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California Catalysts raised $3M in a Series A-2 funding round led by Volo Earth Ventures and others to commercialize advanced hydrogen electrolyzer components.

PRIVATEOct 23, 2024

Amount Raised

$3 Million

Round Type

Series A

Los AngelesManufacturingEnergyRenewable Energy

Investors

Mol SwitchAcario InnovationMotus VenturesHessFreeflow VenturesDolby Family VenturesJericho Energy VenturesVolo Earth Ventures

Description

California Catalysts has successfully closed a $3M Series A-2 funding round, bringing its total raised amount to $18M. The funding will be used for the productization of non-Iridium catalysts and coatings for electrolysis cells used in Green Hydrogen production.

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Companies in the same sectors as California Catalysts that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Illumion raised $2.7M (Seed) on December 4, 2024.
  • Molyon raised $4.6M (Seed) on November 26, 2024.
  • Silfab Solar raised $100M (Funding Round) on November 21, 2024.
  • Hydrogen Mem-Tech raised an undisclosed amount (Equity Crowdfunding) on November 15, 2024.
  • Vaulted Deep raised $32M (Series A) on November 15, 2024.
  • Radiant raised $100M (Series C) on November 14, 2024.

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Company Information

Company

California Catalysts

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

California Catalysts, formerly H2U Technologies, is the world’s premier developer of advanced materials and stack components for low-cost hydrogen production at scale. Based on years of scientific research at Caltech funded by the Department of Energy, Calicat uses AI alongside proprietary material testing methods to discover and evaluate low-cost electrocatalysts, dramatically increasing the pace of sustainable material development and reducing costs by orders of magnitude.

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