Pasadena-based Sienza Energy has received initial funding as part of a larger planned Series A round from Los Angeles billionaire-philanthropist Patrick Soon-Shiong to accelerate the design and manufacturing of its game-changing new approach for batteries. Dr. Mory Gharib, founder and Chairman of the Board of Sienza stated: "We are honored and delighted to have a visionary like Patrick Soon-Shiong invest in Sienza Energy." Sienza Energy was incubated out of Caltech, and received seed funding from Kairos Ventures in an earlier round. Dr