Tech Company Financing Transactions

Advano Funding Round

Advano closed a $18.5 million Series A funding round on 1/29/2020. Investors included Future Shape, Mitsui & Co. and PeopleFund.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/29/2020
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$18,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Future Shape (Lead Investor) (Tony Fadell)

Mitsui & Co. (Lead Investor)

PeopleFund (Lead Investor)

Data Collective

Thiel Capital

Y Combinator

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Energy & Battery
Mailing Address
2000 Lakeshore Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70148
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Founded in 2016, and 2017 graduate of Y Combinator, Advano is a New Orleans-based company delivering a scalable solution for lithium-ion batteries with higher energy density. By conquering the challenges of silicon, Advano integrates or completely replaces graphite in today's lithium-ion batteries with A-SiFx, its advanced silicon anode material.
Profile
Advano LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Advano Company Twitter Account
Company News
Advano News
Facebook
Advano on Facebook
YouTube
Advano on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Alexander Girau
  Alexander Girau LinkedIn Profile  Alexander Girau Twitter Account  Alexander Girau News  Alexander Girau on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Shiva Adireddy
  Shiva Adireddy LinkedIn Profile  Shiva Adireddy Twitter Account  Shiva Adireddy News  Shiva Adireddy on Facebook
President
John Foster
  John Foster LinkedIn Profile  John Foster Twitter Account  John Foster News  John Foster on Facebook
Vice President
Jonathan Goodman
  Jonathan Goodman LinkedIn Profile  Jonathan Goodman Twitter Account  Jonathan Goodman News  Jonathan Goodman on Facebook


 

 

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