Qnovo

Qnovo develops software that optimizes the safety, performance, longevity and economics of lithium-ion batteries. Its adaptive and predictive charging algorithms combine real-time battery diagnostics, physics-based chemical models and machine learning to detect latent defects such as lithium plating or manufacturing flaws, extend battery life, and shut down a battery before a thermal event occurs. The company states its solution requires no additional hardware and integrates with existing battery management systems as an AUTOSAR (or equivalent) application, supporting 400V and 800V architectures as well as 12V to 800V industrial systems and 48V auxiliary batteries.

The technology is delivered through an edge-centric on-vehicle component that analyzes local battery data with low latency and continues operating without connectivity, plus a cloud companion that applies ML/AI to large battery datasets and Qnovo's proprietary "Battery Genome" database of cell behaviors to support fleet-wide diagnostics. Closed-loop feedback adjusts charge rate and depth of discharge per battery to compensate for manufacturing variability.

Qnovo addresses electric mobility (passenger vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles, commercial fleets, electrified railways), battery energy storage (utility storage, AI data centers, second-life batteries, charging infrastructure), construction and industrial equipment, insurance, and consumer devices such as smartphones and power tools.

Founding story

Qnovo was co-founded by Nadim Maluf, who developed adaptive charging from concept to shipping products after serving as an entrepreneur-in-residence at U.S. Venture Partners, together with battery scientist Dania Ghantous, with the stated aim of reimagining the battery and how it is charged.

Business model

Qnovo licenses/supplies battery management software and related insights and services to manufacturers and asset operators, positioning a software-only offering that requires no additional hardware or computing resources and integrates with customers' existing BMS through defined APIs.

Traction

The company reports zero safety incidents across millions of kilometers of on-road tested passenger and fleet vehicles and more than 200 million consumer device deployments worldwide, integrated testing across major cell vendors, and about 25 employees.

Latest developments

In May 2026 the company reported that co-founder and Head of Technology Dania Ghantous was shortlisted as a finalist for the 2026 Woman Automotive Leader of the Year Award. In July 2026 CEO Nadim Maluf published commentary on the convergence of cell, pack and vehicle optimization in cell-to-pack and cell-to-body architectures.