ZincFive Raises $30M to Power AI Data Center Expansion
December 4, 2025
The relentless growth of artificial intelligence is placing unprecedented demands on data center power infrastructure, creating a critical need for safe, high-density, and sustainable backup energy solutions. In response to this market shift, ZincFive, a provider of nickel-zinc battery systems, has announced a $30 million funding round to accelerate its commercial and manufacturing scale-up. This latest investment brings the company's total capital raised since its 2016 founding to $254 million. The funding round was supported by a consortium of climate and industrial investors, including Helios Climate Ventures, Climate Investment (CI), Japan Energy Fund, General Ventures, and Clear Creek Investments. The capital injection is strategically timed to meet accelerating demand, particularly for the company's recently launched BC Series AI cabinet, engineered specifically for AI workloads. ZincFive reports a significant commercial footprint, with nearly 2 gigawatts of its nickel-zinc battery backup cabinets already deployed or under contract across the global data center industry. The company is now scaling production to fulfill a growing pipeline of orders from hyperscale cloud providers and data center operators. "This funding milestone underscores both our commercial maturity and the massive market opportunity ahead," said Tod Higinbotham, CEO of ZincFive. "We’ve moved beyond proving our technology – we’re scaling to meet contracted demand from the world’s leading hyperscalers. This investment accelerates our commercial and manufacturing expansion and strengthens our ability to deliver on the significant commitments our customers have made." The funding solidifies ZincFive's position in a sector where power systems have become a pivotal bottleneck. "The AI infrastructure buildout represents one of the largest technology investment cycles in history," said Hannah-Mei Andrews, Investment Director at Climate Investment (CI). "ZincFive has demonstrated both the technical strength and commercial track record needed to capture meaningful market share. Their ability to deliver safe, sustainable, high-performance batteries uniquely suited to AI’s demanding power profile positions them as a clear leader." The company's core technology offers a differentiated alternative to traditional lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries, emphasizing inherent safety with zero thermal-runaway risk, high power density, and a 96% recyclable design. This combination of innovation and scale has earned ZincFive industry recognition, including spots on TIME's 2025 Top GreenTech Companies lists and the 2024 Edison Award, as it becomes an increasingly critical enabler for next-generation, AI-ready data center infrastructure. Source: insidehpc
ZincFive Secures $30 Million to Scale Nickel-Zinc Battery Production for AI Data Centers
