# Rick Luebbe

> Rick Luebbe is the CEO and co-founder of Group14 Technologies, the Woodinville, Washington company behind SCC55, a silicon-carbon battery material that boosts energy density up to 50% and enables extreme fast charging. A former Army aviation officer who flew scout helicopters in Desert Storm and later commanded an Apache attack company, he traded the cockpit for a Stanford MBA and three startups. After building B2B integrator Hubspan and selling battery-materials pioneer EnerG2 to BASF in 2016, he spun out Group14 in 2015 with co-founder Rick Costantino. The company has raised more than $1 billion, including a $463M Series D, and is building the world's largest factory for advanced silicon battery materials. His mission, stated plainly: electrify everything.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Group14 Technologies
- **Organizations:** Group14 Technologies, EnerG2, Hubspan, Oscilla Power, Booz Allen Hamilton, U.S. Army
- **From:** Southern Ohio (near Cincinnati), United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Biology, Cornell University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Built Group14 into a global silicon battery materials manufacturer with 350+ employees and 3,400 km customer reach, Raised more than $1 billion in equity, including a $463M Series D, Co-developed SCC55, a silicon-carbon composite delivering up to 50% increased energy density

## Career timeline

- **1990-1991** — Army aviation officer; led an aeroscout platoon in Desert Storm, awarded the Bronze Star and two Air Medals
- **1990s** — Commanded an Attack Helicopter Company flying AH-64 Apaches
- **Late 1990s** — Management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, focused on operations and lean manufacturing
- **Early 2000s** — Co-founded and led Hubspan, a B2B web transaction integrator
- **2003** — Co-founded EnerG2, an advanced carbon and battery materials company
- **2015** — Spun out Group14 Technologies with co-founder Dr. Rick Costantino
- **2016** — EnerG2 acquired by BASF; Luebbe served as co-CEO of the subsidiary through 2018
- **2020** — Group14 raises $17M Series B to scale SCC55 production
- **2021** — Series C led by Porsche
- **2023** — Group14 breaks ground on the world's largest advanced silicon battery materials factory
- **2025** — Closed $463M Series D, pushing total funding past $1B

## Achievements

- Built Group14 into a global silicon battery materials manufacturer with 350+ employees and 3,400 km customer reach
- Raised more than $1 billion in equity, including a $463M Series D
- Co-developed SCC55, a silicon-carbon composite delivering up to 50% increased energy density
- Sold EnerG2 to BASF in 2016
- Awarded the Bronze Star and two Air Medals for combat operations in Desert Storm
- Attracted strategic investors including Porsche, SK Group, ATL, Showa Denko, Cabot and BASF

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Group14 closed a Series D round; latest funding amount reported at $463M, total funding past $1B
- **2023** — Began building what the company calls the world's largest factory for advanced silicon battery materials

## Links

- Website: https://group14.technology
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-eric-luebbe-486a4976
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/group14tech

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