# Electroflow Technologies

> Electroflow Technologies is a San Bruno, California startup building an electrochemical direct lithium extraction (DLE) process that turns low-grade, dilute North American brines into battery-grade lithium and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) powder. By collapsing a conventional 10-step brine-to-LFP process down to three steps and using lithium-selective electrodes, the company aims to produce LFP cathode material domestically at under $2,500 per metric ton - roughly 40% below current Chinese producers - while using minimal water, chemicals, and electricity.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** San Bruno, California, United States
- **Founders:** Eric McShane (Co-founder & CEO), Evan Gardner (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~15 employees
- **Products:** Electrochemical Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE), Brine-to-LFP conversion, Modular cell-stack systems
- **Notable:** Raised $10M seed round (Oct 2025) led by Union Square Ventures and Voyager, Reduced the conventional ~10-step brine-to-LFP process to just three steps, Demonstrated the technology on real brine pulled from a California geothermal site

## Products & services

- **Electrochemical Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE)** — A proprietary process using lithium-selective electrodes to pull lithium ions directly from dilute, low-grade brines - accessing roughly 75% of the lithium stored in US brines while using up to 10x less water than conventional DLE.
- **Brine-to-LFP conversion** — A simplified three-step route (versus a conventional ~10-step process) that converts brine into lithium carbonate and then into lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode powder for batteries.
- **Modular cell-stack systems** — Scalable, modular electrochemical cell stacks designed to ramp from demonstration to tons-per-year production and, ultimately, full-scale manufacturing.

## Achievements

- Raised $10M seed round (Oct 2025) led by Union Square Ventures and Voyager
- Reduced the conventional ~10-step brine-to-LFP process to just three steps
- Demonstrated the technology on real brine pulled from a California geothermal site
- Opened a Lithium Demonstration Facility in Tooele, Utah, built in ~60 days (June 2026)
- Targets LFP production under $2,500/metric ton, ~40% below current Chinese producers
- Technology uses up to 10x less water than conventional DLE

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Opened its Lithium Demonstration Facility in Tooele, Utah with a ribbon-cutting; facility built in roughly 60 days from design to operational system.
- **2025-10** — Announced a $10M seed round led by Union Square Ventures and Voyager, with Fifty Years and Harpoon Ventures participating.
- **2025-10** — Publicly detailed its goal to make LFP cathode powder for ~40% less than Chinese producers via a three-step electrochemical process.

## Links

- Website: https://eflowtech.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eflowtech

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