# Jeffrey Chamberlain

> Jeffrey Chamberlain is a Series B investor at Volta Energy Technologies backing Manufacturing. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Volta Energy Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/volta-energy-technologies)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-chamberlain-9961614

Jeffrey Chamberlain is a Series B investor at Volta Energy Technologies in San Francisco focused on Manufacturing and Renewable Energy. Jeffrey Chamberlain is the Deputy Director of Development & Demonstration for the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research. He is also the leader of the laboratory-wide Energy Storage Initiative. The work involved is coordinated into four research areas: Advanced Battery R&D, Process Engineering for pilot-scale studies of batterymaterials, Energy Storage studies for power grid management, and Energy Storage R&D in advanced power train systems. In addition, he has an active role in Argonne’s lithium-air battery development initiative. Prior to joining Argonne, Dr. Chamberlain performed industrial research at several companies, notably Cabot Microelectronics, Nalco, and Dow, focusing his work on the chemistry at the interface between suspended metal-oxide particles and their surrounding solutions. Products developed from Jeff’s work in industry have been applied in semiconductor processing, coatings manufacture, and mineral processing. Dr. Chamberlain studied vacuum-based surface chemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry. TOPICS Energy, Energy efficiency, Vehicles, Powertrain research, Energy usage, Energy storage, Batteries EDUCATION Physical Chemistry, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1993 Chemistry, B.S., Wake Forest University, 1988 PATENTS 11 U.S. patents issued and several patents pending for semiconductor and water treatment processing chemicals and quartz-crystal-microbalance-based mineral processing devices.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 100% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Echion Technologies | Echion Technologies specializes in developing advanced anode materials for Li-ion batteries. Their XNO® material boasts faster charging times, longer lifespans, and improved safety compared to traditional options. Echion targets the heavy-duty electric vehicle market, aiming to improve efficiency and sustainability within the transportation sector. | $37M | Series B | Jun 13, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BGF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bgf-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CBMM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cbmm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Green Spark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/green-spark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University of Cambridge Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-cambridge-enterprise) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Volta Energy Technologies

VC Fund · Naperville, United States

Volta is a new model for investing in energy technology. Volta identifies and works with entrepreneurs and companies to solve their most important technical challenges while providing its strategic investors the opportunity to invest in and acquire the most promising of these technology companies. Volta serves investors from across sectors of theenergy system, who have complementary strategic interests in identifying breakthrough energy storage-related technology that will enable the ubiquitous adoption of both electric vehicles and renewable power generation.Volta works to validate transformative technologies and businesses through collaboration with leading institutions, including through its research agreement with Argonne National Laboratory. Volta’s focus is on technologies and businesses that impact applications in transportation, the electric grid, and portable electronics. Volta is designed to create strategic advantages for their corporate partners’ core businesses and deliver financial returns.

3 contacts available at Volta Energy Technologies.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jeffrey Chamberlain | CEO of Volta Energy Technologies, LLC | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-chamberlain |
| David Schroeder | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-schroeder-2d00 |
| Jeffrey Chamberlain | CEO of Volta Energy Technologies, LLC | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-chamberlain-e662 |

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## FAQ

### What does Jeffrey Chamberlain invest in?

Jeffrey Chamberlain invests primarily in Manufacturing and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jeffrey Chamberlain last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jeffrey Chamberlain closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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