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Amprius

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Amprius develops an anode out of silicon nanowires for lithium-ion batteries.

Highlights

Stock Symbol
nyse:AMPX
Total Funding Amount
$535M
Funding Rounds
6
Investors
10
Acquisition
1
Employee Profiles
10

Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$50M
Industries
Battery,Nanotechnology,Renewable Energy
Founded date
Jan 1, 2008
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nyse:AMPX
Legal Name
Amprius Inc.

Amprius's silicon anode technology was originally developed at Stanford University and enables dramatic improvements in the energy density and specific energy of lithium-ion batteries.

Amprius is backed by investors including Trident Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners, IPV Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, SAIF Partners, Chinergy Capital, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, and Stanford University.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$535M
Amprius has raised a total of $535M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Oct 19, 2022 from a Grant round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Oct 19, 2022 Grant $50M 1 US Department of Energy — Detail
Sep 15, 2022 Post-IPO Equity $200M — — — Detail
Sep 15, 2022 IPO $230M — — — Detail
Oct 1, 2020 Series Unknown — 1 — — Detail
Jan 6, 2014 Series C $30M 7 SAIF Partners — Detail
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Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
10
Amprius is funded by 10 investors. US Department of Energy and SAIF Partners are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
US Department of Energy Yes Grant
SAIF Partners Yes Series C
Bossanova Investimentos — Series Unknown
Chinergy Capital — Series C
Innovation Endeavors — Series C
IPV Capital — Series C
Kleiner Perkins — Series C
Trident Capital — Series C
VantagePoint Capital Partners — Series C
Eric Schmidt — Series B

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
10
Amprius has 10 current employee profiles, including Executive Mark Platshon
Mark Platshon
Executive
Donald Dixon
Executive
Kang Sun
Executive
Yi Cui
Executive
Brook Porter
Advisor
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Acquisition

Amprius has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp on Sep 14, 2022. They acquired Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Sep 14, 2022 Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp
Automotive merge — Detail
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