US-based rechargeable battery producer Imprint Energy has raised $6m in series A funding from investors including supply chain electronics manufacturer Flextronics.
The round was led by venture capital firm Phoenix Venture Partners and also featured AME Cloud Ventures, the investment vehicle of Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang.
Founded in 2010, Imprint is developing ultrathin, flexible, rechargeable batteries for wearable electronics and internet of things devices. It plans to use the funds to accelerate work on its ZincPoly battery chemistry.
Brooks Kincaid, Imprint Energy’s co-founder and president, said: “Flextronics provides us with an attractive channel to potential customers and brings a wealth of experience in design, manufacturing and logistics that will help us scale.”
In-Q-Tel, the venture firm that invests strategically on behalf of the US intelligence community, previously made a strategic investment in Imprint in 2012, providing an undisclosed amount.