Michelle (Zhou) Li

Factorial is a dynamic venture-backed company dedicated to creating a sustainable future. With a passionate team of engineers and business professionals, Factorial is developing breakthrough solid-state batteries to offer longer range per charge and increased safety. The company entered joint development agreements with Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai Motor Company and was recently featured in The Boston Globe and The New York Times.

Solid Power is an industry-leading producer of all-solid-state rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and mobile power markets. Solid Power replaces the flammable liquid electrolyte in a conventional lithium-ion battery with a proprietary sulfide solid electrolyte. As a result, Solid Powers all-solid-state batteries are safer and more stable across a broad temperature range, can provide a 50-75% increase in energy density compared to the best available rechargeable batteries, enable cheaper, more energy-dense battery pack designs and are compatible with traditional lithium-ion manufacturing processes.

Imperative Ventures provides hard tech decarbonization startups with capital and expertise during the crucial stages of commercialization scale-up.

The U.S. Department of Energys primary national laboratory for energy systems research and development.

Factorial is a dynamic venture-backed company dedicated to creating a sustainable future. With a passionate team of engineers and business professionals, Factorial is developing breakthrough solid-state batteries to offer longer range per charge and increased safety. The company entered joint development agreements with Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, and Hyundai Motor Company and was recently featured in The Boston Globe and The New York Times.

Solid Power is an industry-leading producer of all-solid-state rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles and mobile power markets. Solid Power replaces the flammable liquid electrolyte in a conventional lithium-ion battery with a proprietary sulfide solid electrolyte. As a result, Solid Powers all-solid-state batteries are safer and more stable across a broad temperature range, can provide a 50-75% increase in energy density compared to the best available rechargeable batteries, enable cheaper, more energy-dense battery pack designs and are compatible with traditional lithium-ion manufacturing processes.

Hyundai CRADLE is the global arm of open innovation within Hyundai Motor Group. As an open innovation platform, we are essentially the bridge between HMG and anyone with new ideas, products, or technologies that can help build a world with better mobility experiences for all. The mission of HYUNDAI CRADLE is to facilitate and assist in all aspects of HMGs strategic transformation to be a "MaaS" company.