Form Energy

Overview

Multi-day iron-air battery storage (100 hours) for grid resilience. ~$2B+ raised. Somerville MA; founded by ex-Tesla and MIT battery researchers.

Part of the Pittsburgh ecosystem

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Timeline

1. Sep 2025Funding Roundtechcrunch.com ↗

   Series F at $1.7B post; iron-air 100-hour battery utility deployments.