Overview
Tucson-based developer of next-generation Licerion® lithium-metal battery technology for electric vehicles, defense, and aerospace. Founded in 1989 as a spin-off from Brookhaven National Laboratory, the company holds 430+ patents and operates a 115,000 sq ft R&D and production facility. Its Licerion® platform delivers up to 500 Wh/kg — twice the energy density of conventional lithium-ion — with strategic investment from LG Energy Solution and Eric Schmidt's Hillspire.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (6)
- Pamela Fletcher CEOsecondary-verified
- Tracy Kelley President & Chief Science Officersecondary-verified
- Tracy Kelley Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Job Rijssenbeek CTOsecondary-verified
- Mitch Hourtienne Chief Commercial Officersecondary-verified
- Liz Rojewski COOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Tracy Kelleysole
Safety record
No incidents on record for Sion Power Corporation.
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Recent coverage
Sion Power Corporation in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Partnerships (1)
- Sion Power x Mühlbauer Group with Mühlbauer Groupmanufacturing
Funding rounds (1)
- Series A2024-01-23
$75M(reported)
Investors: LG Energy Solution (lead), Bricks Capital Management (strategic), Euclidean Capital (follow), Hillspire LLC (strategic)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 26, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
- verification source · https://sionpower.com/
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-29
Sources by quality tier
- 1
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Methodology surface for Sion Power Corporation.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Sion Power Corporation from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
China Updates Artificial Sun Timeline: First Nuclear Fusion Power Generation Targeted for 2030
China's nuclear fusion project CFETR achieves 100% domestically produced superconducting magnets, setting a new timeline for first fusion power generation by 2030.
EV battery startup Sion Power pivots to defense industry
CNBC reports Sion Power's strategic pivot to defense applications including drones, having raised more than $200 million for lithium-metal cell development.
Sion Power Expands Licerion Lithium-Metal Battery Products for Next-Generation Defense and Aerospace Systems
Sion Power announces strategic expansion into U.S. defense and aerospace markets with high-energy lithium-metal cells for UAVs and defense systems.
Sion Power Advances Licerion Battery Commercialization with New Large-Format Cell Production Line
Sion Power installs new automated large-format battery cell production line with Mühlbauer Group, targeting volume production by 2028.
Battery startup Sion Power raises $75 mln in funding round led by LG Energy
Reuters covers Sion Power's $75M Series A funding round led by LG Energy Solution to commercialize lithium-metal battery technology.
Sion Power Raises $75 million to Commercialize its Proprietary Licerion Technology for Electric Vehicles
Sion Power secures $75M Series A led by LG Energy Solution, with participation from Euclidean Capital and Eric Schmidt's Hillspire.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/sion-power.md
- RSS feed: /companies/sion-power/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/61c7b365-6c99-4f62-aa54-c6bab2dd0881
- Revision history: /companies/sion-power/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Sion Power Corporation draws attention at the 82nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 31 months ago.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Jul 30, 2026