From materials to market: The entrepreneurs behind NanoGraf Corporation reveal how they built an international company around a Northwestern battery technology
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From materials to market: The entrepreneurs behind NanoGraf Corporation reveal how they built an international company around a Northwestern battery technology

It’s always hard to leave a dream job.

But in 2011, Samir Mayekar ’13 KSM ’06 WCAS knew it was the right time to go back to school and take a shot at entrepreneurship. His roles, working at the intersection of national security and energy under the Obama Administration, came to an end and he was eager to make a difference in the clean energy space.

Fast forward to 2019 and a company he founded, NanoGraf Corporation (formerly SiNode Systems), is the maker of an advanced battery material that could turn the lithium-ion battery market – with applications from consumer electronics to electric vehicles – on its head.

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USABC Awards $7.5 Million Technology Development Contract for Commercialization of High-Energy Anode Materials to Nanograf Technologies
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USABC Awards $7.5 Million Technology Development Contract for Commercialization of High-Energy Anode Materials to Nanograf Technologies

News Release: Usabc Awards $7.5 Million Technology Development Contract for Commercialization of High-Energy Anode Materials to Nanograf Technologies

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 17, 2019 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, today announced the award of a $7.5 million technology development contract to NanoGraf Technologies in Chicago, Illinois for commercialization of high-energy anode materials.

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NanoGraf Corporation Extends Series A To $5.5M to improve battery energy density by 50% for consumer electronics and electric vehicles
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NanoGraf Corporation Extends Series A To $5.5M to improve battery energy density by 50% for consumer electronics and electric vehicles

CHICAGO, IL (February 7, 2019) – NanoGraf Corporation, a Chicago-based developer of advanced materials raised an additional $1 million in Series A financing. The new investment comes from Hyde Park Angels and brings the total amount raised for the round to $5.5M. The initial investment came from JNC Corporation, a Tokyo-based specialty chemical manufacturer.

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PPG Forms Partnership With SiNode Systems for Vehicle Battery Technology
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PPG Forms Partnership With SiNode Systems for Vehicle Battery Technology

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced it has entered into a partnership with SiNode Systems to accelerate the commercialization of high-energy anode materials for advanced battery applications in electric vehicles. The 30-month project will enable the partners to rapidly develop and demonstrate anode materials that will store more energy than conventional lithium-ion battery materials, enabling electric vehicles to travel farther on a single charge or to have a lighter-weight battery.

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SiNode Systems Wins 2017 VentureWell Sustainable Practice Impact Award
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SiNode Systems Wins 2017 VentureWell Sustainable Practice Impact Award

We are thrilled to share that SiNode was selected as the 2017 recipient of the VentureWell Sustainable Practice Impact Award. VentureWell was our very first funder and is an organization that envisions a world in which science and technology innovators have the support, training, and access to networks and resources they need to solve the world’s most difficult problems.

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USABC Awards $4 Million to SiNode Systems to Develop Advanced Battery Materials for Electric Vehicles
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USABC Awards $4 Million to SiNode Systems to Develop Advanced Battery Materials for Electric Vehicles

Chicago, IL, June 20, 2016 – The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, today announced the award of a $4 million contract to SiNode Systems Inc., in Chicago, Illinois, for development of advanced anode materials for automotive lithium-ion battery applications.

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