# Anthony Stratakos

> Anthony 'Tony' Stratakos is the co-founder and CEO of Element Energy, a West Menlo Park, California-based company pioneering adaptive battery management systems (BMS) that extend battery lifetimes by up to 50% and enable second-life repurposing of retired EV batteries for grid storage. A PhD electrical engineer from UC Berkeley, he previously co-founded Volterra Semiconductor in 1996 - a fabless power management IC company that went public in 2004 and was acquired by Maxim Integrated, where he rose to CTO before starting Element Energy in 2019. With $181.9M in total funding raised and a commissioned 53 MWh second-life battery storage project in Texas, Stratakos is building the infrastructure to make battery recycling obsolete.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Element Energy
- **Organizations:** Element Energy, Volterra Semiconductor, Maxim Integrated
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Co-founded Volterra Semiconductor in 1996, which went public in 2004 and was acquired by Maxim Integrated, Holds 28 issued patents in semiconductor and power management technology, Rose to CTO of Maxim Integrated after the Volterra acquisition

## Career timeline

- **1988** — Enrolled at Johns Hopkins University, initially intending to pursue pre-med
- **1992** — Graduated from Johns Hopkins with BS and MS in Electrical Engineering; enrolled in UC Berkeley PhD program
- **1996** — Co-founded Volterra Semiconductor in Fremont, California (with Craig Teuscher) while completing PhD
- **1998** — Completed PhD in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley
- **2004** — Volterra Semiconductor went public (IPO)
- **2013** — Volterra Semiconductor acquired by Maxim Integrated; Stratakos joined Maxim as VP of Advanced R&D
- **2015** — Promoted to Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Maxim Integrated
- **2017** — Left Maxim Integrated; began consulting and advisory work
- **2019** — Co-founded Element Energy in September; became President and CEO
- **2022** — Element Energy secured $28M Series B funding (December)
- **2023** — Element Energy closed $111M total capital raise (November)
- **2024** — Commissioned world's largest second-life battery storage project: 53 MWh in West Texas (ERCOT)
- **2024** — TIME selected Element Energy for America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024
- **2024** — Partnership announced with LG Energy Solution Vertech for turnkey second-life battery systems

## Achievements

- Co-founded Volterra Semiconductor in 1996, which went public in 2004 and was acquired by Maxim Integrated
- Holds 28 issued patents in semiconductor and power management technology
- Rose to CTO of Maxim Integrated after the Volterra acquisition
- Co-founded Element Energy in 2019 and raised $181.9M in total funding
- Commissioned the world's largest second-life grid-connected battery storage project: 53 MWh in West Texas
- TIME America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024 recognition for Element Energy
- Developed adaptive BMS technology that extends battery lifetime by up to 50% and increases energy throughput by 50%
- Secured $7.9M DOE funding for second-life battery deployment in ERCOT
- Partnership with LG Energy Solution Vertech for turnkey second-life battery energy storage systems
- Nearly 2 GWh of second-life EV batteries under management and awaiting deployment

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Element Energy commissioned the world's largest second-life, grid-connected battery installation at 53 MWh in West Texas
- **2024-11** — Partnership announced with LG Energy Solution Vertech for turnkey second-life battery energy storage systems
- **2024-11** — TIME selected Element Energy for America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024
- **2023-11** — Element Energy closed $111M capital raise (Series B extended: $73M equity + $38M debt facility)
- **2024-05** — DOE announced $7.9M in funding for a 50 MWh second-life battery deployment in ERCOT

## Links

- Website: https://elementenergy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-stratakos-748023125/

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