StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, has announced the first close of its Series D funding round of up to $80 million, the majority of which have already been secured. The round is led by key strategic investors, strengthening StoreDot’s partnerships
in the global automotive battery eco-system. The lead investor is the
fast-growing flagship Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, VinFast, which plans to scale up manufacturing and deploy StoreDot’s Extreme
Fast Charging in future EV architectures.
Participants include BP ventures, a current StoreDot investor and active
partner, underpinning its purpose of reimaging energy for people and our
planet. In addition, Golden Energy Global Investment Ltd., a wholly owned company by EVE Energy’s founder, Dr. Liu Jincheng, will be one of the participants in the funding round.
The funds raised by this round will be used to complete StoreDot’s
research and development for its silicon-dominant extreme fast charge
(XFC) battery cells for electric vehicles and continue its progress on
Extreme Energy Density cells based on Solid State technology for future
deployment. This funding also enables the company to ramp up its
California-based R&D center and commence scale up operations in key
global locations, in readiness for full mass production of cells in
2024.
Dr Doron Myersdorf, StoreDot CEO: “This strategic round of funding,
with principal investors coming from leading automotive, energy and
technology companies, is a huge vote of confidence in StoreDot, its XFC
battery technologies, our long-term product roadmap and our world-class
technology and innovation that are all aimed to solve the Range Anxiety
of EV drivers. We are now properly funded to take our silicon-dominant XFC cells to the end of the R&D phase and into scale-up in readiness for mass production in 2024 for global vehicle manufacturers. It will help overcome the major barrier to EV ownership – charging times – providing a 50%
reduction, and, ultimately, helping us all achieve a zero-emissions,
clean world.”
Pham Thuy Linh, Deputy CEO VinFast: “Enhancing customer experience is
our top priority. We have been making dedicated efforts in research,
connecting global intelligence by forming partnerships with and
investing in breakthrough technology companies, especially in EV battery
such as StoreDot and its extreme fast charging (XFC) proprietary
technology. StoreDot which is led by gifted scientists and experienced
entrepreneurs, along with strong support from VinFast and other
strategic investors, is believed to gear up for mass production globally
in a very near term.”
StoreDot is in advanced talks with leading global car makers for integration of its XFC technology into their future models. The Company demonstrates a clear technology roadmap including its next generation XED, extreme energy density solid state cells with planned mass production in 2028.
J.P. Morgan acted as Sole Placement Agent on the transaction.