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Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries

TechCrunch • Mon, 10 Aug 2026

Sila lands $1.4B Pentagon loan as militaries demand more batteries

Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington State.

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Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington State.

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Battery materials startup Sila will use a $1.4 billion loan from the U.S.

Department of Defense to scale production at its factory in Washington State.

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https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/10/sila-lands-1-4b-pentagon-loan-as-militaries-demand-more-batteries/