GoKawiilStartup Pascal raises $8.5M to commercialize new cooling material, 20% more efficient
Pascal, co-founded by Adam Slavney and Jinyoung Seo, has raised $8.5 million in a follow-on seed round co-led by Sazze Partners and LB Investment, with KDB Silicon Valley also participating. The company says appliances built with its newly discovered material could run about 20% more efficiently than current refrigerators and heat pumps, and it has signed a pilot contract with a multinational beverage company. Pascal expects to deliver a first prototype in early 2026 and more refined refrigerator units by 2028.