Tech Company Financing Transactions

Leyden Energy Funding Round

On 8/3/2011, Leyden Energy secured $20 million in Series B investment from New Enterprise Associates, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Sigma Prime Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
8/3/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

New Enterprise Associates (Lead Investor) (Ronald Bernal)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Peter Nieh)

Sigma Prime Ventures (Wade Woodson)

WRV Capital (Andrew Kau)

Proceeds Purpose
Leyden Energy will use the new capital to expand production of its full suite of next-generation Li-ion batteries, increase company staff and fund its future development of advanced battery technologies.

Company Information

Company Status
Out of Business
Industry
Electronics
Mailing Address
46840 Lakeview Blvd
Fremont, CA 94538
USA
Email Address
Overview
Leyden Energy, formerly known as Mobius Power, Inc., was founded in 2007 under the uniform cell heat distribution technology patent acquired from chemical manufacturer Dupont.
Profile
Leyden Energy LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Leyden Energy Company Twitter Account
Company News
Leyden Energy News
Facebook
Leyden Energy on Facebook
YouTube
Leyden Energy on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Rick Wilmer
  Rick Wilmer LinkedIn Profile  Rick Wilmer Twitter Account  Rick Wilmer News  Rick Wilmer on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Sabeur Siala
  Sabeur Siala LinkedIn Profile  Sabeur Siala Twitter Account  Sabeur Siala News  Sabeur Siala on Facebook
VP - R & D
Marc Juzkow
  Marc Juzkow LinkedIn Profile  Marc Juzkow Twitter Account  Marc Juzkow News  Marc Juzkow on Facebook


 

 

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