When was e-Zinc founded?

e-Zinc was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is e-Zinc located?

e-Zinc is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. It is registered at 16 Bonnycastle Street, Toronto.

Which legal entities is e-Zinc associated with?

e-Zinc is associated with Flash Forest Inc..

How many employees does e-Zinc have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at e-Zinc is 62.

Is e-Zinc a funded company?

e-Zinc is a funded company, having raised a total of $61.8M across 7 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Sep 19, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of e-Zinc?

e-Zinc's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 27, 2024, with participation from 9 investors.

Where does e-Zinc rank among its competitors?

e-Zinc ranks 4th amongst 7 active competitors, of which 3 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Eos, which secured $580M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of e-Zinc?

e-Zinc's top competitors include Form Energy, Eos and Abound. Among them, Eos secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

e-Zinc - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of rechargeable zinc batteries. The company offers e-Zinc - an energy storage battery using zinc metal and electrochemical technologies for charging and storing energy.

Website: e-zinc.ca
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Email ID: *****@e-zinc.ca
Registered Address: 16 Bonnycastle Street, Toronto

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

Toronto, Canada

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$61.8M in 7 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 27, 2024, $*****

Investors

BDC & 22 more

Ranked

4^th among 7 active competitors

Employee Count

62 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Eos & 4 more

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e-Zinc is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Flash Forest Inc. CIN: 11606522 , Canada, Active	Sep 04, 2019	-	-	-

e-Zinc has raised a total funding of $61.8M over 7 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 19, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 27, 2024 for $*****. 9 investors participated in its latest round. e-Zinc has 23 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of e-Zinc:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 27, 2024	6828732	Series A	9749226	9875849	4623989	5906867
Oct 12, 2022	6212285	Venture Debt	3685901	7176774	7968944	SVB
Apr 07, 2022	7935048	Series A	1544377	5726236	Anzu Partners	BDC Capital Management & 3 more

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The founders of e-Zinc is Gregory X Zhang. James Larsen is the CEO of e-Zinc.

Here are the details of e-Zinc's key team members:

Gregory X Zhang: Founder of e-Zinc.
James Larsen: CEO of e-Zinc.
Contact Info: 1 email address

e-Zinc's Board of Directors

e-Zinc's board has 5 active members. David Michael, Jane Kearns, Sara Chamberlain, Robert Van Beers and Ronald P. Dizy are independent board members.

Here is the list of e-Zinc's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
David Michael	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 1m
ny{icxy	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 6m
egeypof	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 6m
bmyyfvo	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 8m
azszqfp	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 4m

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e-Zinc's employee count trend

e-Zinc has 62 employees as of Mar 26. Here is e-Zinc's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of e-Zinc include Form Energy, Eos and Abound. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of e-Zinc, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Form Energy 2009, Somerville (United States), Series F	Developer of iron-air energy storage system for renewable energy storage	$1.13B	ArcelorMittal, T. Rowe Price & 35 others	70/100
2nd	Eos 2008, Edison (United States), Public	Provider of zinc based energy storage solutions	$65M	NRG Energy, AltEnergy & 9 others	50/100
3rd	Abound 2012, Vancouver (Canada), Public	Provider of battery technology for energy solution	-	Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Canadian Space Agency ... & 1 others	44/100
4th	e-Zinc 2012, Toronto (Canada), Series A	Provider of rechargeable zinc batteries	$61.8M	Energy Foundry, SVB & 21 others	45/100
5th	Sthyr Energy 2024, Chennai (India), Seed	Developer of zinc-air battery technology for long-duration energy storage solutions	$1M	Speciale Invest, Antares Ventures	38/100
6th	NantEnergy 2006, Culver City (United States), Funding Raised	Manufacturer of the zinc-air energy storage system	-	OSTI	27/100
7th	ESI Asia Pacific Maryborough (Australia), Funding Raised	Provider of renewable energy storage battery solutions	-	Queensland Government	18/100
8th	Dongshen Technology 2011, Deyang (China), Deadpooled	Manufacturer of aluminum fuel cell	-	-	16/100
9th	Wattech Power 2015, Waterloo (Canada), Deadpooled	Manufacturer of zinc-air energy storage systems	-	-	15/100