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Blue Current

Hayward, US · Delaware corporation · 5 known investors

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448 people in our graph share verified history with the Blue Current team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jessy Rivestunlockedknows Nitash Balsara · together at Berkeley Lab (overlapped)
×4knows the team · via Berkeley Lab
×4knows the team · via Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
×3knows the team · via Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Founders & leadership

NBNitash Balsara
Nitash BalsarainFounderNitash Balsara is a professor of electrochemistry at UC Berkeley and senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before co-founding Blue Current, a battery company.
SSSusan Stone
Susan StoneinExecutive
KW
Kevin WujcikNamed on SEC filing
JD
Joseph DeSimoneNamed on SEC filing
BE
Benjamin EirefNamed on SEC filing

Board

JC
Jon ChisholmBoard director
RL
Robert Long Jr.Board director
LB
Louise BradyBoard director
SP
Samuel PalmisanoBoard director

Investors · 5

Koch Disruptive Technologiesreported · 2 sourcesSan Francisco

Also in the syndicate · 4

Allen & CompanyAmazon.com, Inc.Piedmont CapitalRusheen Capital Partners

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$127.2M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2022–2025

▶$81MraisedOct 2025 · 10 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Benjamin EirefPromoter
  • Jon ChisholmDirector
  • Samuel PalmisanoDirector
  • Robert Long Jr.Director
  • Kevin WujcikExecutive Officer
  • Nitash BalsaraDirector
  • Louise BradyDirector
  • Susan StoneExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$100M
Amount sold
$81M
First sale
Sep 2025
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$16.2MraisedSep 2023 · 2 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Benjamin EirefExecutive Officer
  • Louise BradyExecutive Officer, Director
  • Nitash BalsaraDirector
  • Jon ChisolmDirector
  • Joseph DeSimoneDirector
  • Robert Long Jr.Director
  • Kevin WujcikExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$21.2M
Amount sold
$16.2M
First sale
Aug 2023
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$30MraisedJan 2022 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Joseph DeSimoneDirector
  • Louise BradyExecutive Officer, Director
  • Kevin WujcikExecutive Officer
  • Benjamin EirefExecutive Officer
  • Nitash BalsaraDirector
Offering amount
$30M
Amount sold
$30M
First sale
Jan 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

In the news

Blue Current Closes Over $80M Series D Extension Funding Roundfinsmes.com · Dec 2025Blue Current Inc closes more than $80 million Series D extension funding round, anchored by Amazon | MarketScreenermarketscreener.com · Dec 2025Blue Current Inc. Closes More Than $80M Series D Extension Funding Round, Anchored by Amazon, to Deliver Industry-Leading Solid-State Batteries for Stationary Storage and Mobility Applicationsfinance.yahoo.com · Dec 2025Charged EVs | Blue Current announces new funding, will begin solid-state battery pilot - Charged EVschargedevs.com · Jan 2024

Frequently asked questions

Who founded Blue Current?
Blue Current was founded by Nitash Balsara.
Who are Blue Current's investors?
Blue Current's investors include Koch Disruptive Technologies.
How much funding has Blue Current raised?
Blue Current has disclosed $127.2M raised across 3 rounds.
Where is Blue Current headquartered?
Blue Current is headquartered in Hayward, US.