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§ Private Profile · Alameda, CA, USA
Sila is a technology company.
Sila has raised $1.4B across 9 funding rounds.
Key people at Sila.
Sila was founded in 2011 by Shamir Karkal (Co-founder and CEO).
Sila has raised $1.4B in total across 9 funding rounds.
Sila Nanotechnologies develops and manufactures advanced battery materials, centered on its proprietary silicon anode, Titan Silicon. This material significantly enhances the performance of lithium-ion batteries by increasing energy density and accelerating charging speeds. The company also provides specialized battery engineering services, collaborating with clients to integrate their technology for optimal cell performance across diverse product applications.
Sila Nanotechnologies was co-founded by Gene Berdichevsky, Gleb Yushin, and Alex Jacobs. The core insight emerged over a decade ago when Gleb Yushin, a Professor of Materials Science, invented the foundational chemistry for the modern silicon anode. Both Berdichevsky and Jacobs brought relevant experience from their prior roles developing battery systems for Tesla Motors.
Sila's materials power a wide range of products, from consumer electronics and electric vehicles to applications in flight, space, data centers, and defense. The company aims to accelerate global energy transformation. Its long-term vision involves engineering high-performance battery materials that minimize environmental impact through reduced mining requirements and lower carbon emissions during production.
Key people at Sila.
Sila Nanotechnologies is a next-generation battery materials company headquartered in Alameda, California, specializing in advanced silicon anode materials that replace graphite in lithium-ion batteries to deliver higher energy density, faster charging, and improved performance for electric vehicles (EVs) and consumer electronics.[1][2][3] Its flagship product, Titan Silicon, provides 20-40% more energy density as a drop-in replacement, powering millions of devices like the WHOOP 4.0 wearable while scaling for automotive applications through partnerships with Mercedes-Benz, Panasonic, BMW, and Daimler.[1][2][3][4] Sila serves OEMs and battery manufacturers, solving the limitations of traditional batteries by enabling longer range, quicker charges, and reduced reliance on mined materials, with strong growth via over $900M raised, a new Moses Lake facility at GWh scale, and operations live as of recent milestones.[1][3]
Sila Nanotechnologies originated from research at Georgia Tech, where co-founder and CTO Prof. Gleb Yushin invented the chemistry for the modern silicon anode over a decade ago, securing foundational IP.[3][4] Incorporated as Sila (meaning "power" in Ukrainian/Russian and "ethics" in Buddhism), it started as a startup receiving its first federal grant from the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) after a key lab breakthrough, followed by an early development partnership with BMW.[3]
Pivotal moments include filing milestone patents, launching Titan Silicon in consumer products like WHOOP 4.0, raising $600M in Series F for a 150 GWh plant, acquiring the Moses Lake facility with a $100M DOE grant, and commencing operations there—making Sila the only advanced battery tech firm with millions of fielded products and GWh-scale production.[1][3] Recent funding hit $375M in Series G, with supply deals like REC Silicon.[3]
Sila rides the EV electrification and consumer electronics energy density wave, addressing market forces like rising demand for longer-range vehicles, faster charging, and sustainable batteries amid global supply chain shifts away from China.[1][3][4] Timing is ideal with U.S. incentives (e.g., DOE grants), automotive OEM commitments, and lithium-ion limits hitting scalability—Sila's domestic production bolsters North American battery independence while influencing the ecosystem via partnerships that integrate its tech into millions of devices and future EVs.[2][3] By enabling "electrification of everything," Sila accelerates decarbonization with lower-CO2 materials requiring less mining.[3][4]
Sila is primed for explosive growth, with Moses Lake ramping to 150 GWh, long-term supply deals, and Mercedes' EQG debut signaling automotive dominance—potentially culminating in an IPO after $900M+ raised.[1][3] Trends like AI-driven EVs, wearables expansion, and U.S. manufacturing resurgence will propel it, evolving its influence from materials innovator to cornerstone of global battery supply chains. As the silicon anode pioneer powering today's devices and tomorrow's mobility, Sila redefines energy storage at scale.[2][4]
Sila has raised $1.4B across 9 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $380.0M Series G in June 2024.
Sila was founded in 2011 by Shamir Karkal (Co-founder and CEO).
Sila has raised $1.4B in total across 9 funding rounds.
Sila's investors include Index Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures, Revolution Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Harlem Capital, Madrona Ventures, Revolution, Touchdown Ventures.
