Energy storage developer Our Next Energy Inc. said it raised $95 million in a new round of funding to help boost its plans to build a battery plant in the United States.
Crain's previously reported that the factory will be used to produce the Novi-based company's Aries battery pack for four customers. The company is contracting with an undisclosed tier 1 automotive supplier in Southeast Michigan to set up a factory line where its Aries battery will be brought out of the R&D lab and into mass production, founder and CEO Mujeeb Ijaz told Crain's in January.
The latest funding round was led by BMW i Ventures, with New York-based private equity firm Coatue Management joining as a new investor.
In October, Our Next Energy raised $25 million in a first round of investments, and several original investors joined in the latest funding efforts.
Crain's previously reported that the factory will be used to produce the Novi-based company's Aries battery pack for four customers. The company is contracting with an undisclosed tier 1 automotive supplier in Southeast Michigan to set up a factory line where its Aries battery will be brought out of the R&D lab and into mass production, founder and CEO Mujeeb Ijaz told Crain's in January.
The latest funding round was led by BMW i Ventures, with New York-based private equity firm Coatue Management joining as a new investor.
In October, Our Next Energy raised $25 million in a first round of investments, and several original investors joined in the latest funding efforts.