Our mission is to power the world's transition to clean energy.
Solving the toughest
battery materials
challenges.
Better energy storage is the key to our clean energy future. We take on the toughest battery materials challenges to find solutions that deliver the greatest positive impact. And our nano-composite silicon is just the beginning.
Manufacturing a
clean energy
future.
We’ve scaled our breakthrough material a million times over to transition from our R&D line to our world-scale manufacturing facility. Science makes change possible. But the power of science at scale – makes change inevitable.
Our vision and commitments.
Our vision is to build an enduring company that tackles the toughest battery materials challenges with science at scale. Our commitments are points of focus that enable us to be successful in this quest.
Our leaders.
Sila's path to an electrified world.
We became Sila.
After a few years as a Georgia Tech start-up, we incorporated under the name Sila Nanotechnologies. Sila, pronounced see-luh, means power in Ukrainian and Russian languages and ethics in Buddhism. We believe it suits us.
Big firsts and funds.
Following a key laboratory breakthrough, we received our first federal grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy to produce our next-gen battery material. We also signed our first development partnership with automotive leader, BMW.
Lab and factory build-out.
To begin scaling our material, we moved to our new headquarters in Alameda, CA. Our campus build-out included a new lab and production line to bring our breakthrough chemistry to life.
Production begins.
After years of material testing and manufacturing process refinement, pilot line production begins at our Alameda facility.
Milestone patents & partnership.
We filed a milestone patent, commemorating years of continuous chemistry and engineering innovation. We also began a long-term partnership with Mercedes-Benz to help revolutionize the performance of electric vehicles.
Sila science ships to market.
We launched our next generation material in the WHOOP 4.0—one of the most advanced, 24/7 health and fitness wearables. We also closed $600 million in Series F funding to begin development of a new North American 150 GWh plant.
Big scale & partnerships.
We purchased a 600,000+ sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Moses Lake, Washington. Mercedes-Benz announced that the EQG will be the first car powered with Sila material. And we received a $100M grant from the U.S. DOE.
Titan Silicon arrives. Plant build-out begins. New partnership inked.
We launched our Titan Silicon anode, started the build-out of our first auto-scale plant, and announced a deal with Panasonic Energy.
Big funding raised. Big deal made.
We raised $375 million in a close of our Series G round and signed a long-term supply agreement with REC Silicon for high-purity silane.