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Tempo
East Lansing, US · Founded 2020 · 8 known investors
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Tempo develops a proprietary thermochemical storage metal-oxide (TSM) material, based on a magnesium compound that stores and releases high-temperature heat, to electrify industrial heat. It works with customers in cement, chemicals, metals, and food & beverage industries.
Founders & leadership
Board
Investors · 8
How we know: the company's own site · Breakthrough Energy Ventures's portfolio page · breakthroughenergy.org · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Khosla Ventures's portfolio page · the company's own site · board seat on SEC Form D · the VCSheet dataset · khoslaventures.com · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$509.4M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2022–2025
- $500MraisedOct 2025 · 2 sources
Greenoaks (lead), Thrive Capital (lead)
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountSeries AOct 2025Source ↗
▶$9.4MraisedSep 2022 · 4 investors · Other EnergyRule 506(b)
- JAMES KLAUSNERDirector
- RAJESH SWAMINATHANDirector
- DANE A BOYSENExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- PHILIPPE LAROCHELLEDirector
- JOERG PETRASCHExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $22.4M
- Amount sold
- $9.4M
- First sale
- Aug 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Tempo went on to found or lead other companies.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Tempo do?
- Tempo develops a proprietary thermochemical storage metal-oxide (TSM) material, based on a magnesium compound that stores and releases high-temperature heat, to electrify industrial heat. It works with customers in cement, chemicals, metals, and food & beverage industries.
- Who founded Tempo?
- Tempo was founded by DANE A BOYSEN, Moawia Eldeeb, James Klausner, Nima Rahmatian, Kelvin Randhir, Alessandro Bo in 2020.
- Who are Tempo's investors?
- Tempo's investors include Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Michigan Rise, Greenoaks, Stripe, Thrive Capital.
- How much funding has Tempo raised?
- Tempo has disclosed $509.4M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Tempo headquartered?
- Tempo is headquartered in East Lansing, US.