Top Solid State startups
There are 15 Solid State startups which include Ionic Materials, Adden Energy, Ampcera, Qkera, Ruizhi New Energy Technology. Out of these, 10 startups are funded, with 5 having secured Series A+ funding. United States has the most number of companies in Solid State (5), followed by China
(4), and then South Korea (2).
Over the past 10 years, an average of 1 new company has been launched annually. Notably, several of these startups have been founded by alumni of Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Here is the list of top Solid State Startups
Ionic Materials has invented a solid polymer electrolyte material for creating solid-state batteries. The company claims that replacing existing electrolytes in rechargeable batteries with Ionic Materials’ polymer electrolyte would improve battery safety, enable the use of higher performance and lower cost active materials and lead to a simpler and cheaper manufacturing method.
Key facts about Ionic Materials
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Woburn (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $65M
- Investors: Total, Hyundai Cradle and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 18, 2018, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 49/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 5 of 52 Competitors
2. Adden Energy
Provider of solutions for solid state batteries. It provides solid state electrolytes and a battery system. It has created new machine learning and throughput computational chemistry algorithms which can predict and design solid electrolytes with improved performance.
Key facts about Adden Energy
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Waltham (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $20.2M
- Investors: Primavera, At One Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 30, 2024, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 47/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 6 of 52 Competitors
3. Ampcera
Developer of solid electrolyte materials. It is developing Argyrodite type sulfide solid-state electrolyte materials for lithium batteries which claim to offer higher power & energy density compared to conventional electrolytes.
Key facts about Ampcera
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Milpitas (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15M
- Investors: Hanwhasolutions, DOE and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Nov 06, 2025, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 46/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 8 of 52 Competitors
4. Qkera
Developer of solid state electrolyte. They specialize in developing battery components with no compromise on performance and cost. They focus on solid state electrolytes for lithium ion batteries.
Key facts about Qkera
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Stage: Seed
- Investors: EIT InnoEnergy, UnternehmerTUM and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 07, 2025, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 43/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 11 of 52 Competitors
Developer of solid-state electrolyte materials. It develops solid-state electrolyte materials for lithium batteries. Its core products include lithium battery active function membranes and film-type solid-state electrolytes, with a focus on improving the performance of battery systems.
Key facts about Ruizhi New Energy Technology
- Founded Year: 2021
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.38M
- Investors: Cuiying Venture Capital and Northwestern Polytechnical University
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Oct 11, 2023, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 30/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 17 of 52 Competitors
