The Bookseller

Rocket investors launch new sci-fi publisher Factorial Books

A team of space-industry founders have launched a new sci-fi publishing house, Factorial Books, with a mission to prime new authors for lift-off. The new digital publisher will guarantee five-day ...
Yahoo Finance

Factorial Funds Launches Second Fund with $200 Million

MENLO PARK, Calif., May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The venture firm, Factorial Funds, has launched its second institutional fund with $200 million in committed capital. Hyundai Motor Company in ...
The New York Times

A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era

Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles cheaper and more convenient than conventional cars? Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that ...
autoweek

These Solid-State EV Batteries Can Recharge in 18 Minutes

Semi-solid-state battery cells engineered by Factorial Energy complete successful validation test with automaker Stellantis. Factorial's FEST (Factorial Electrolyte System Technology) battery cells ...
Just Auto

Stellantis, Factorial Energy validate FEST solid-state battery cells for EVs

Illustration of Factorial’s FEST solid-state battery integrated onto the STLA Large platform. Credit: Stellantis N.V./BusinessWire. Stellantis and Factorial Energy have successfully validated the ...
Reuters

Stellantis validates Factorial Energy solid-state battery cells

April 24 (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI), opens new tab announced on Thursday the successful validation of U.S. startup Factorial Energy's automotive-sized solid-state battery cells with ...
Business Wire

Stellantis and Factorial Energy Reach Key Milestone in Solid-State Battery Development

AMSTERDAM & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stellantis N.V. and Factorial Energy (Factorial) today announced the successful validation of Factorial’s automotive-sized FEST ® (Factorial Electrolyte System ...
TechCrunch

Factorial Capital takes a fresh approach to finding startups with a technical edge

To make smart bets on the current wave of startups, Matt Hartman thinks venture capitalists will need a deeper understanding of the tech those startups are building. Hartman (pictured above) spent ...
Electrek

Factorial announces major milestone with its all-solid-state EV batteries for Mercedes-Benz

Factorial is making swift progress on its all-solid-state EV batteries, which were introduced with Mercedes-Benz just a few months ago. Its first all-solid-state EV battery cells, promising to boost ...
Electronic Design

Pushing the EV’s Future Closer with “FEST” Solid-State Batteries

As Thomas Jefferson so eloquently first noted, some truths are self-evident. Most today would agree that a list of incontrovertible truths regarding electric vehicles would have to incorporate these ...
TechCrunch

Symbiotic Security helps developers find bugs as they code

Symbiotic Security, which is announcing a $3 million seed round today, watches over developers as they code and points out potential security issues in real time. Other companies do this, but ...