China's EV startup Byton raises huge investment from Japan's conglomerate Marubeni

Marubeni seeks to utilise Byton's battery technology to store renewable energy.


Syamil Faisal

30 Dec, 2019

China's EV startup Byton raises huge investment from Japan's conglomerate Marubeni | BEAMSTART News

- From our Sponsors -

Byton, China's premium SUV maker secured several million dollar funding from Tokyo's Marubeni Corporation in its Series C round.

Marubeni's investment decision is driven by its plan to use Byton's battery technology to create storage systems for renewable energy.

Masumi Kakinoki, President and CEO, Member of the Board at Marubeni with offices all over the globe.

 

The partnership will also trigger as cooperation to provide ride-hailing services between the two companies.

Currently, Byton's entry-level electric SUV can travel over 224 miles on a 72kWh battery with a single 270 horsepower electric motor — putting it in close competition with Tesla.

- From our Sponsors -

Latest Jobs

Head of Engineering

Kyber

New York,

Full Time

USD 220000 — USD 280000 yearly

Senior Full stack Engineer

Electric Air

California,

Full Time

USD 140 — USD 180 yearly

AI Deployment Strategist

Domu Technology Inc.

California,

Full Time

USD 80000 — USD 120000 yearly

Founder associate

Svix

California,

Full Time

USD 140000 — USD 175000 yearly

Dev Rel (Docs & YouTube)

Firecrawl

California,

Full Time

Salary Undisclosed

Revenue Operations Lead - Post Sales

Abacum

Catalonia,

Full Time

USD 130000 — USD 160000 yearly

GTM & Biz Ops @ Tandem

Tandem

California,

Full Time

USD 70000 — USD 130000 yearly

Forward Deployed Engineer - Artificial Intelligence

Cotera

New York,

Full Time

USD 120 — USD 145 yearly

AI Product Engineer (Full-Stack)

Vimcal

New York,

Full Time

USD 150000 — USD 200000 yearly

Senior Product Designer, AI Hardware & User Interface

Pocket

California,

Full Time

USD 165000 — USD 200000 yearly

BEAMSTART is a hub for everything Startups, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. Connect with a global community of people, and stay updated with the latest startup jobs, news, and discussions.

 
© 2016 - 2026 BEAMSTART. All Rights Reserved (Legal).