4D Energetics is developing low-cost, long-life energy storage solutions to provide reliable power for utilities and telecom infrastructure. Their technology uses a new electrolyte in a battery that can last over 10,000 cycles and costs under $200/kW-h for the complete system. 4D Energetics is seeking $5 million in funding to continue product development and testing with the goal of commercializing their technology and entering the growing $400 billion global energy storage market by 2020.

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2. 4D Energetics: Energy Storage Solutions Provider
Mission Providing utility and telecom infrastructure industries with safe, reliable,
low-cost energy and power storage.
4D Energetics
Product
• Low capital cost (under $200/kW-h for complete system, including
power electronics)
• Long cycle lifetime (above 10,000 cycles)
• High efficiency (85%)
• enables multiple deep discharge cycles per day ( 4 to 36)
• allows use of systems with 4 to 36 smaller capacity (in comparison
with one cycle per day systems) to serve the same application
Market
Potential
• Energy demand growing – projected to grow globally by 36% from
2010 to 2035
• According to BCG Research: $ 400 B by the 2020
Applications • De-link supply and demand to reduce peak infrastructure
• Enhance profitability & adoption of renewable generation
• Off-grid applications
Business
Model
• Development partnership with major utilities and end-customer users
• Assemble final product for sales
Seeking for $ 5m equity financing
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https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/energy_environment_sustainability_toward_a_distributed_power_world/?chapter=22
1 IEA, 2010
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3. 4D Energetics: Product Description and Current Status
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Real battery prototype 48V
Form-factor
TECHNOLOGY ATTRIBUTES
Long-life 10 000 cycles
Low-cost $ 200/ kW-h for
complete system
Efficient 85 % round trip
efficiency
Easy scalable From 1 kW to 1 MW
100% Safe
Non-toxic, non-
combustible, no risk of
catastrophic failure
100 kWh
New electrolyte
1 kWh
Current Status
• Battery prototype 48V is done
• Proof of concept is made
• Implemented basic patent protection
• One investor – Bright Capital
• Found 2 potential power electronics integrators
• Independent testing is held
• Incorporated in Skolkovo (2012)

4. 4D Energetics: Applications
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Enhance profitability & adoption of
renewable generation
De-link supply and demand to
reduce peak infrastructure

5. Energy Storage Market Potential
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• Lux Research – $ 114 B by
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• Piper Jaffray - $ 600 B
market over 10-12 years
• Boston Consulting Group - $
400 B market by 2020
Source: Lux Research
Plenty of market potential…for the right product at the right price
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http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?newsid=18336
Piper Jaffray, “Energy Storage”, February 2009.
https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/energy_environment_sustainability_toward_a_distributed_power_world/?chapter=2
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6. Exit timeline and strategy
2013 2014 2017 2018
Joint Development
Agreements with
customers
R & D
Integration with
Power electronics
First commercial
product
Target Exit Window
2015
Value
2016
Automation
Process
Production
expansion
R & D
Series A ($ 5m)
Series B ($ 25-30m)
• IPO
• Private
Placement
• Management
Buyout

7. Development Plan
Series A ($ 5m)
Today Series A
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Technology &
Product
Development
Manufacturing
Independent
testing
Integration
with power
electronics

8. 4D Energetics: Corporate Background
 Office in Menlo Park, CA, USA
 Incorporated in Skolkovo (2012)
 Founded in 2011
 Number of employees: >10
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dr. Iouri Balachov, Founder and CEO
30 years in developing advanced power
generation technologies.
Formerly, Senior Scientist at Stanford
Research Institute. Won and led multi-
-million DOE and DARPA projects.
Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from Moscow
Engineering Physics Institute
Dr. Yuriy Volfkovich, leading
Electrolyte developer, CTO of
Russian company
Deputy Head of Laboratory in Institute of
Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Doctor of chemestry in Institute of Physical
chemistry and Electrochemistry,
Russian Academy of Science.
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Sergey Dzhurinskiy, business development
and product commercialization director.
Senior Investment manager at Bright Capital
Formerly, Chief Analyst at Rusnano
Founder of one of the largest Russian
electronic cigarette distributors.
Michael Breen, Member of BoD
Assist company in corporate development and
marketing strategy.
Co-founder and CFO of Xtreme Power,
successfully led the company from its first
invested dollar through more than 250
employees and a sales pipeline in excess of
$100million.