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Published on 18 January 2024

Successful financing round for Empa spin-off BTRY - Pre-seed financing for the production of novel batteries

Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 18.1.2024 - BTRY, a spin-off of Empa and ETH Zurich, has successfully completed its first round of financing; the young company has received 900,000 Swiss francs from the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB). The start-up develops safe, long-lasting thin-film solid-state batteries that can be charged and discharged in just one minute. BTRY is using the financing to manufacture a first generation of products on a pilot line.