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Cleantech Company Summit Nanotech Closes Us$14M Series A Round To Advance Sustainable Lithium Extraction

Mar 01, 2022•over 3 years ago

Amount Raised

$14 Million

Round Type

series a

CalgaryTransportationSustainability

Description

Summit Nanotech Corporation, a leader in sustainable lithium extraction, announced today the closing of a Series A investment round of US$14M, co-led by Xora Innovation (an early-stage deep tech investing platform of Temasek) and Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund, along with BHP Ventures. Funds will be used to advance the commercialization of Summit Nanotech’s technology.

Company Information

Company

Summit Nanotech

Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

About

Summit is a leading provider of direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology for the lithium mining industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Summit has invented a patented sorbent, DLE process technology, and data analytics platform that, when combined, improves project economics by over $1,000 per tonne LCE and unlocks additional plant capacity compared to competing DLE technologies. Its technology selectively and efficiently captures lithium ions from brine which, after conversion, can be sold directly to a battery manufacturer. Summit partners with mining and oil and gas companies to accelerate and optimize their lithium resources.

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