SAN JOSE, CA, Anthro Energy, an advanced battery technology company, announced the closing of an oversubscribed $7.2M seed round. Union Square Ventures and Energy Revolution Ventures co-led the financing, with participation from Voyager Ventures, Emerson Collective, Nor'Easter Ventures, Ultratech Capital Partners, and the Stanford President's Venture Fund.

Anthro spun out of Stanford University in 2021 and is currently located in San Jose, CA. Anthro is also supported by Activate.org, National Security Innovation Capital, a U.S. Department of Energy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, and a U.S. Army XTech SBIR award.