Primus Power

United States
Ellsworth, Wisconsin, United States, 94545

Company profile

Primus Power company profile

Primus Power is a privately held, Northern California based producer of flow batteries: Big Batteries for the Smart Grid. These patented, liquid batteries provide flexible capacity from 25kW to 25MW, for stationary, grid scale applications. Primus' EnergyPod provides 5 hours of energy discharge and a long twenty year life span. These Zinc Bromine batteries are safe and low maintenance. The company has systems installed and working in the field both domestically and internationally and has a growing backlog. The second generation EnergyPod 2 announced production February 21, 2017 with a reduced footprint, low cost of goods, and high reliability components to deliver superior power density. The company has proven technology with installed systems that are working in the field. Investors include Nancy Pfund at DBL Investors, Vancouver based Chrysalix Energy VC, I2BF, Palo Alto based Kleiner Perkins, Anglo American, Rusnano, and Kazyna Capital Management.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Phone number
1(510)342-7600
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
11-50 employees
Revenue range
$0-$1M
Founded
2009-03-01

Headquarters

Postal code
94545
Country code
US
Continent
North America

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding rounds
9
Total equity funding
$92.1M
Last funding
Grant / $4M / 2019-06-12
Last equity funding
Series Unknown
Investors
13
Lead investors
4
Founders
2
Articles
49

Founders and investors

Founders

Rick WinterTom Stepien

Lead investors

Anglo AmericanChrysalix Venture CapitalDBL PartnersKleiner Perkins

Investors

Anglo AmericanCalifornia Energy CommissionChrysalix Venture CapitalKleiner PerkinsUS Department of Energy