Amprius Charges Up With $25M
Menlo Park-based Amprius, a developer of lithium ion battery technology, said today that it has raised $25M in new funding. The funding came from IPV Capital , Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Qian Neng Fund, as well as prior investors Trident Capital, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Dr. Eric Schmidt, and Stanford University. Amprius is developing silicon-based electrode technology and materials which its says offers a dramatic increase in energy, range, and runtime. The firm is headed by Dr. Kang Sun, and founded by Professor Yi Cui from Stanford.
posted on Thursday, March 3, 2011 (Link to more information)
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