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Sila Nanotechnologies

Titan Silicon anode, Moses Lake plant

USprivateest. 2011silanano.com (opens silanano.com)Checked 25 Sep

The brief

Analyst view
  • Moses Lake started in autumn 2025 at about 2 GWh of batteries a year, and is designed to grow much larger.
  • Raised $300M in July 2026 led by Atreides Management and Sutter Hill Ventures to expand Moses Lake.
  • Partners include Mercedes-Benz and Panasonic; demand is also growing from AI devices and defense.

Technical approach

As reported
Particle

Silicon with room to swell

Silicon sits inside a porous particle with empty space, so it can expand when charging without the particle cracking.

Drop-in

Graphite replacement

It drops into existing cell factories, raising anode capacity from about 370 mAh/g (graphite) to well above 1,000 mAh/g.

Programs

Sila Nanotechnologies, one program

Updated 4 Sep 2026
Titan Silicon and Moses LakeSila's drop-in silicon anode powder and its 160-acre plant in Moses Lake, Washington: first 2-5 GWh a year of battery output, designed to grow toward 250 GWh.DeployNextNext-phase capacity expansionUpdated 4 Sep 2026View program →
Research · Proto · Pilot · Deploy · Scaling

Open technical problems

Open · Active · Partial
  • Swelling and cycle lifePartially solved

    Silicon's big size change over thousands of charges, especially in EV cells, is the main durability challenge.

  • Cost at giant scaleActive research

    Scaling a nanomaterial process to hundreds of GWh while cutting cost is unproven.

Peers

Battery materials · 2

Company & funding

3 rounds · as reported
Raised
$1.3Bdisclosed private rounds
Last round
Growth roundJul 2026
HQ
US
Founded
2011
DateRoundAmountPost-moneyLead
Jul 2026Growth round$300M—Atreides Management, Sutter Hill Ventures
Jun 2024Series G$375M—Sutter Hill Ventures
Jan 2021Series F$590M$3.3BCoatue

Partners & customers

2 customers · 1 investor

People

Key people
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