Accelerating industrial decarbonization with durable fuel cells and cheap green hydrogen.
We closed our $ 4.5 M oversubscribed SEED Round
We create the flywheel that propels hydrogen forward
If we can unlock hydrogen, we will change the world. To get there, we want to create a virtuous spiral upward that propels hydrogen toward mass market adoption. We don’t just make hydrogen cheap, we make hydrogen useful. This means using technology to realize high-value use cases for hydrogen while bolstering supply to meet the new demand. Done right, the world will have high-value use cases like trucking, shipping, rail, and industrial applications, anchoring a framework that incentivizes more hydrogen supply, lowering hydrogen cost and promoting more demand. Then we repeat, and grow the market.
Transform heavy duty and industrial sectors with hydrogen
We envision a world where hydrogen is the new fuel for industry powering everything from utilities and manufacturing to delivery and shipping. We make fuel cells more durable so that hydrogen can be used as fuel in these markets, and we make electrolyzers more efficient to supply hydrogen to these markets.
Our team
We love a good challenge. How often do we get to have our work directly forge a new industry? We are a team of materials scientists, chemist, electrochemist and engineers with deep expertise in materials development and catalysis research, assembled from the best programs in the world. We are advised by former executives in the membranes industry and mentors with prior exits, and investors connected to mobility, logistics, and shipping. Most importantly, we all believe in hydrogen’s potential and Celadyne’s responsibility to fulfill it.
Climate Impact
On average, a freight truck in the U.S. emits 161.8 grams of dioxide per ton per mile. Put more simply, just imagine a 5 lb bag of flour: that’s the amount of carbon dioxide a Class 8 truck emits per mile. We will be driving that down to zero with hydrogen. Then, we will continue doing so for shipping, rail, agriculture, grid electricity, and industrial heat. Combined, that’s over 50 % of the world’s carbon emissions every year.
Funded and supported by top organizations
Celadyne Timeline
2023
Q1 - We are oversubscribed on our round!
Q2 - Celadyne received DOE Phase 1 grant!
Q3 - Celadyne SEED round closed! Celadyne welcomes Elahe, Maya, and Julian to the team!
2022
Q1 - Celadyne expands! Welcome Dana!
Q2 - Celadyne receives an AFWERX STTR Phase II for fuel cell development for UAVs. Celadyne expands again! Welcome Jaron, Franky and Christy!
Q3 - Celadyne expands to our new 4000 square feet state of the art facility in Fulton Labs, Chicago!
Q4 - Celadyne ships first paid prototypes to customers.
2021
Q1 - Celadyne receives an AFWERX STTR Phase I funding and investment from Shell Ventures.
Q2 - Celadyne and Gary is recognized with the multicultural innovator award from Clean Energy Trust and Nicor Gas.
Q3 - Celadyne is accepted in the Breakthrough Energy Fellows program and receives a DOE SBIR for durable membranes.
Q4 - Corey makes the Forbes 30 under 30 list! Celadyne builds a second lab at the Illinois Incubator Facility.
2019
Q4 (2018) - Founding of Celadyne Technologies, Inc.
Q1 - Celadyne founders join Sputnik winter cohort as inaugural EIR fellows.
Q2 - Celadyne joins the Chain Reactions Innovations program at Argonne National Lab.
Q3 - Celadyne joins the H2 Refuel Accelerator cosponsored by Shell and Toyota. Celadyne receives a DoD AFWERX Phase I grant.
2020
Q1 - Celadyne receives Department of Energy Phase I and DoD AFWERX Phase II funding.
Q2 - Celadyne receives ARPA-E SEED funding and investment from Sputnik ATX.
Q3 - Celadyne receives NSF SBIR Phase I funding. Celadyne builds out a new lab at the Illinois Incubator Facility and expands team size to five.
Q4 - Celadyne joins the Third Derivative Accelerator. Celadyne wins the Hello Tomorrow Global Challenge Environment Track.
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We know we can’t do this alone. Whether you’re most comfortable contributing time to work on the technology, money to help us grow, or energy to build the business, we need you on our team.