Tech Company Financing Transactions

Leyden Energy Funding Round

Lightspeed Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Sigma Prime Ventures participated in a $10 million Series C funding round for Leyden Energy. The round closed on 1/23/2013.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/23/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Peter Nieh)

New Enterprise Associates (Ronald Bernal)

Sigma Prime Ventures (Wade Woodson)

WRV Capital (Andrew Kau)

Proceeds Purpose
The new round will help fund productization and commercialization of Leyden Energy's next-generation battery chemistries, built on research and development (R&D) breakthroughs in both silicon anode (Si-anode) technology for mobile consumer electronics applications and advanced lithium ion (Li-ion) chemistry for start-stop automotive applications.

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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