Sila
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Sila is a battery materials company producing silicon-carbon anode material that replaces the graphite traditionally used in lithium-ion batteries, delivering higher energy density 1. The company opened the first automotive-scale silicon-anode plant in the U.S. in Moses Lake, Washington, in late 2025, with initial production capacity of roughly 2 gigawatt-hours of anode material 1. The 2026 financing supports a planned expansion of the Moses Lake facility, which could increase capacity by more than 100x 1.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
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| 2026-07-21 | Late-stage private | $300M | Atreides Management, Sutter Hill Ventures | 8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, T. Rowe Price 123 |
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TechCrunch, “Bucking EV slowdown, Sila raises $300M to expand battery materials factory,” July 21, 2026. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/bucking-ev-slowdown-sila-raises-300m-to-expand-battery-materials-factory/↩↩↩↩
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GeekWire, “Next-gen battery startup Sila raises $300M to expand manufacturing plant in Washington state,” July 21, 2026. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/next-gen-battery-startup-sila-raises-300m-to-expand-washington-state-manufacturing-plant/↩
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Sila Nanotechnologies (company press release), “Sila Secures $300 Million in Private Funding to Ramp Gigascale Anode Manufacturing and Strengthen America’s Technology Sovereignty,” July 21, 2026. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://www.silanano.com/press/press-releases/sila-secures-300-million-in-private-funding-to-ramp-gigascale-anode-manufacturing-and-strengthen-americas-technology-sovereignty — Primary company source confirming lead investors (Atreides Management, Sutter Hill Ventures) and full participant list (8VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, T. Rowe Price Associates) on July 21, 2026. Notes the release explicitly states “no China-based investors participated in this funding round.” ↩