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As one of eight selected Swedish fast-growing companies currently entering a phase of international expansion and production scale-up, Holyvolt will participate in the Swedish Energy Agency’s Investment Accelerator Program starting in April 2026. During the program, Holyvolt will be matched with international investors representing both venture capital and corporate venture capital, participate in investor events, and receive strategic advisory support on scale-up financing.

“We are very pleased that the Swedish Energy Agency sees the significant potential in Holyvolt’s innovative manufacturing technology and world-leading materials expertise. Our development has the potential to enable high-performance, cost-efficient and sustainable manufacturing of batteries and solar cells. We now look forward to presenting our company to an even broader group of leading international investors,” says Mathias Ingvarsson, CEO of Holyvolt.

About Holyvolt
Established in 2022, Holyvolt AB is a battery technology company based in Sweden with the ambition to power the planet with positive energy through Western production of world-class, high-performance clean energy technologies that are cost-effective, sustainable, and geographically independent. This vision will be delivered through proprietary screen-printing technology in combination with highly accelerated materials development. This will enable scalable manufacturing of tailored, high-performance battery cells and photovoltaic solar cells at lower cost with minimal environmental impact, while enabling local, independent supply chains and production. To contact the Holyvolt team, please email info@holyvolt.com.

About the Investment Accelerator Program
The Investment Accelerator Program is an initiative of the Swedish Energy Agency, run in partnership with Cleantech Scandinavia, which aims to strengthen Swedish growth‑stage energy and climate tech companies’ ability to attract international private capital. Participating companies gain insight into investor expectations, sharpen their fundraising strategies and build connections with investors focused on scaling impact globally.

About the Swedish Energy Agency
The Swedish Energy Agency works to drive the transition to a sustainable, competitive, and secure energy system with minimal climate and environmental impact. It provides data and analysis on Sweden’s energy system, supports the development and commercialization of innovative energy technologies, and helps Swedish cleantech companies grow internationally. The Agency also administers key policy instruments and contributes to a resilient national energy supply.

About Cleantech Scandinavia
Cleantech Scandinavia connects cleantech companies with capital, industry, and policymakers to accelerate the growth of sustainable solutions. For over 20 years, the organization has built a strong, global network of investors, corporates, and public actors, providing high-quality deal flow and strategic access to the Nordic and Baltic cleantech ecosystem.

Holyvolt has completed the acquisition of US-based Wildcat Discovery Technologies, a globally recognized leader in battery materials discovery. The combination brings together advanced materials development and scalable manufacturing technologies in a single platform designed to accelerate how next-generation batteries move from laboratory breakthroughs to industrial production. Holyvolt is excited to welcome the Wildcat Discovery team. The following outlines why this combination is so important for the future of battery innovation.

Over the last decade, the West has tried to catch up with Asia on batteries.

In 2025 – it felt like the West gave up. Battery plants were cancelled. Funding dried up and OEMs pulled back on off-takes. The US has blocked Chinese imports but they have no domestic alternative – so they find other ways to import.

At the same time, batteries are becoming more important, not less.

We can’t build a safe, sustainable society without access to batteries. Everyone knows that low-cost, low-carbon energy requires batteries. AI is driving an unprecedented surge in electricity demand and data center infrastructure, making reliable energy storage more critical than ever. Automation and sustainable transportation is electric and western automakers risk being niche players. Modern warfare is becoming electric.

Holyvolt has acquired Wildcat Discover Technology and together we have the tools that give the West a fighting chance.

High Throughput
Wildcat’s High Throughput Platform addresses this challenge by synthesizing and screening thousands of material combinations in parallel, identifying optimal battery chemistries up to ten times faster than conventional R&D methods.

AI driven material discovery
High throughput provides the foundation for AI-driven material discovery. By linking machine learning with automated experiments, the platform creates rapid feedback loops between models and real-world validation, accelerating the development of better battery materials

Innovative Manufacturing
Combined with Holyvolt’s flexible manufacturing platform, the integrated technology connects rapid materials discovery directly to scalable production. Holyvolt’s screen-printing and water-based manufacturing technology enables modular, energy-efficient electrode production while reducing capital requirements and environmental impact compared with conventional battery manufacturing methods.

Sustainable, Secure and Cost-Effective
Holyvolt’s water-based manufacturing process and Wildcat’s modern materials combine to deliver cleaner, cheaper battery production with inherently lower capital requirements and supply chains anchored in Europe and North America. Further potential in performance and cost reduction can be unlocked by Wildcat’s cobalt- and nickel-free materials.

Following our recent €20M funding round, we are now positioned to support partners across the battery value chain. For customers this means:

• Next-generation battery materials in years, not decades, resulting in less waiting, faster product launches and earlier competitive advantage.
• They don’t just get new materials — they get data-optimized systems and better optimized batteries. More predictable outcomes. Better performance trade-offs.
• Cleaner, more flexible manufacturing means lower cost & capex. Faster factory ramp-up. More sustainable production. Lower barriers to production.
• Strategic resilience and secure, future-proof supply chains. Not just better batteries – but a more secure and sustainable future.

Leaders from Holyvolt and Wildcat Discovery share their perspective on the significance of this combination:

- Mathias Ingvarsson, Founder & CEO, Holyvolt, said: “The acquisition of Wildcat is a perfect complement to our intended strategy of developing new technologies for the battery industry. Holyvolt is focused on developing new processes to make batteries cleaner and more affordable, and Wildcat has been pursuing the same goals via materials development and better chemistry. Combined, we are building what we believe is the most compelling technology to deliver on these objectives.”

Magnus Tyreman, Chairman of Holyvolt and former Head of McKinsey Europe, said:
The West must accelerate the development of next-generation battery technologies to secure long-term energy independence. The acquisition of Wildcat strengthens our ability to advance that mission.

Mark Gresser, President and CEO, Wildcat Discovery Technologies, said: “The Wildcat team is thrilled with this acquisition by Holyvolt. Mathias and team are very thoughtful with regard to their objectives in the battery industry, and recognise the value that Wildcat’s High Throughput Platform can deliver to our combined company and the industry at large. With Holyvolt’s vision and financial backing, Wildcat can finally unlock the true potential of high throughput combinatorial chemistry for battery materials.”

Prof. Peter Schultz, Founder, Wildcat Discover Technologies, noted pioneer of High Throughput, & CEO of Scripps Research – with six accociated Nobel prizes, said: “With Holyvolt, we can do for batteries what high throughput and AI have done for drug discovery.”