Chief Financial Officer
Beltsville, Maryland, Us
Ion Storage Systems' core technology addresses the critical challenges in solid state battery design. ION's anodeless lithium metal solid state batteries are non-flammable, energy dense, and do not require heating or external compression. Partners include leaders in the defense, consumer, electric vehicle, and grid storage markets. ION is backed by leading venture capital and corporate investors including Alsop Louie Partners, VoLo Earth Ventures, Clear Creek Investments, Toyota Ventures, Saint-Gobain, Tenaska, TEDCO, University of Maryland Discovery Fund, Z2Sixty Ventures, and others.Helped build a world class R&D, Engineering, and Operations team to commercialize a novel battery technology. Established corporate functions and grew team from 15 to 75 and the facility from 10,000 to 33,000 sq ft of advanced R&D and battery manufacturing activities. Raised a $30 million oversubscribed Series A round and multiple rounds of follow on funding from corporates and other investors. Secured non-dilutive funding from county, state, federal, and private sources.