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Gene Berdichevsky - Background
Materials that set a new standard for batteries
Sila Nano Proprietary and Confidential
Gene Berdichevsky - 15 Years of Li-ion & Start-Ups
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2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 20162002
Tesla Roadster Launch
Back2Back Burner
Principal Engineer - BatteryMechanical Engineering Materials Science Co-founder and CEOEIR @ Sutter Hill Ventures
Sila Founders
The Amazing Sila Team
Tesla Motors
‣ Joined as employee 7
‣ Technical lead for battery system in the Roadster
Stanford Solar Car
‣ 1500W of solar, 55mph
‣ Raced 2,300 miles on freeways from along route 66
Sila Nanotechnologies
‣ Co-founded with Gleb Yushin (Georgia Tech) and Alex Jacobs (Tesla)
‣ Developing next generation Li-ion materials
‣ Raised over $20M in capital with 35 person team
March 2016 - ARPA-E