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Ex-Tesla exec's Holyvolt raises $45M for novel battery materials

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Battery materials startup Holyvolt has secured $45 million in equity funding to develop new battery chemistries and reduce reliance on China's dominance in the sector. Led by former Tesla manufacturing executive Steven Prast, the Stockholm-based company aims to discover novel materials beyond current lithium-ion technology. Holyvolt integrates AI models with a high-throughput laboratory, acquired through a merger with Wildcat Discovery Technologies, to accelerate the testing and prediction of new battery materials. AI

IMPACT Could accelerate the development of next-generation battery technologies, impacting EV and electronics industries.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for an AI-driven science startup aiming to disrupt a major industry. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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Ex-Tesla exec's Holyvolt raises $45M for novel battery materials

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Lichtenberg ·

    Exclusive: ‘I’ve seen this movie before’: A Michigan-raised ex-Tesla exec raises $45 million to break China’s grip on batteries

    "We will not be able to out-China China,” Holyvolt COO Steven Prast told Fortune. “They’re the world champions at being China.”

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