Sparkz is at the forefront of manufacturing Cathode Active Material (CAM) for nickel free and cobalt free lithium batteries in the United States. We are pioneering CAM production for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the U.S. By eliminating reliance on imported CAM, Sparkz is building U.S. leadership in the battery industry.
Sparkz LFP cathodes advances established technology with improvements in material science and innovations in manufacturing processes.
U.S. industry is contending with a scarce supply of affordable and domestically produced lithium-ion batteries. Sparkz is designing a vertically integrated value chain to manufacture and deliver affordable, top-tier products using reliable U.S. resources.
Research, Engineering & Manufacturing in California and West Virginia
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We’re recruiting and training technicians, operators, and engineers to help us launch and manage our manufacturing plant.
Sparkz produces FeCAM™ in the United States, quality solutions at competitive prices.
Dr. Sanjiv Malhotra is the founder and CEO of Sparkz—the battery start-up reinventing the energy supply chain.
Malhotra has been a leader in the energy sector for nearly three decades as a founder, investor and executive. Most recently, he served as the inaugural director for the Energy Investor Center at the U.S Department of Energy (DOE), serving under both Democratic and Republican administrations.
At DOE, Malhotra led the Obama Administration’s initiative to boost public-private partnerships to accelerate the commercialization of technologies developed in national research centers like Oak Ridge National Labs.
Malhotra was recruited to the Department of Energy after a successful exit of Oorja Protonics—the world leader in methanol fuel cells—which he founded and led as CEO for 10 years. Oorja raised $50 Million in equity financing from leading VCs such as Sequoia, DAG Ventures, Artis Capital and others during his tenure. He boosted Oorja’s revenue and profitability growth, while expanding operations globally in Japan, China, South Africa, Mexico, and India.
Oorja was acquired in 2014 by the Private Equity firm MinXing Growth Fund.
As an investor and consultant, Malhotra has worked at leading venture capital firms, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers as an advisor on clean energy and advanced materials.
Earlier in his career, Malhotra led the engineering and product development team at H Power, a pioneer in hydrogen fuel cells. As part of the management team, he managed the successful IPO, which raised more than $100 million in August 2000.
He began his career as a post-doctoral fellow at the renowned Lawrence Berkeley National Labs on electrochemical storage systems. Dr. Malhotra has authored seven patents and more than 40 publications in various fields of energy storage technology and materials. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering and an M.B.A from University of Iowa.
