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
Time flies!
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
Awards
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
Pre-Seed round closed — TaiSan raised £1.3M
Closing our pre-seed round to scale polymer-electrolyte sodium cells from lab to pilot.
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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.
November, 2025
Meetings
Meeting with Ola Källenius, CEO & Chairman of Mercedes-Benz
Discussion on next-generation sodium chemistry and automotive applications.
October, 2025
Visits
Welcoming P. Schumacher (ex-BASF), T. Harper (ex-Head of R&D) and J. Söderbom (InnoEnergy)
Senior industry advisors visited the TaiSan lab in Cambridge.
September, 2025
Visits
Welcoming M. Freer (CEO, Faraday Institution) and I. Ellerington (Tech Transfer Director)
Lab visit and review with the leadership of the UK's national battery research institute.
March, 2025
Events
House of Lords climate event hosted by Tech Nation
Joined founders and policymakers at Westminster for Tech Nation's climate-tech reception.
September, 2024
Programs
Started AAG feasibility sprint with Advanced Propulsion Centre UK
Supported by the Department for Business and Trade to investigate advancing the UK's industrial strategy for next-generation battery manufacturing.
September, 2023
Funding
Completed Innovate UK: Faraday Battery Challenge Investment Readiness Programme and Transformative Technologies
August, 2023
Funding
Received Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship
August, 2023
Funding
Received The Faraday Institution Entrepreneurial Fellowship
July, 2023
Programs
Completed Connected Places Catapult: TRIG and Clean Futures Accelerator
May, 2023
Funding
Received Cranfield University non-equity grant
September, 2022
Programs
Completed NatWest WMG Clean Transport Accelerator programs
June, 2022
Programs
Completed Cambridge University Impulse programme
Graduated from the University of Cambridge's deep-tech accelerator for science-based founders.
