Eric Dresselhuys, Founder of ESS

About Eric Dresselhuys

Eric Dresselhuys is the Chief Executive Officer of ESS Inc., a company established in 2011 that designs and builds long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage. Before joining ESS Inc., Dresselhuys co-founded Silver Spring Networks in 2002, a company specializing in smart grid networking and data solutions, which eventually had an IPO on the NYSE and was sold to Itron, Inc. He also held leadership positions at Procter & Gamble and Smart Energy Water.

Eric Dresselhuys at a glance

• Company: ESS
• Total raised: $338M
• Latest round: IPO
• Investors: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Softbank Energy, Evergy Ventures, PTT Global Chemical (GC), BASF Venture Capital, Cycle Capital Management
• Location: Wilsonville, Oregon

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