CEO
Group14 Technologies
10/10Traction
Group14 Technologies manufactures SCC55®, an advanced silicon-carbon anode material that replaces graphite in lithium-ion batteries, delivering up to 50% higher energy density and extreme fast charging. The material is a drop-in solution requiring no retooling of existing battery production lines, and is already deployed in over 25 million devices across electric mobility, consumer electronics, and data center applications.
- Battery Technology
- New Materials
- Energy
- Chemical Technology
- Clean Technology
Updated 2 days ago
Funding
Raised to date
$1.3BRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
across 6 rounds
AA+17$169M · Series D Extension
Announced Oct 2026 · from article date
Disclosed cumulative: $1.3B
6/6
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Problem
Traditional lithium-ion batteries rely on graphite anodes, which limit energy density and charging speed. This constrains the performance of electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid-scale energy storage, creating barriers to faster electrification and broader adoption of battery-powered technologies.
Solution
Group14 Technologies manufactures SCC55®, an advanced silicon-carbon composite material engineered as a direct drop-in replacement for graphite in lithium-ion battery anodes. By combining carbon's structural stability with silicon's high energy capacity, SCC55® solves silicon's historic expansion challenges while enabling cell manufacturers to upgrade existing production lines without retooling. The material delivers up to 50% higher energy density than conventional graphite and supports extreme fast charging, reducing charge times to minutes. SCC55® is already deployed across electric mobility, consumer devices, data centers, and electric aviation, with commercial-scale manufacturing facilities operating in the U.S. and South Korea.
Target Audience
Primary customers are battery cell manufacturers and automotive OEMs seeking higher-performance lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and grid-scale energy storage applications.
Features
- Patented silicon-carbon composite structure that overcomes silicon's expansion issues while delivering up to 50% higher energy density than graphite
- Drop-in compatibility with existing lithium-ion battery manufacturing processes, requiring no retooling or production line changes
- Extreme fast charging capability that reduces charging times to less than a standard gas-station stop
- Modular Battery Active Material (BAM) factories designed for rapid global scaling, with 10 GWh capacity online in South Korea and 20 GWh under construction in Washington State
- Validated cycle life ranging from 1,500 to over 3,000 charge cycles across 20+ customers
- Backed by a portfolio of 200+ issued patents across major jurisdictions representing over 90% of global battery materials consumption