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Advano

Advano

Private
New Orleans, LouisianaEnergy & Sustainabilityhttps://advano.io/

Last Round

Grant

Sep 12, 2023

Est. Valuation

$1.71M

Total Funding Raised

$22.13M

Company Overview

Advano is a nanotechnology company that develops advanced silicon-based anode materials to improve the performance and energy density of lithium-ion batteries.

Sector

Energy & Sustainability

Verticals

Advanced Materials, Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles, Consumer Electronics

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

silicon anodebattery materialslithium-ion batterysilicon-carbon compositeenergy densitybattery techanode materialdrop-in solutionelectric vehicle batteryenergy storagefast chargingEV batterybattery supply chainnon-recurring engineeringNRE

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Advano comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Advano Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
GrantSep 12, 2023
Series AJan 28, 2020
AcceleratorAug 21, 2017
GrantApr 21, 2017
SeedMar 16, 2017

Key People

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Alexander Girau

Founder, Special Advisor To The CEO

Founding Team

Advano Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Advano investors
InvestorRounds
New Orleans Startup FundSeed
Thiel CapitalSeries A
Social Impact CapitalSeed
Y CombinatorSeed, Accelerator, Series A
Future ShapeSeries A
Fifty YearsSeed
Department of EnergyGrant

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  • Apr 15, 2025

    Added Battery-Tech, a media/publishing startup, as a customer.

  • Sep 12, 2023

    Secured $2.8M from the Department of Energy.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersNew Orleans, Louisiana
Employee Range1
Year Founded2016
Last FundingSep 12, 2023

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