Company Overview

Phononic is commercializing high efficiency and environmentally friendly thermoelectric devices. The company is led by an experienced entrepreneurial team, best-in-class technical collaborators, and is backed by top tier Silicon Valley cleantech investors. Leveraging a diverse patent portfolio the company is uniquely positioned to accelerate thermoelectric market penetration and growth through direct sales, OEM licensing, and joint venture partnerships with industry and manufacturing leaders.

Phononic was recognized by ARPA-E with a $3M award in the inaugural solicitation in October 2009; only 37 of 3200 applicants were selected. Phononic leveraged these funds along with venture capital to demonstrate groundbreaking proof-of-concept thermoelectric principles core to the company's go-to-market commercialization strategy.