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ACT-ion Battery Technologies
ACT-ion Battery Technologies is a Dallas-based advanced materials startup building a cleaner, faster way to make cathode active materials (CAM) - the single most expensive ingredient in a lithium-ion battery. Spun out of Hunt Energy Enterprises in 2019 and led by CEO/CTO Jin-Myoung Lim, ACT-ion uses a continuous, chemistry-agnostic manufacturing process to produce surface-engineered single crystal cathode powders in a fraction of the time and cost of incumbents, with less energy, water and waste. The company is scaling its process at a pilot plant in Carrollton, Texas, with the goal of anchoring a domestic battery-materials supply chain.
Jim Ritchie
Jim Ritchie is the CEO and co-founder of AEONrv, a Reno, Nevada-based company building high-tech, all-season, electric-cabin recreational vehicles on Ford Transit platforms. A Silicon Valley veteran with 30+ years in technology, Jim started AEONrv as a personal project after growing frustrated with the state of existing RV options - he wanted something that could handle ski mountains in winter and desert trails in summer without propane systems or dealer hassles. What began as a one-off custom build evolved into Nevada's 2025 Manufacturing Company of the Year, with 100+ vehicles delivered, 70+ employees, and plans to build the world's most automated RV manufacturing plant.