L-R- Muhammed Hamdan, Co-Founder & COO, Akhil Kongara, Co-founder and CTO, Gunjan, Co-founder & CEO
Sthyr Vitality, a deeptech start-up creating long-duration power storage programs, has closed seed funding of $1 million in a spherical led by Speciale Make investments, with participation from Antares Ventures.
Sthyr Vitality is reimagining battery expertise to handle a essential problem within the transition to renewable power, which is storing clear power over prolonged durations. The corporate is creating a mechanically rechargeable Zinc-Air battery system particularly designed for purposes resembling seasonal power storage and fossil-free peaker plant alternative.
With the seed funding, Sthyr Vitality plans to develop its R&D efforts, construct pilot programs and have interaction with grid-scale power and industrial companions to show the industrial viability of its expertise.
The beginning-up notes that the expertise is constructed on 5 years of foundational analysis carried out at IIT Madras by co-founders Gunjan, Akhil and Hamdan. “The system makes use of non-flammable, water-based electrolytes to make sure a excessive stage of security, whereas its distinctive structure decouples power and energy parts, enabling versatile, modular deployments at varied scales,” a press release reads. It’s a viable various to lithium-ion applied sciences, it provides.
“We’re excited to associate with Speciale Make investments and Antares Ventures to take our expertise from lab to grid,” mentioned Gunjan, Co-founder & CEO of Sthyr Vitality. “Our batteries are designed to offer power safety in a net-zero world—storing photo voltaic power in the summertime to be used within the winter and delivering dependable energy backup for over 100 hours.”
“Sthyr’s merchandise are basically not reliant on uncommon earth metals, however domestically accessible metals. Sthyr might be India’s reward to the world for power storage – a sector that’s at present depending on a single nation, with advanced geopolitical priorities, for uncommon earth components,” mentioned Vishnu Rajeev, who’s an Funding Principal and the deal lead for Sthyr at Speciale.
Vishesh Rajaram, Managing Accomplice at Speciale Make investments, added that Sthyr’s expertise addresses a “elementary bottleneck” in clear power adoption and their founding crew brings the uncommon mixture of technical excellence and mission-driven execution.
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Revealed on June 25, 2025