Paraclete Energy

What Paraclete Energy does

Paraclete Energy, founded in 2007 and headquartered in Chelsea, United States, manufactures a high-capacity, cycle-stable nanoparticle silicon anode material branded SILO Silicon™ for the lithium-ion battery market. The company's core technology is a polymer-composite silicon framework engineered to manage silicon volume expansion during lithiation, with self-healing chemistry designed to maintain structural integrity through cycling; the material is positioned as a drop-in replacement for a portion of graphite in existing anode slurry formulations. Paraclete reports demonstrated capacity of 2,834 mAh/g and cites potential cell-level energy density improvements of up to 200% versus graphite, with a stated 33% cost reduction per kWh and approximately 50% weight reduction opportunity on a use-case-dependent basis.

The company operates a direct B2B, enterprise field sales model targeting OEMs, cell makers, and strategic partners in two primary verticals: civilian applications (electric vehicles, grid energy storage, and portable consumer electronics) and defense and government programs (UAVs, USVs, and UUVs requiring 8C discharge capability and extended mission endurance). The go-to-market workflow is staged, moving from downloadable fact sheets to sample evaluation and then NDA-based data sharing for qualified partners, with revenue derived primarily from material sales supplemented by sample evaluation and dataset access. The company is small (11-50 employees), privately held and apparently founder-led, with a Made-in-USA domestic supply chain positioning, and has raised a single disclosed funding round of approximately $2 million in September 2020.

Name

Paraclete Energy

Legal name

Paraclete Energy

Website

https://paracleteenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paraclete Energy manufactures SILO Silicon™, a drop-in polymer-composite silicon anode material for lithium-ion batteries, supplying OEMs, cell makers, and defense programs in the U.S. to improve energy density and cost per kWh.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lithium-ion Battery Anode Materials

NAICS

Battery Manufacturing (33591)

akta.pro primary industry

Anode Materials Manufacturing (Graphite, Silicon, LTO) (EUAFABAC)

Keywords

• Silicon anode material
• Lithium-ion batteries
• Battery materials manufacturing
• Energy storage materials
• Drop-in battery additives

Headquarters

HQ city

Chelsea

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SILO Silicon™ Material Sales: Sale of proprietary silicon anode material to OEMs, cell makers, and strategic partners. Revenue derived from product volume pricing with evaluation samples leading to commercial supply agreements.
2. Sample Evaluation & Data Access: Technical documentation, sample evaluation units, and NDA-based dataset access for qualified evaluation partners, likely with associated service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Paraclete Energy manufactures and sells SILO Silicon™, a drop-in silicon anode material for lithium-ion batteries. The product uses a polymer-composite framework with self-healing properties to manage silicon expansion during lithiation, designed to replace a portion of graphite in existing anode slurry formulations without requiring manufacturing retooling. It is supplied to OEMs, cell makers, and strategic partners for civilian (EV, grid storage, portable electronics) and defense (UAV, USV, UUV) applications.

Product overview

Paraclete Energy offers SILO Silicon™ as its flagship product - a silicon anode material engineered for lithium-ion batteries. The product is designed as a drop-in additive that replaces graphite in the anode, featuring a polymer-composite framework with self-healing properties to manage silicon expansion during lithiation. SILO Silicon™ targets both civilian applications (EVs, grid storage, portable electronics) and defense applications (UAVs, USVs, UUVs), providing up to 200% energy density improvements and fast charge performance while maintaining compatibility with existing lithium-ion manufacturing processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SILO Silicon™: A drop-in silicon anode material for lithium-ion batteries, designed for manufacturing compatibility and high energy density performance.

Products and services

• SILO Silicon™ SILO Silicon™ is a drop-in silicon anode material for lithium-ion batteries, designed to replace a portion of graphite in the anode slurry while unlocking step-change energy density and fast charge performance. It uses a polymer-composite framework engineered to manage silicon expansion, with self-healing properties to maintain structural integrity through cycling. Demonstrated capacity of 2,834 mAh/g. Designed for OEMs, cell makers, and strategic partners in civilian and defense applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,834 mAh/g demonstrated capacity (vs ~372 mAh/g for graphite)
• +7 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Enovix: Public company (ENVX) producing 100% active silicon anode Li-ion batteries targeting consumer electronics and EVs; overlaps Paraclete's end-market ambitions and competes for silicon-anode-driven energy density improvements.
• Nexeon: Silicon anode material supplier for Li-ion batteries with comparable drop-in silicon-composite technology and similar target applications in EVs and consumer electronics; direct competitor in the silicon anode material value chain.
• Sila Nanotechnologies: Direct competitor developing silicon-dominant anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, with drop-in integration claims comparable to Paraclete's SILO Silicon™; comparable value proposition of energy density gains in existing Li-ion production workflows.
• Enevate: Developer of silicon-dominant anode technology (XFC-Energy) for fast-charge Li-ion batteries focused on EV applications; competes in the same silicon-anode-for-Li-ion space with similar energy density and fast-charge value props.
• NanoGraf: U.S.-based silicon anode material developer (formerly SiNode Systems) targeting defense and civilian Li-ion battery markets with drop-in silicon-graphene composites; comparable in geography, customer segments, and product positioning to Paraclete.
• Group14 Technologies: Direct competitor producing silicon anode materials (SCC55™) for Li-ion batteries with similar drop-in integration messaging and large-scale funding from automotive and battery customers; competes head-to-head for the same cell-maker and OEM qualification slots.
• Amprius Technologies: Public company (AMPX) delivering silicon-anode lithium-ion batteries for defense, aviation, and EV markets; overlaps Paraclete's defense + civilian customer focus and its emphasis on energy density and fast-charge performance.

Emerging players

• NEO Battery Materials: Emerging silicon anode material supplier focused on cost-effective silicon for EV batteries; smaller-scale competitor with overlapping product category targeting EV applications, comparable enough to be a relevant peer though at earlier commercial maturity.

Broad incumbents

• Targray: Broader battery materials distributor and supplier serving Li-ion cell makers and OEMs across cathode, anode, and electrolyte materials; indirect peer because it competes for similar supply relationships within the battery materials ecosystem even though its portfolio is wider than silicon anodes alone.
• POSCO Future M: Large-scale anode and cathode materials supplier (including silicon anode development) serving major global battery cell manufacturers; broader incumbent whose silicon anode effort overlaps with Paraclete's product category but with substantially greater scale and customer footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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