We envision a resilient and self-sufficient domestic battery industry that enables affordable, sustainable, and secure energy access across the United States and beyond.

Our mission is to empower early-stage battery startups and accelerate the commercialization of clean, reliable, and domestically sourced energy storage solutions through technical mentorship, strategic guidance, and ecosystem collaboration.

Because energy independence, climate progress, and technological leadership all depend on a strong battery innovation ecosystem—and today’s founders are building it without the support they need. Battery startups face steep challenges: capital constraints, talent gaps, market uncertainty, and costly pivots. Most fail before launch or shortly after. We’re here to change that.

Our focus is what sets us apart. The Battery Saloon is built by founders, for founders—with mentors, advisors, and board members who are industry leaders, bringing deep domain expertise and years of hands-on experience. We don’t do general—we do precision, purpose, and progress.

The Battery Saloon is a San Francisco-based technnical nonprofit innovation stuio focused on domesticating the battery supply chain and commercializing impactful deep-tech products in the battery value chain. To achieve our goals we:

• Run a zero-equity, nonprofit startup leadership program for battery startups

• Offer deeply technical and startegis mentorship from industry leaders

• Provide product development support, investor connections, and go-to-market guidance

• Host pitch events, technical workshops, and thought leadership sessions

• Deliver workforce development programs globally, including student exchange and training partnerships with emerging markets

• One-on-one technical and strategic guidance from volunteer experts

• Three-month free and customized mentorship, followed by subsidized continuation for seed-stage companies

• Access to labs, national partners, and investor-ready programming through our strong netwrork and partnesrhip programs

• Tailored and contentful in-person and online events that connect the ecosystem: founders, mentors, labs, corporates, and funders

• Increased startup survival rates

• Faster time to product-market fit

• Greater investor confidence in early-stage battery tech

• Workforce specialization in battery fields

• Contribution to domestic supply chain resilience and global climate goals