About Us
Nanoramic® is an industry-leading energy storage innovator creating solutions based on nanotechnology. Spun out of MIT in 2009, Nanoramic is the exclusive inventor, designer manufacturer and licenser of Neocarbonix® at the Core electrodes for rechargeable Li-ion batteries, Li-ion capacitors, and supercapacitors.
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Through this technology, Nanoramic is transforming lithium-ion energy storage: increasing energy, while reducing charge time and costs, and improving sustainability. Today, Nanoramic works with some of the largest automakers, battery manufacturers, and consumer electronics companies to develop and commercialize batteries made with Neocarbonix at the Core. Nanoramic has also demonstrated success bringing technology out of the lab and into industry with ultracapacitors, polymer-based composites, and thermal interface materials.
Industry Leading IP Portfolio
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Neocarbonix at the Core is a technology that creates electrodes with an advanced carbon binding structure, providing reduced cost, greater power, more energy density, long cycle life performance, and improved sustainability compared to conventional battery designs.
FastCap Ultracapacitors is an industry leader in harsh environment energy storage, producing the only carbon nanotubes-based ultracapacitors capable of operating in temperatures up to 150°C and under conditions of extreme shock and vibration.
Board of Directors
Tony Posawatz
Tony Posawatz is President and CEO of Invictus iCAR, focusing on automotive-tech company advancement. Tony was formerly the Executive-in-Charge of Global Electric Vehicle Development & Vehicle Line Director, Chevrolet Volt at General Motors. He also served as the President and CEO of Fisker Automotive.
Whitney Ward
Whitney Ward has been a founder and leader in the financial services and real estate industries. Whitney was a Global Partner with Invesco and was a co-founder of Invesco Realty Advisors. He founded Invesco Global Strategies. Whitney was a founding board member of Meg Energy in Calgary, serving for 12 years until going public in 2010 at a market cap of $9.7B. Whitney also founded Resort Ventures West, acquiring all the real estate assets of Steamboat Ski Resort from American Ski Company, and developed Wildhorse Marketplace and Wildhorse Meadows.
Vivek Agastya
Vivek Agastya is Senior Vice President at Fortistar. Founded in 1993, Fortistar is a privately owned investment firm focused on accelerating the transition to a lower carbon future with extensive experience in the Power, Transportation, and Industrial sectors as well as the technologies evolving them.
Tomoaki Higuchi
Tomoaki Higuchi serves as President of DIONE Company, a division company of Marubun Corporation. DIONE Company was established in 2016 and works to monitor the latest technology trends, mainly in North America, to discover distinctive technologies and original products.
Ben Kendig
Ben Kendig, prior to investing in Nanoramic, worked in the real estate and the bridge financing business where he built, operated, and sold large projects. Prior to his success in real estate, Mr. Kendig served in the United States Air Force. He holds a BS from the University of SUNY Old Westbury, and an MS from the University of Rochester.
Executive Team
John Cooley
Founder, President
Dr. Cooley founded Nanoramic® in 2009 where he has led the strategy and execution of Nanoramic's® product lines. He is an expert in power systems, electronics, and energy storage applications.
Nicolo Brambilla
Chief Technology Officer and Chief of Strategy
Nicolò joined Nanoramic® in 2010 and currently serves as Chief Technology Officer. He is an expert in energy storage technologies and nanotechnologies.
Julie Ross
Chief Financial Officer
Julie joined Nanoramic ® in 2017. She began her career at Price Waterhouse Coopers in the Wealth Management Tax Group and holds a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University. Julie holds a CPA designation with the MA Board of Public Accountancy.
Matt Fenselau
Chief Licensing Officer and General Counsel
Matt came to Nanoramic® after a decade in a large law firm practice, where he specialized in intellectual property transactions, patent strategy and portfolio development, and emerging technologies.
Eli Cohen
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development
As EVP of Corporate Development, Eli works to establish strategic partnerships and optimize Nanoramic's® business structure. He acts as a project manager for all M&A initiatives and fundraising activity while maintaining communication with outside stakeholders.
Christopher Deane
Chief Operating Officer of FastCap Ultracapacitors
After graduating from Boston University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Christopher started his career at a Fortune 100 company developing energy storage devices before joining Nanoramic®.
Key Partners
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