Natrion

• 2022-05-25 - Seed - $2M - Natrion raises $2M seed round led by TechNexus

  Natrion secured $2M in oversubscribed seed funding led by TechNexus Venture Collaborative. - source: natrion.co

• Illinois Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-05-25
• Mark Cuban - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-05-25
• Tamarack Global - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-05-25
• TechNexus Venture Collaborative - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-05-25

• Alex Kosyakov - Cofounder & CEO - Central founder and executive behind Natrion LISIC active separator strategy and expansion into defence-optimized battery cell products.
• Thomas Rouffiac - Cofounder - Cofounder involved in commercializing the battery technology that became Natrion LISIC active separator and advanced cell platform.
• Dr. Duke Shih - Chief Technology Officer - Technical leader for Natrion battery-materials and cell-platform development as the company expands from active separator materials into full cell products.
• Dr. Dah-Shyang Tsai - Chief Battery Scientist - Senior battery-science leader supporting Natrion materials, separator and lithium-metal cell development.

Events

• 2026-05-14 - Product Launch - Natrion launches Cirrus and Stratus battery cell lines for uncrewed systems

  Natrion announced it will begin production of Cirrus and Stratus, new defense-optimized battery cell product lines for uncrewed, battery-powered systems. The cells are designed for drones, surface and underwater vessels, ground vehicles and humanoids, with nearly 80% more energy density than available Li-ion alternatives. Natrion said the pouch cells are sized to substitute into battery packs built around 21700-type Li-ion cylindrical cells, with samples shipping for user testing.

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• 2026-02-09 - Partnership - Soelect and Natrion sign MOU for lithium-metal battery commercialization

  Soelect and Natrion signed an MOU for strategic collaboration on solid-state and lithium-metal battery development and manufacturing. The companies plan to combine Soelect lithium-metal composite anode materials with Natrion Active Separator technology. Natrion said it was shipping lithium-metal cells to industry partners and planned to make cells incorporating Soelect anode available to defense and commercial partners this year.

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• 2025-09-03 - Facility Opening - Natrion opens Buffalo production facility for Active Separator manufacturing

  Natrion opened a new production facility in Western New York to scale manufacturing of its Active Separator product. The facility was supported by a $1.3M New York Power Authority grant. Natrion also announced Ashish Bhandari as VP of Operations to lead the Buffalo plant, citing his prior manufacturing roles at Tesla and General Motors.

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• 2025-05-27 - Product Launch - Natrion launches first U.S.-made active battery separator

  Natrion launched its Gen-1 Active Separator, built on the company patented Lithium Solid Ionic Composite technology. The company described it as the first U.S.-made active battery separator of its kind for lithium-ion batteries. Natrion said the separator is designed to improve safety, widen operating temperatures, reduce cell degradation and integrate into existing manufacturing infrastructure.

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• 2025-01-19 - Award - Natrion selected for NENY voucher program and NSF Energy Storage Engine funding

  Natrion was selected for the New Energy New York Technical Assistance Voucher Program. The program supports assembly, testing and UN38.3 certification of advanced lithium battery cells using Natrion LISIC electrolyte technology. Natrion also said it was selected for NSF Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine funding to automate and scale quality-control processes at its production line.

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• 2024-08-14 - Contract Award - Natrion wins U.S. Air Force SBIR contracts for battery component development

  Natrion was selected for two U.S. Air Force SBIR contracts, including a Phase I award from Air Force Global Strike Command and a Phase II award from AFWERX. The contracts were worth more than $1.5M in total. Natrion said the work would support technologies relevant to Air Force and prime-contractor needs, with later transferability to consumer electronics, EVs, eVTOLs and stationary storage.

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• 2024-04-19 - Award - Natrion wins Edison Award and validates 430 Wh/kg lithium-metal battery cells

  Natrion was named a Gold Winner at the 2024 Edison Awards in the Resilient and Sustainable Solutions category. The company said its lithium-metal battery cells using LISIC reached more than 430 Wh/kg, about 50% above current state-of-the-art lithium-ion cells. Natrion also reported more than 200 cycles at near-ambient conditions and progress toward commercial-scale LISIC production.

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• 2022-05-25 - Funding - Natrion raises $2M seed round led by TechNexus

  Natrion secured $2M in oversubscribed seed funding led by TechNexus Venture Collaborative. The round included participation from Tamarack Global, Mark Cuban, Illinois Ventures and other private investors. The company said the funding would support progress toward prototype production capabilities for its solid-state battery technology.

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• 2021-10-19 - Contract Award - Natrion wins U.S. Navy STTR grant for lithium-metal battery anode research

  Natrion and Medgar Evers College won a $200,000 STTR grant from the U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command. The project focused on developing and demonstrating a carbon/lithium-metal composite anode for high-energy-density aerospace batteries. Natrion framed the work as part of its lithium-metal battery commercialization path for electric mobility applications.

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Relationships

• Soelect

  Technology Partner - Natrion and Soelect signed an MOU to pair active separators with lithium-metal anode materials.

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Shared workflows

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  workflow adjacency - Uncrewed Systems Power

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Context tags

• Robotics power-systems layer - Stack Layer - Natrion develops battery-cell components including its LISIC ceramic-polymer solid electrolyte and Active Separator, rather than complete robotic power systems.
• Battery Materials Supplier - Peer Group
• Uncrewed Systems Power - Workflow
• High Energy Density Cells - Capability
• Lithium Metal Batteries - Stack Layer
• Active Separator Materials - Stack Layer
• Defence & Aerospace - Customer Environment
• Domestic Battery Supply Chain - Workflow
• Humanoid Power Layer - Stack Layer

• Natrion wins U.S. Air Force SBIR contracts for battery component development

  2024-08-14 · Order / contract · Natrion was selected for two U.S. Air Force SBIR contracts worth more than $1.5M in total. · $1.5M award/order

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• Natrion wins U.S. Navy STTR grant for lithium-metal battery anode research

  2021-10-19 · Order / contract · Natrion and Medgar Evers College won a $200,000 STTR grant from the U.S. Navy Naval Air Systems Command. · $200K award/order

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