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Battery defect detection startup Glimpse raised a $10 million Series A led by Japanese electronics giant TDK's venture group.

Why it matters: Better software and computing is needed to help batteries operate more safely and efficiently. 

Zoom in: Existing investors Ibex Mobility and Flybridge Capital Partners also joined Glimpse's round.

Catch up quick: Glimpse was founded in 2023 by two former Tesla engineers — Eric Moch and Peter Attia — and Patrick Herring, an MIT material scientist turned battery software engineer. 

The startup, based in Somerville, Mass., raised a $4 million seed round last year.

It counts Lucid Motors and NASA as customers. 

How it works: Glimpse's software can be used with standard CT scanners that use X-rays to look inside batteries and detect faults, and it enables the scanners to operate at a much faster rate.

Zoom out: It's standard in the battery industry to use a battery's voltage to test its performance before shipping to a customer. 

Moch says that at Tesla, he and Attia discovered the importance of also looking inside it with a scanner. "It's an incredibly important way to check the quality of batteries, and it's not done today at scale," said Moch.

Think of a hidden battery defect as a stage one tumor that will grow to stage two, three and four as it's charged over time. If you don't address the problem soon enough, the battery could catch on fire, says Moch.

The big picture: Battery fires, though rare, are a major concern for the EV and grid storage sectors because the outcomes can be so dire.

The recent battery fire in Moss Landing, Calif., turned into a towering inferno, forcing local evacuations and leading to a lawsuit from residents. 

Investors have been steadily backing software startups that can help manage batteries more safely and efficiently. 

Last month, battery monitoring software startup Accure Battery Intelligence announced a $16 million Series B round. 

The bottom line: As battery use soars, better software is needed and investors have appetite to fund it.

Exclusive: TDK's VC arm leads $10M round for Glimpse

Glimpse aims to scale X-raying batteries to detect defects

Illustration of a battery icon with hundred dollar bills as the bars indicating that it's full. 

Battery defect detection startup Glimpse raised a $10 million Series A led by Japanese electronics giant TDK&#x27;s venture group.Why it matters: Better software and computing is needed to help batteries operate more safely and efficiently.

Exclusive: TDK's VC arm leads $10M round for Glimpse

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