About Octet Scientific

Built to make the best energy storage better.

Octet Scientific, Inc. is a specialty chemical manufacturer unlocking the full power of safe, economical, and sustainable energy storage by providing better electrolyte chemistry for zinc and other aqueous batteries.

Our Core Values

Understand it then perfect it

Be the best part of the battery

Make it easy for customers

Chemistry Designed for Better Batteries

Working at the interface of electrochemistry and organic molecular design, we apply our unique expertise to produce superior electrolyte additives made specifically for zinc and other aqueous batteries.

Our simple, scalable, drop-in chemical technologies instantly improve battery performance, giving our customers the advantage they need to dominate the energy storage markets of today and tomorrow.

Onas Bolton, PhD

Onas Bolton, PhD

CEO & Founder

Patented expert in electrochemical organic molecular design.
James Vaughn, PhD

James Vaughn, PhD

COO

Chemical industry executive dedicated to value-based strategies and sustainable growth.
Emily Dickens, MEM

Emily Dickens, MEM

CCO

Relentless problem-solver with experience optimizing emerging battery technologies.
Akash Kota, PhD

Akash Kota, PhD

Senior Electrochemist

Talented electrochemist and battery scientist with experience in advanced cells.

Board of Directors

Onas Bolton, PhD
CEO and Founder

Hardik Desai, MBA
Sr. Partner Jumpstart VC, Former founder

Brian Gale, MBA
Strategist & investor, Former CEO ID Images

Advisors

Ross Dueber, PhD
CEO Powerside, Former CEO ZPower

Tom Fenimore
Director of Emerging Technologies at Duke Energy

Kevin McMullen, MBA
Former CEO of Omnova (now Synthomer)

Todd Ostomel, JD PhD
IP Counsel, Patent attorney with a PhD in chemistry and experience in the battery industry

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AT A GLANCE

Founded in 2017, Octet Scientific has been recognized and awarded for innovations in battery chemistry.

2017
2017

Founded

January 2018
January 2018

NSF STTR Award for Zinc-Air

December 2019
December 2019

OctoLyte Z1-Z5 are launched

June 2020
June 2020

NSF SBIR Award for Zinc Grid Storage

January 2022
January 2022

OctoLyte Z6 is launched

August 2022
August 2022

NSF SBIR Phase II for Zinc Grid

August 2022
August 2022

Patent Granted for Z1-5 family

April 2023
April 2023

Seed Round Closed

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