Liminal is a battery manufacturing intelligence provider that combines ultrasound technology with machine learning to deliver advanced insights that empower manufacturers. By improving the performance and safety of batteries and decreasing their lifetime costs, Liminal's solutions address the climate crisis and for increased scalability for e-mobility battery manufacturers to create a world where EVs are accessible to all drivers.
Liminal’s battery manufacturing intelligence platform, EchoStat®, leverages proprietary ultrasound and machine learning analytics technology for advanced inspection and process control throughout multiple manufacturing stages. EchoStat provides a non-destructive look inside battery cells, offering a unique and comprehensive analysis of each cell’s physical and electrochemical condition during production.
Our patented process-control and process-enabling solutions are designed to achieve best-in-class battery performance, reliability, and safety while reducing overall battery costs.
Based in Emeryville, CA, Liminal was founded in 2015 by top technologists from Princeton University and fellows in the entrepreneurial fellowship program, partnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Cyclotron Road Division. We are proudly supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and part of the Shell/NREL Game Changer Accelerator.
Liminal’s battery manufacturing intelligence platform, EchoStat®, leverages proprietary ultrasound and machine learning analytics technology for advanced inspection and process control throughout multiple manufacturing stages. EchoStat provides a non-destructive look inside battery cells, offering a unique and comprehensive analysis of each cell’s physical and electrochemical condition during production.
Our patented process-control and process-enabling solutions are designed to achieve best-in-class battery performance, reliability, and safety while reducing overall battery costs.
Based in Emeryville, CA, Liminal was founded in 2015 by top technologists from Princeton University and fellows in the entrepreneurial fellowship program, partnered with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Cyclotron Road Division. We are proudly supported by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and part of the Shell/NREL Game Changer Accelerator.
Location: United States, California, Emeryville
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $17.5M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 11
| Date | Name | Website |
| 10.07.2022 | Incite Ven... | incite.org |
| 31.08.2022 | Volta Ener... | volta.vc |
| 28.11.2024 | LG Technol... | lgtechvent... |
| 05.08.2023 | Ecosystem ... | eif.vc |
| 16.04.2022 | Chrysalix ... | chrysalix.... |
| 27.07.2023 | The Ecosys... | ecosystemi... |
| 17.02.2023 | ArcTern Ve... | arcternven... |
| 28.04.2022 | The Univer... | ut-ec.co.j... |
| - | Elemental ... | elementali... |
| - | Good Growt... | goodgrowth... |
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Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 06.02.2023 | Series A | $17.5M | Volta Ener... |
Mentions in press and media 5
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| 26.11.2024 | Activate: New Board Members And $3.5 Billion Fellows Funding Milestone | Activate, a nonprofit fellowship where science entrepreneurs transform ideas into advanced hard-tech companies, announced a new funding milestone: Activate Fellows, current and alumni, have raised a cumulative $3.5 billion in funding for th... |
| 10.07.2023 | Liminal’s EV Battery Inspection Tech Could Prevent Fires, Attracts ‘Battery Czar’ As Advisor | Liminal's EchoStat system uses ultrasound and machine learning to inspect EV batteries while in ... [+] production.Liminal |
| 06.02.2023 | Liminal Raises $17.5M in Series A2 Funding | Liminal, an Emeryville, CA-based battery manufacturing intelligence company, raised $17.5M in Series A2 funding. The round was led by ArcTern Ventures, Northvolt and Ecosystem Integrity Fund, with participation from Chrysalix Venture Capita... |
| 08.04.2022 | Venture capital’s 2022 slowdown, in 4 charts | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox. Venture capitalists have been warning of a slowdown for months. The numbers are finally in—and th... |
| - | Liminal | “Unlock better battery insights for better batteries with Liminal’s ultrasound and machine learning inspection solutions. Elevate cell quality, improve cost and safety & scale production confidently.” |