ELECTROFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Electrochemical process and system for direct extraction and conversion of lithium from low-concentration brine into battery-grade lithium chemicals (carbonate and hydroxide)
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- SAN BRUNO, CA
- Founded
- 2023
- Latest Form D
- $12.8M, Oct 2025
- Total capital
- $13.1M
- Federal grants
- $305K
- 1 award · 2025
- Rank in peer group#16 of 18
- Private capital raised
- $12.8M
- 1 Form D · last Oct 2025
- 13 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 0
- 2 pending
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$12.8M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Assessing and Improving Membrane Stability to Enable Sustainable Lithium Chemical Production$305K
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Federal first
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from ELECTROFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2025
- NSF · $305K
- First Form D · Oct 2025
- $12.8M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 1 award
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Standing among 18 peers
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Eric McShaneResearcherExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterLinked by $305K in grants as PI
- Evan GardnerExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 0 granted of 2- PendingIntegrated electrochemical cell and method for lithium extraction from brine and conversion to lithium productUSPTOApplication 19208365
- PendingIntegrated Electrochemical Cell And Method For Lithium Extraction From Brine And Conversion To Lithium ProductUSPTOApplication PCTUS2025029519
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Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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