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Leland Smith

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Founder at Nuvola

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedNuvola · YC

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Melody MaunlockedLeland: together at UCLA (2011–2015)
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About

Leland Smith is Chief Technology Officer at Nuvola Technology, where he works on materials and processes for lithium-ion battery manufacturing, drawing on a background in materials science and chemical engineering. In 2015 he co-founded Millibatt, Inc., now Nuvola Technology, to commercialize microbattery technology developed at UCLA. Since 2020 he has led development of the SafeCoat Direct Deposition Separator, a drop-in manufacturing solution for lithium-ion batteries.

Founder at NuvolaYC W17

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YC

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Nuvola's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Nuvola

JHJanet Hur
Janet HurFounder

Experience

  1. Nuvola TechnologyChief Technology Officercurrent2024 — presentLos Angeles, CA
  2. Nuvola TechnologyCofounder and Chief Operating Officer2015 — 2024Los Angeles, California, United States
  3. UCLAPostdoctoral Researcher2015 — 2016
  4. UCLAGraduate Student Researcher2010 — 2015Bruce Dunn Lab
  5. Nippon Sheet Glass CompanyResearch Intern in Sol-Gel Coatings Group2012 — 2013Itami, Hyogo, Japan

Skills & more

Microsoft Office4Mathematica1Batteries16Supercapacitors7Electrochemistry16Materials Science15Science7Nanotechnology6XPS3FTIR3Characterization4Scanning Electron Microscopy4
+5 moreNanomaterialsSpectroscopyData AnalysisLithium-ion BatteriesResearch

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Leland Smith?
Leland Smith is Chief Technology Officer at Nuvola Technology, where he works on materials and processes for lithium-ion battery manufacturing, drawing on a background in materials science and chemical engineering. In 2015 he co-founded Millibatt, Inc., now Nuvola Technology, to commercialize microbattery technology developed at UCLA. Since 2020 he has led development of the SafeCoat Direct Deposition Separator, a drop-in manufacturing solution for lithium-ion batteries.
Where does Leland Smith work?
Leland Smith is Founder of Nuvola.
What companies did Leland Smith found?
Leland Smith founded Nuvola.
Where did Leland Smith go to school?
Leland Smith studied at UCLA (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Materials Science and Engineering); Schreyer Honors College at Penn State (Bachelor of Science (BS)).

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