When was Antora founded?

Antora was founded in 2018 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Antora located?

Antora is headquartered in Sunnyvale, United States. It is registered at 1244 Reamwood Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-2225, US.

Who is the current CEO of Antora?

Andrew Ponec of Antora. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Antora have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Antora is 268.

Is Antora a funded company?

Antora is a funded company, having raised a total of $272M across 11 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jun 01, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Antora?

Antora's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Sep 23, 2025, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Antora rank among its competitors?

Antora ranks 1st amongst 16 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Antora, which secured $15.2M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Antora?

Antora's top competitors include Fourth Power, Rondo Energy and Azelio. Among them, Antora secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Antora - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Manufacturer of thermal battery. It stores energy as heat in blocks of solid carbon to power global industry. Its thermophotovoltaic technology converts light from the hot carbon blocks into electricity with no moving parts.

Website: www.antora.com/
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Email ID: *****@antora.com, *****@antora.com
Registered Address: 1244 Reamwood Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-2225, US

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2018

Location

Sunnyvale, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$272M in 11 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Sep 23, 2025, $*****

Investors

BlackRock & 20 more

Ranked

1^st among 16 active competitors

Employee Count

268 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Fourth Power & 10 more

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Antora is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Antora Energy Inc CIN: 20211552001 , United States, Active	Jun 15, 2021	-	182 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Antora has raised a total funding of $272M over 11 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 01, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Sep 23, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Antora has 21 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Antora:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 23, 2025	6872399	Grant (prize money)	7744254	1333735	4184101	2626795
Jul 25, 2025	4145096	Series B	7761371	3105193	9785345	6487301
Apr 24, 2025	1679488	Grant (prize money)	9719509	7694487	1940210	OSTI

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The founders of Antora is Andrew Ponec. Andrew Ponec is the CEO of Antora.

Here are the details of Antora's key team members:

Andrew Ponec: Co-Founder & CEO of Antora and founder of 2 other companies, Antora Energy and DFly Systems.

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Antora's employee count trend

Antora has 268 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Antora's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Antora include Fourth Power, Rondo Energy and Azelio. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Antora, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Antora 2018, Sunnyvale (United States), Series B	Manufacturer of thermal battery	$272M	Shell, BHP & 19 others	65/100
2nd	Fourth Power 2021, Cambridge (United States), Series A	Energy storage solutions for grid	$39M	DCVC, Munich Re & 2 others	60/100
3rd	Rondo Energy 2020, Alameda (United States), Series B	Provider of zero-emission heat solution for industrial applications	$107M	Energy Impact Partners, Aramco Ventures & 9 others	58/100
4th	Azelio 2015, Gothenburg (Sweden), Seed	Provider of solar thermal energy generation technology	$11.5M	GAIL, IIMCIP	49/100
5th	Brenmiller Energy 2012, Rosh Haayin (Israel), Public	Developer of solar energy projects	-	Alpha Capital, European Investment Bank & 4 others	48/100
6th	Polar Night Energy 2018, Tampere (Finland), Seed	Manufacturer of sand battery based thermal energy storage systems	$8.78M	Turret Oy Ab, Stephen Industries & 4 others	47/100
7th	Kyoto 2016, Oslo (Norway), Funding Raised	Provider of a renewable energy storage system	-	Midas Group, Valinor	29/100
8th	Synchrostor 2017, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Provider of technology solution for energy storage systems	-	-	29/100
9th	Alumina Energy 2014, Santa Monica (United States), Seed	Thermal Storage Technology developer	$100K	Halliburton Labs, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator	29/100
10th	Terrajoule 2009, Redwood City (United States), Series A	Provider of information and resources for sustainable energy and environment	$11.5M	New Enterprise Associates	27/100