AM Batteries

United States - Chelmsford, MA

• 05/12/2023
• Series B
• $30,000,000

AM Batteries is an innovator in the electro-chemical energy storage industry, focusing on transforming the manufacturing processes & performance of Li-ion batteries for EVs, grid storage, consumer electronics, and more.

AM Batteries is working to industrialize a solvent free electrode manufacturing technology for Li-ion batteries and beyond. In this technology, the dry mixed powder will be directly coated onto the current collectors. This revolutionary technology can substantially reduce the energy footprint, hazardous material usage, & capital costs for Li-ion battery manufacturers.

Industry
Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing

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Lie ShiFounder

United States - Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Lie Shi is the CEO of AM Batteries. Prior, Shi served as President of Celgard, a world-renowned battery separator company that invented and commercialized a solvent-free process to produce microporous membranes for lithium-ion batteries. Over his twenty-six-year stint at the company, he worked his way from technical manager, leading its lithium battery material development, to Vice President of R&D, to Chief Technology Officer, to Chief Operations Officer, and ultimately, ascending to President. He also served as the Global Head of Separator Business Development for Asahi Kasei Corporation, Celgard’s parent company. Shi received his B.S. in Physics from Kyoto University, Japan, M.S. in Physics from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the University of North Carolina – Charlotte.

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