A few km into the marathon.

Been thinking about recent CEO presentations where reference has been made to clean energy transition as akin to a marathon. The statement is that AnteoTech are in the breakaway pack and set up nicely for a podium finish.

Question is who else is in that breakaway pack, below are a few very likely candidates that are working on the same issues with silicon integration to anodes. All have different methods to overcome expansion and degradation and they come with different scalability, potential density and cost issues.

Group 14
Solution- Carbon shell coated silicon anode materials
Solution cost- Mid/high
Recent Funding- US$614m via series C raising and $100m US gov grant
Partnerships- Porsche, SK Ltd
Valuation- Approx US$2B-$3B

Amprius
Solution- Engineered Silicon Nanowires
Solution cost- Very High
Recent Funding- US$55M DOE grant, Airbus undisclosed amount
Valuation- US$370M
Partnerships- BAE, Airbus

Sila Nanotechnologies
Solution- Engineered porous silicon nano particles
Solution cost- Mid/low
Recent Funding- US$590M series F raising
Valuation- approx US$3B-$4B
Partners- BMW, Amperex, Mercedes

Enovix (personal favourite to join Anteo for one of the podium places)
Solution- Full cell battery architecture
Solution cost- Mid/low
Recent Funding- US$590M series F raise
Valuation- US$2B
Partners- Undisclosed but MOUs with leading global companies mainly in consumable devices.

Then there is Anteotech

Anteotech
Solution- unrefined silicon coupled with advanced binder technology
Solution cost- Low
Recent Funding- AU$4M via raise
Valuation- AU$65M
Partners- Trinseo, Wyon and other undisclosed

So if Anteotech are indeed in the lead breakaway pack and these others would be some of the real contenders for a podium finish, there is plenty of scope to grow. Not forgetting there is some real world benefits in Life Science arena for Anteotech solutions as well.

GLTA