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Sila NanotechnologiesUnicorn · $2–5B

SemiconductorsUnited States

Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc. is an American battery manufacturer that produces lithium–silicon batteries using nanoengineered silicon particles. The company creates battery materials to replace traditional graphite anodes with a silicon-dominant composite material to increase energy density. The company is based in California.

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Sila Nanotechnologies at a glance

Sila Nanotechnologies is a semiconductors company headquartered in United States. It has raised at least $1.6B across the 5 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round, Growth, raised $309.6M in July 2026. Xcout tracks 14 named people at Sila Nanotechnologies, including Chris Dougher (COO). Xcout recorded 160 job postings from Sila Nanotechnologies in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Power BI, Tableau, ADP.

Industry
Semiconductors
Headquarters
United States
Raised, rounds on record
$1.6B
Job postings recorded (90 days)
160
Xcout AI Rank
4/100 ▲
Xcout Green Rank
30/100

Sila Nanotechnologies leadership

  • Chris DougherCOO
  • Abbey OmokhodionCFO
  • Gene BerdichevskyCo-Founder & CEO
  • Gleb YushinCo-Founder & CTO
  • Alex JacobsCo-Founder & VP, Engineering
  • Kate MartinVP, Programs & Chief of Staff

8 more named people on record for Sila Nanotechnologies, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Sila Nanotechnologies funding rounds

At least $1.6B raised across the 5 rounds on record. The 3 most recent:

DateRoundAmountInvestors
Growth$309.6M—
SEC Form D filing$374.5M—
Private Equity$600M6 named

Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →

Hiring at Sila Nanotechnologies

Xcout recorded 160 job postings from Sila Nanotechnologies in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since July 2026.

Tools named in Sila Nanotechnologies's job postings

Power BITableauADPCoupaDatadogSumo Logic

The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Sila Nanotechnologies's hiring signals →

Hiring vs the trend

Lagging in AI hiring

Based on 47 job postings in the last 8 weeks (24 Aug – 18 Oct 2026), compared with 400 scale-up technology companies.

This describes a hiring pattern — how often Sila Nanotechnologies’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.

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Investors

Tech stack

Python.NETAirflowC#dbtFastAPIFlaskSnowflakeKubernetesReactTerraformTypeScript

Sila Nanotechnologies competitors

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GSC2406 · SemiconductorsTaiwan
62% matchPublic

Gigastorage Corporation, founded in 1997 and based in Hsinchu City, Taiwan, operates as a global entity in the optoelectronics industry, with significant presence across Taiwan, Mainland China, and international markets. The company's operations are strategically divided into three core business units. The Silicon Products Division is responsible for the manufacturing, processing, and sale of solar silicon accessories, wafers, and diamond wires. Its Photovoltaic Materials Division focuses on the research, development, production, and distribution of solar conductive plasma. Complementing these, the Solar Power Plant Division specializes in the construction, operation, and electricity generation from solar power facilities. Beyond its primary divisions, Gigastorage offers a wide array of specialized products and services. It manufactures and trades various advanced materials, including those for energy applications, precision chemicals, wires, lithium batteries, and thick films for passive components. The company also provides a range of technical expertise, encompassing lithium-ion battery technology development and consulting, photovoltaic process testing, wafer surface treatment, silicon processing, and OEM services for solar silicon materials. Further demonstrating its commitment to renewable energy, Gigastorage supplies comprehensive photovoltaic (PV) systems and manufactures PV materials such as PV ribbons. The company is also proficient in establishing diverse solar power station solutions, ranging from large-scale ground-mounted facilities to rooftop installations designed for private homes, public infrastructure, factory buildings, and cottages. In the industrial sector, Gigastorage produces precision tools like PCB/BGA milling cutters and offers drill coating products, including coated milling cutters and drills. Its innovation extends to developing specialized paste formulations, such as low-temperature die attach, LED insulation die bond, electrical conductivity silver, and insulation pastes. Additionally, the company contributes to the biotechnology sector by providing conductive silver and carbon pastes for blood glucose strips. Gigastorage also engages in general investment activities and other ventures related to solar energy.

Market cap$406.5M
Employees1,054
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More on Sila Nanotechnologies in Xcout Intel

  • 14 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
  • 5 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
  • Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
  • The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access
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