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Piedmont Lithium: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

In order to facilitate the transition to a net zero world and the development of a clean energy economy in the United States, Piedmont Lithium is building a top-tier integrated lithium business in the country. We are one of the world's lowest cost producers of lithium hydroxide thanks to our location in North Carolina's renowned Carolina Tin Spodumene Belt, the birthplace of the lithium industry. We are also in the best possible location to feed the rapidly expanding US electric vehicle supply chain.

www.piedmontlithium.com LinkedIn New York, United States 101-250 employees
Energy Manufacturing Mining Solar B2B Lithium hydroxide and spodumene concentrate
Total raised
$217M
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
Feb 2023

Piedmont Lithium has raised $217M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $75.0M announced in Feb 2023.

That round is above the $15M median round size for Energy companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Piedmont Lithium Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$217M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$75.0M in Feb 2023
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
New York, United States

Latest funding round on record: Feb 2023.

Piedmont Lithium Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$75.0M
Grant
$142M

Piedmont Lithium raised $142M in a Grant announced in Oct 2022.

4 months later, an undisclosed round of $75.0M was announced in Feb 2023.

Piedmont Lithium Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Keith D Phillips
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Piedmont Lithium team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Piedmont Lithium Funding Compared to Other Energy Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
2,284
$15M
30,319
$7.7M

Piedmont Lithium's latest round of $75.0M is above the median round in Energy. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Piedmont Lithium Funding FAQs

What does Piedmont Lithium do?

In order to facilitate the transition to a net zero world and the development of a clean energy economy in the United States, Piedmont Lithium is building a top-tier integrated lithium business in the country. We are one of the world's lowest cost producers of lithium hydroxide thanks to our location in North Carolina's renowned Carolina Tin Spodumene Belt, the birthplace of the lithium industry. We are also in the best possible location to feed the rapidly expanding US electric vehicle supply chain.

How much funding has Piedmont Lithium raised?

Piedmont Lithium has raised $217M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $75.0M announced in Feb 2023.

When did Piedmont Lithium last raise funding?

Piedmont Lithium's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $75.0M, announced in Feb 2023.

Who is the CEO of Piedmont Lithium?

Keith D Phillips is listed as CEO at Piedmont Lithium.

Where is Piedmont Lithium headquartered?

Piedmont Lithium is based in New York, United States.

How many employees does Piedmont Lithium have?

Piedmont Lithium is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does Piedmont Lithium's funding compare to other Energy startups?

Piedmont Lithium's latest round of $75.0M is above the $15M median round size for Energy companies on FundedIQ across 2,284 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Piedmont Lithium Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Piedmont Lithium is left off this page rather than filled in.

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