FARAD POWER INC

Sunnyvale, CA · Materials · Private

LIB-grade graphite synthesized from furan chemicals extracted from agricultural biomass via polymerization, carbonization, and graphitization

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · faradpower.com

Sector: Materials
Headquarters: Sunnyvale, CA
Total capital: $8M

Federal grants: $4.1M; 7 awards · 2022–2026; Rank in peer group#46 of 84
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $3.8M; 7 awards · Defense; Rank in Materials#88 of 1258
Granted patents: 2; 4 pending · first 2016; Rank in peer group#15 of 84

Capital timeline

Latest events

Mar 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High-energy 6T Batteries With Biomass-derived Anode Materials$2M
Mar 2026Federal contractDefense · High-energy 6T Batteries With Biomass-derived Anode Materials$2M
Jul 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · STTR Phase II$750K
Jul 2025Federal contractDefense · STTR Phase II$1.0M
Jan 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Pre-sodiated Hard Carbon Anode Materials For Sodium-ion Battery Applications$110K
Jan 2025Federal contractDefense · Pre-sodiated Hard Carbon Anode Materials For Sodium-ion Battery Applications$110K
Oct 2024Federal contractDefense · Phase 1 Award$250K

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Oct 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Phase 1 Award$250K
Dec 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Feasibility Study For Large-format Sodium-ion Emergency Power Batteries For Minuteman III Icbm$109K
Dec 2023Federal contractDefense · Feasibility Study For Large-format Sodium-ion Emergency Power Batteries For Minuteman III Icbm$109K
Jul 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Synthetic Graphite from Biomass as Anode Material for 6T Batteries$146K
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$245K
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · High Energy Batteries for Electric Flights$748K
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · High Energy Batteries For Electric Flights$132K

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Standing among 84 peers

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Materials · Material

Federal grantsBelow median
Granted patents#15 · top 18%
Linked publications#11 · top 13%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 6

Mar 13, 2018GrantedPorous Carbon Electrodes For Energy Storage ApplicationsUSPTOUS 9,916,938
Oct 4, 2016GrantedSol-gel Method For Synthesis Of Nano-porous CarbonUSPTOUS 9,458,021
May 14, 2015PendingNano-porous Carbons Using Sol-gel MethodsUSPTOApplication 14603344

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Porous Carbon Electrodes For Energy Storage ApplicationsMar 13, 2018 · US 9,916,938Granted
Sol-gel Method For Synthesis Of Nano-porous CarbonOct 4, 2016 · US 9,458,021Granted
Nano-porous Carbons Using Sol-gel MethodsMay 14, 2015 · Application 14603344Pending
A Method Of Making Heteroatom-doped Activated CarbonApplication PCTUS2017051944Pending
Porous Carbon Electodes For Energy Storage ApplicationsApplication PCTUS2014061188Pending
Sol-gel Method For Synthesis Of Nano-porous CarbonApplication PCTUS2014048303Pending

Recent research by its founders

N-doped activated carbon derived from furfuryl alcohol – development of porosity, properties, and adsorption of carbon dioxide and ethene202149 cites
Furfuryl alcohol derived high-end carbons for ultrafast dual carbon lithium ion capacitors201940 cites
Advanced carbon materials for energy storage20180 cites

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Regulatory activity · Materials

Sector-level, not company-level

24 Apr 2026Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
19 Feb 2026Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.