May, 2026
Product
Built the Honda demo car
Powered a Honda-branded ride-on demo vehicle with TaiSan cells to showcase our pack live.
News & Awards
Exciting Times!
Highlights
People we've shared TaiSan with.
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
HRH Princess Anne
Princess Royal, United Kingdom
Presidents of Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan
Presented TaiSan to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev
T. R. B. Rajaa
Minister for Industries, Tamil Nadu
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Partnerships & Announcements
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Recognition along the way.
2026
Gold
Micromobility Europe Startup Awards
2025
Startup of the Year
MOVE, London
2025
Startup of the Year
auto motor und sport
2024
Finalist
Jaguar Land Rover Innovation Sustainability Challenge
2025
3rd Place
The Business Booster by InnoEnergy
2024
Best Growth Potential
Department for Transport
2023
Fellowship Award
ERA Foundation
2026
Funding
Seed round closed — TaiSan raised £4.65M
Closing our seed round to bring sodium-ion batteries to the mass market — electric bikes, scooters, vehicles and power tools.
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April, 2026
Funding
TaiSan leads £1M project funded by UK Government DRIVE35
Selected to lead a UK Government DRIVE35-funded programme accelerating next-generation sodium battery development for British industry.
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March, 2026
Partnerships
Visited Arkema battery facilities in Lyon, France
Toured Arkema's Battery Centre of Excellence to discuss polymer materials for next-gen sodium cells.
March, 2026
Events
Organised our Demo Day for the battery pack showcase
Hosted partners, investors and industry guests in Cambridge to unveil TaiSan's pack live.
March, 2026
Partnerships
Worksession with the Czech Battery Cluster
Working session in Prague exploring collaboration across the Czech battery value chain.
