Wildcat Discovery Technologies has been acquired by Holyvolt. The transaction brings together Wildcat’s unique High Throughput Platform with Holyvolt’s vision to develop new technologies for the battery industry and accelerate the path from materials discovery to scalable manufacturing. In 2025, it felt like the West gave up. Battery plants were cancelled. Funding dried up, and OEMs pulled back on off-takes. The US has blocked Chinese imports, but they have no domestic alternative, so they find other ways to import.

We can’t build a safe, sustainable society without access to batteries. Everyone knows that low-cost, low-carbon energy requires batteries. AI is driving an unprecedented surge in electricity demand and data centre infrastructure, making reliable energy storage more critical than ever. Automation and sustainable transportation are electric, and Western automakers risk being niche players. Modern warfare is becoming electric. Holyvolt has acquired Wildcat Discover Technology, and together they have the tools that give the West a fighting chance.

High Throughput

Wildcat’s High Throughput Platform addresses this challenge by synthesising and screening thousands of material combinations in parallel, identifying optimal battery chemistries up to ten times faster than conventional R&D methods.

AI-driven material discovery

High throughput provides the foundation for AI-driven material discovery. By linking machine learning with automated experiments, the platform creates rapid feedback loops between models and real-world validation, accelerating the development of better battery materials

Innovative Manufacturing

Combined with Holyvolt’s flexible manufacturing platform, the integrated technology connects rapid materials discovery directly to scalable production. Holyvolt’s screen-printing and water-based manufacturing technology enables modular, energy-efficient electrode production while reducing capital requirements and environmental impact compared with conventional battery manufacturing methods.

Sustainable, Secure and Cost-Effective

Holyvolt’s water-based manufacturing process and Wildcat’s modern materials combine to deliver cleaner, cheaper battery production with inherently lower capital requirements and supply chains anchored in Europe and North America. Further potential in performance and cost reduction can be unlocked by Wildcat’s cobalt- and nickel-free materials.

Following the recent €20M funding round, they are now positioned to support partners across the battery value chain. For customers, this means:

• Next-generation battery materials in years, not decades, resulting in less waiting, faster product launches and earlier competitive advantage.
• They don’t just get new materials — they get data-optimized systems and better optimized batteries. More predictable outcomes. Better performance trade-offs.
• Cleaner, more flexible manufacturing means lower cost & capex. Faster factory ramp-up. More sustainable production. Lower barriers to production.
• Strategic resilience and secure, future-proof supply chains. Not just better batteries – but a more secure and sustainable future.

“The acquisition of Wildcat is a perfect complement to our intended strategy of developing new technologies for the battery industry. Holyvolt is focused on developing new processes to make batteries cleaner and more affordable, and Wildcat has been pursuing the same goals via materials development and better chemistry. Combined, we are building what we believe is the most compelling technology to deliver on these objectives,” commented Mathias Ingvarsson, CEO, Holyvolt

“The Wildcat team is thrilled with this acquisition by Holyvolt. Mathias and the team are very thoughtful about their objectives in the battery industry and recognise the value that Wildcat’s High Throughput Platform can deliver to our combined company and the industry at large. With Holyvolt’s vision and financial backing, Wildcat can finally unlock the true potential of high-throughput combinatorial chemistry for battery materials,” commented Mark Gresser, CEO, Wildcat Discovery Technologies. “With Holyvolt, we can do for batteries what high throughput and AI have done for drug discovery,” commented Prof. Peter Schultz, Founder, Wildcat Discover Technologies, noted pioneer of High Throughput, & CEO of Scripps Research, with six associated Nobel prizes.

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