The company operates at the intersection of materials science, climate-tech, product design, and the future of electronics. It is building batteries and commercializing its products.
Anthro Energy was spun out of Stanford in 2021 by co-founders David Mackanic and Joe Papp, who combined expertise in polymer materials and Li-ion batteries. Its mission is to support safe, widespread energy solutions.
Anthro Energy provides battery components, battery cells, and engineering services. The company gathers information about users and their preferences to deliver its products and services.
Anthro Energy breaks ground on a Louisville, Kentucky, factory designed to produce 25 gigawatt-hours of electrolytes, enough for more than 300,000 electric vehicles. Scheduled to begin production in 2028, the factory aims to supply U.S. battery makers with domestic, China-free materials and receives federal awards and tax credits, plus Kentucky incentives tied to 110 permanent jobs. Anthro plans to make various electrolytes, including its Proteus polymer, which is designed for solid- and semi-solid-state batteries.
