5 Battery Startup Companies to Watch

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1. QuantumScape Corporation (NYSE:QS)

Total Funding: $1.2 billion

QuantumScape is among the top battery startup companies to watch. It is working on a partial solid-state EV battery prototype that uses a solid electrolyte. 

In an MIT Technology Review Interview, the company’s CEO, Jagdeep Singh, said that QuantumScape aims to deliver on five consumer needs, namely, improved safety, longer range, faster charging time, longer battery life and lower costs.

In this regard, QuantumScape has already shown promise in faster charging and longer battery life. Their prototypes can charge at 80% capacity in less than 15 minutes, and retain over 80% capacity over 800 charging cycles.

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