Europe’s battery industry has faced major setbacks in recent years, but could ElevenEs be the continent’s success story?

In this episode, ElevenEs CEO Nemanja Mikac joins us to unpack the company’s journey over the last six years, including the recent close of its Series B funding round led by Caterpillar Venture Capital, Inc. He also reveals plans to begin construction this year on ElevenEs’ 1GWh LFP battery cell megafactory.

Nemanja shares what the fundraising journey was really like, the lessons he learned along the way, and his advice for founders raising capital today. We also dive into Europe’s battery manufacturing challenge, how the region compares with the US, the talent needed to scale the industry, and the qualities he believes define successful people and businesses.

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For our debut episode of the CBC Podcast, we welcome friends of the company/podcast; Susan Stone (CEO) and Kevin Wujick (CTO).

Our host; Jamie Sheard, welcomed Susan and Kevin onto his former podcast in November 2024, just a couple of weeks into Susan's tenure with Blue Current.

Fast forward to today, Susan, Kevin and the team have made a huge impact, raising a huge $81M Series D led by Amazon to advance its silicon solid-state battery platform. This comes as Amazon expands its electric van fleet.

Jamie catches up to see what's been going on. Learning about the fundraising process what the plan is for now building Blue Current. Susan and Kevin provide insight throughout the episode to anyone raising funds and/or scaling a business in the battery industry.

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