Volta Energy Technologies
Venture capitalNaperville · Seed–Late Stage
Also known as VOLTA ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Investment thesis
Volta focuses on the energy storage market, investing in battery and energy storage technologies including integration hardware and software. The firm sources, validates, and develops promising technologies through a network of innovators spanning U.S. universities and national labs (from MIT to Stanford) as well as leading universities in the U.K., Germany, Japan, and China. A research contract with Argonne National Laboratory supports validation of technologies from any source. Volta combines technologists who lead early-phase evaluation of a technology's physics and engineering with financial analysts who assess business models, connecting promising energy-storage innovators with select corporate investors to deliver returns for all parties.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 2 of 3 portfolio companiesCleantech ×2Deep Tech ×2Energy ×1Hardware ×1New Materials ×1
HQs:United States×2United Kingdom×1
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12 dated
Houston, US
David Edwards(Executive Officer)Thomas Wilson(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRaef Sully(Director)Sidney Brown(Director)
Co-investorsVerve VenturesEarthshot VenturesLowercarbon CapitalSunna VenturesWovenEarth
Echion Technologies is a battery technology company that develops and commercialises XNO®, a niobium-based fast-charging battery anode material supplied to cell manufacturers worldwide.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials
Jean de la Verpillière(CEO & Co-founder)Alex Groombridge(CTO & Co-founder)Ben Ting(Chief Commercial Officer)Sarah Stevenson(Chief Operating Officer)Ceri Neal(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsEMV CapitalKima VenturesMartlet Capital
Iontra develops patented Charge Control battery charging technology that uses advanced signal processing and custom charging algorithms to prevent cell damage like lithium plating and dendrite growth, improving battery performance, charge speed, and lifespan.
CleantechDeep TechHardwareCentennial, US
Jeffery Granato(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Konopka(Director)
BoardLadd Fritz(Director)David Schroeder(Director)Jonathan Gurnsey(Director)
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAtana Elements · verve.vc · Jun 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Volta Energy Technologies invest at?
- Volta Energy Technologies invests at the Seed, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Volta Energy Technologies focus on?
- Volta Energy Technologies focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, New Materials.
- Where is Volta Energy Technologies located?
- Volta Energy Technologies is headquartered in Naperville, US.
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