Startup · United States
Anthro Energy
HQ Alameda, CaliforniaFounded 202011-50 employeesUpdated
We deliver advanced electrolytes that replace liquid electrolytes to unlock cutting edge battery chemistries and form factors.
Federal Prime Contracts$4.1M obligated · FY2022–FY2025
- Obligated
- $4.1M
- FY2022–FY2025
- Contract actions
- 6
- 4 awards
- Peak year
- FY2024
- $2.1M
- Top buyer
- U.S. Army
- 96% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $0 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2024 | $2.1M | 3 | 2 |
| FY2023 | $1.8M | 1 | 1 |
| FY2022 | $250K | 1 | 1 |
Top buyers
- U.S. Army$3.9M 96%
- U.S. Air Force$180K 4.4%
What they sell (PSC)
- National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Applied Research$3.9M 96%
- National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research$180K 4.4%
Industry (NAICS)
- Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)$4.1M 100%
Where the work is done
- California$4.1M 100%
Contract pricing
- Firm Fixed Price$4.1M 100%
Competition
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources$4.1M 100%
Largest awards4
- Monthly Status Report · U.S. Army · USAspending ↗$1.9M
- "Anthro Energy" Sbir Phase II Under Topic: A224-016 · U.S. Army · USAspending ↗$1.8M
- Small Business Innovation Research (Sbir) Phase I, Clean Tech · U.S. Army · USAspending ↗$250K
- Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Proposal F241-0007-0078 - Flexcell: Enabling Rapid Prototyping of Airforce Systems and Unlocking Design Freedom with Moldable Lithium Battery Cells · U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗$180K
Awards marked “Outside DoD, DHS, DOE and NASA” come from the contractor-first USAspending search of this company's awards at every agency and are not in sector totals. Awards of DoD, DHS, DOE and NASA under $10,000 net are counted in totals but not listed; find them on USAspending ↗.
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Oct 9, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: assistance | Direct: contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $0 | — | $0 |
| FY2025 | $25.0M | $0 | $25.0M |
| FY2024 | — | $2.1M | $2.1M |
| FY2023 | $0 | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| FY2022 | $200K | $250K | $450K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- ANTHRO ENERGY INC · TEKCPPJDFZF7 · $29.3M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Anthro Energy only for the period a subsidiary reported Anthro Energy as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Funding6 rounds · $27.2M
- Equity raised
- $27.2M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $50.4M
- Latest
- $24.9MGrant · Apr 28, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2026 | Grant | $24.9M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Mar 1, 2025 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Speculative |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Grant | $24.9M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Series A | $20.0M | — | Collaborative Fund | Emerson Collective, Union Square Ventures, Voyager Ventures | Reported |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Seed | $7.2M | — | Energy Revolution Ventures, Union Square Ventures | — | Reported |
| Sep 20, 2021 | Grant | $600K | — | — | — | Reported |
- Grant$24.9MApr 28, 2026
- UndisclosedSpeculativeUndisclosedMar 1, 2025
- Grant$24.9MOct 23, 2024
- $20.0MMar 4, 2024
- Seed$7.2MOct 19, 2022
- Grant$600KSep 20, 2021
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems3
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power, grids and energy storage | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Advanced battery electrolytes for energy storage chemistries; no defense use stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Advanced battery electrolytes for energy storage chemistries; no defense use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People2
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| David Mackanic | CEO and Co-Founder |
| Joe Papp | chief technology officer |
Sources7
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "81a6062f-54d3-4b44-aa66-13b3da26a657", "name": "Anthro Energy"}”
- 2CompanyAnthro Energy
Anthro Energy · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“We deliver advanced electrolytes that replace liquid electrolytes to unlock cutting edge battery chemistries and form factors.”
Systems1
- 3
Anthro Energy · Supports System
“##### Anthro Adapt Novel flexible and structural batteries delivering never-before-seen form factors to help you build the device of your dreams.”
Funding3
- 4
Mercom Capital Group · Mar 4, 2024 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Collaborative Fund led the financing”
- 5
PitchBook · Supports Funding round, Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“Later Stage VC”
- 6DatabaseAnthro Energy company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · hq city, Organization · hq region, Role
“funding round: Seed Round, 2022-10-19, USD 7,200,000, lead: Energy Revolution Ventures;Union Square Ventures”
People1
- 7NewsAnthro Energy To Invest $42 Million in New Manufacturing Facility in Louisville, Creating 110 Jobs
sedc.org · Supports Role
“of Energy’s approval and are excited to begin scaling production of our advanced electrolytes here in Kentucky, becoming part of a community deeply committed to innovation and world-class manufacturing,” said Joe Papp, chief technology officer of Anthro Energy and a proud Kentucky native.”
Government identifiers1
- UEI
- TEKCPPJDFZF7
- ANTHRO ENERGY INC
- Checked Oct 21, 2026
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