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How Battery Startups Are Rewriting the Hardware Playbook
In episode six of Hardware Startups with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why battery technology has become the hottest vertical in hardware venture capital. They anchor the discussion on the recent $150 million Series C raised by South 8 Technologies, a San Diego startup that replaces liquid electrolyte with liquefied gas — a chemistry that eliminates thermal runaway and works in extreme cold. Lucas breaks down the capital intensity, the decade-long development cycles, and why VCs treat battery startups differently than software or even other hardware. Luna asks whether the big automakers and…
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