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Proterra Inc

GREENVILLE, SC · Founded 2010 · Energy · Defunct

High-energy lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles

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Sector
Energy
Headquarters
GREENVILLE, SC
Founded
2010
Latest Form D
$161K, Nov 2015
Total capital
$198M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$198M
9 Form D · last Nov 2015
131 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
39
1 pending · first 2017
Rank in peer group#4 of 108

Capital timeline

201020112012201320142015FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $198M4th Form D$37.7M
201020112012201320142015FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $198M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$161K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$30M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$38.8M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$24.2M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$23M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$37.7M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$500K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.3M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$41.1M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 108 peers

Line = median

Energy · Material

  • Granted patents#4 · top 4%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Dale HillResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 1 patent
  • C. W. Plummer, Jr.Executive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Dave RichExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • David BennettExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • David LehmannDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Eric McCarthyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
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  • Garrett MikitaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ignacio IribarrenDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jack McFarlandExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Jeff GranatoExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Lydia KennardDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Marc GottschalkExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Michael LinseDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Michael W. SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Mike DonougheDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Rob JohnsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ryan PoppleExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Steven RoweDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Tom von ReichbauerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 39 granted of 40
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Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Energy

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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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