Engagement philosophy

Curiosity-driven.
Collaborative by design.

We do our best work when partners treat materials problems as shared problems.

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Research-first

Claims are validated on a bench before they are made to partners.

Non-competitive

We do not manufacture. We do the applied research and development. Our partners scale and commercialize.

Transparent

Scoped engagements, written milestones, pre-agreed terms.

Working together

Three stages,
clearly scoped.

Stage 01 · 3–6 months

Paid Evaluation

A short, scoped engagement to assess feasibility against partner-supplied performance targets. Fixed-fee; no IP transferred.

Typical Duration

3–6 months

Example Deliverable

Technical report + go/no-go

Typical Commitment

$75K–$250K fixed fee

Stage 02 · 12–18 months

Licensing

Validated IP is licensed for partner-side implementation. We support technology transfer, but we do not compete with manufacturers.

Structure

Royalty + license fee + equity (opt.)

Scope

Field-of-use, region, or exclusive

Typical Commitment

Upfront $500K–$2M + royalty

IP & value-creation

Partners get scale.
We keep the IP.

Our business model is deliberately simple and modeled on fabless semiconductor licensing. Background and improvement IP remain with X-BATT.

We keep the IP

Background + improvement IP remains with X-BATT. Partners receive a scoped license aligned to field, region, or use-case.

Partners get scale

Manufacturing, supply chain, QA, and commercialization stay with the partner.

Royalties reinvested

Licensing revenue reinvests into the R&D pipeline. Each licensed program compounds the platform.

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Curiosity-driven.Collaborative by design.

Three stages,clearly scoped.