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September 2, 2024

How gigafactory Northvolt created a talent pool for new battery initiatives

Zinc-ion battery factory Enerpoly is the latest startup to open a factory in Sweden


Mimi Billing

5 min read

Enerpoly was founded in 2018 by Eloisa de Castro, Mylad Chamoun and Samer Nameer.

Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has attracted people from across the globe to join its ranks, making hires with experience of working with the likes of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Now, people are leaving the company to bolster the ranks of other regional energy startups, or set up their own — like Cling Systems, a marketplace for EV batteries, heat optimisation platform Nrlyze, and Rebaba, which recycles EV batteries.

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Picture of battery startup Enerpoly's factory in Stockholm
Enerpoly's zinc-ion battery factory in Stockholm
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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