent division supplies beryllium and other premium diaphragm materials for high-end loudspeakers. Direct peer specifically in the audio diaphragm materials category, representing ORA's primary material incumbent competitor in premium speaker applications.
• Graphenea: Spanish-based producer of graphene oxide materials and one of the largest global suppliers of GO films and dispersions. Direct peer because it operates in the same core activity — commercializing graphene oxide — though Graphenea focuses on research and electronics substrates rather than audio diaphragms.

Emerging players

• Angstron Materials: US-based producer of pristine graphene nanoplatelets and functionalized graphene for energy, aerospace, and composites applications. Emerging peer in graphene materials production with overlapping target verticals in coatings, composites, and energy storage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ora_sound
• Facebookfacebook.com/orasound
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oragraphene

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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