Verkor was founded with the sole ambition of fast-tracking low‑carbon battery production in France, to serve the European market. With a team of international experts in the battery sector, Verkor strives for manufacturing excellence by optimising proven technology. Here are details of Verkor’s latest funding round :
🚀 Launch
2020
🏭 Industry
Electronics
🧠Management
Benoit Lemaignan, Christophe Mille, Sylvain Paineau, Philippe Chain, Gilles Moreau, Olivier Dufour, Anna Teyssot, Sam Kim
💸 Funding & Investors
- Investment (September 2023) : €2 billion (Series C)
- Investors : led by Macquarie Asset Management
🎯 Funding purpose
Finance Verkor’s first gigafactory, in Dunkirk, new technological development programmes and investments across the low carbon battery value chain.
🌐 Country HQ
France (Grenoble)