Advano is startup that develops technology for batteries. More specifically, Advano builds lithium-ion batteries with applied technology using surface functionalized silicon nanoparticles.
Timeline
January 2020
Advano raises a $18,500,000 series A round from AAF Management Ltd., Bradley Horowitz, DCVC, Future Shape LLC, Mitsui Kinzoku-SBI Material Innovation Fund, New Orleans BioFund, PeopleFund, Thiel Capital, Wavemaker Partners and Y Combinator.
August 2017
Advano raises a $120,000 seed round from Y Combinator.
July 2017
Advano raises a $4,500,000 seed round from AAF Management Ltd., Anorak Ventures, DCVC and PeopleFund.
March 2017
Advano raises a $500,000 seed round from Fifty Years and Social Impact Capital.
May 2016
Advano raises a $150,000 seed round from Alexander (Alex) Girau and Social Impact Capital.
Funding rounds
People
Name
Role
LinkedIn
Alexander (Alex) Girau
Founder
Mark Graffagnini
Attorney
Patrick J. Dietzen
Investor
Sarah Cone
Investor
Shiva Adireddy
Founder
Sujit Tadparthi
Investor
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Documentaries, videos and podcasts
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News
Title
Author
Date
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Description
Daniel Oberhaus
February 5, 2020
Wired
Batteries with silicon anodes promise to make devices last more than 20 percent longer on a single charge.
Adrian Potoroaca
December 18, 2019
TechSpot
It's easy to get excited every time there's news about a new battery technology that holds great potential to power our electric future. There's a lot of work going into making batteries charge faster, hold more energy, and even malleable...
References
Is a
CompanyCompany attributes
Nanotechnology
Energy storage
Automotive industryLocation
New Orleans
United StatesCompany status
Active
B2X
Alexander (Alex) Girau
Shiva AdireddyCrunchbase
Accelerator
Y Combinator
Plug and Play
Plug and Play Mobility Batch 4
Plug and Play Energy Batch 2Number of Employees (ranges)
20 – 49
Full address
Center for Energy Resource Management, 2045 Lakeshore Drive., New Orleans, Louisiana 70122, US
Bradley Horowitz
Fifty Years
Wavemaker Partners
Cantos Ventures
Thiel Capital
Anorak VenturesTotal funding amount (USD)
23,770,000
Latest funding round date
January 2020
Competitors
Sila NanotechnologiesLatest funding type
Series A roundCategories
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